Awards of
World War IIThe European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal is a commemorative award given to participants in combat operations of the United States Armed Forces in Europe, Africa, or the Middle East during World War II.
Materials
Bronze.
Artist
Thomas Jones, Adolph Weinman.
Awarded to
Military personnel of all branches of the armed forces.
Reasons for the award
Participation in one of the military campaigns in Europe, Africa, or the Middle East between December 7, 1941 and November 8, 1946.
The minimum period of service in one of the theaters of war to which the award is dedicated was 30 days of continuous service or 60 days in total. The first recipient of the European-African-Middle East Campaign Medal was General Dwight D. Eisenhower on July 24, 1947.
The medal was established as a unified commemorative award for all branches of the United States military that served in the European, African, and Middle East theaters of war during World War II.
The obverse of the medal depicts an amphibious landing from a landing craft under enemy fire, with an aircraft flying overhead. Above is the inscription in English, "EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EAST COMPANY." The reverse depicts an American eagle perched on a cliff, with the dates 1941-1945 to the right, and the inscription "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" to the right. The medal is attached to a green ribbon, decorated with brown stripes along the edges, and having smaller stripes of white, blue, red and black.