Indochina Campaign Commemorative Medal

Indochina Campaign commemorative medal
Indochina Campaign commemorative medal (obverse) with single wound insignia
TypeCampaign medal
Awarded for90 days service between 16 August 1945 and 27 July 1954
Presented by France
EligibilityFrench citizens and foreign nationals fighting under the French flag
Campaign(s)Indochina War
First awardedAugust 1, 1953
Total recipientsColoniale Aloyse Rodolphe kennel
Ribbon of the Indochina Campaign commemorative medal
Precedence
Next (higher)1943–1944 Italian campaign medal
Next (lower)North Africa Security and Order Operations Commemorative Medal
Reverse of the Indochina Campaign commemorative medal
Brigadier General Pierre Vincent, a recipient of the Indochina Campaign commemorative medal
General Arnaud de Foiard, a recipient of the Indochina Campaign commemorative medal

The Indochina Campaign commemorative medal (French: Médaille commémorative de la campagne d'Indochine) was a French military decoration established on 1 August 1953 by decree 53-722 to recognize participation in the Indochina War by the members of the French Far East Expeditionary Corps, regular and reserve.[1]

  1. ^ "France Phaléristique web site" (in French). Marc Champenois. 2004-01-01. Retrieved 2013-10-04.