| China Service Medal | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | Service medal |
| Awarded for | Services performed during operations in China or in Chinese territorial waters or contiguous ocean areas from 7 July 1937 to 7 September 1939 and 2 September 1945 to 1 April 1957 |
| Presented by | the Department of the Navy |
| Eligibility | Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard personnel |
| Status | Obsolete |
| Established | 1 July 1942 |
  Ribbon bar and Campaign streamer | |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Navy: Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition Medal[1] Marine Corps: Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal Coast Guard: Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition Medal[2] |
| Next (lower) | American Defense Service Medal |
The China Service Medal was a service medal awarded to U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard personnel. The medal was instituted by Navy Department General Order No. 176 on 1 July 1942.[3] The medal recognized service in and around China before and after World War II.
- ^ "United States Navy Uniform Regulations NAVPERS 15665I" (PDF). January 1998. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- ^ "Medals and Awards Manual COMDTINST M1650.25D" (PDF). United States Coast Guard CG-612 Directives and Publications Division. May 2008. pp. 22–3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-16. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- ^ "China Service Medal". History.navy.mil. Archived from the original on 2 October 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2012.