Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal

Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal
TypeMedal
Awarded forLand on foreign territory, engage in operations against armed opposition, or who operate under circumstances deemed to merit special recognition and for which no campaign medal has been awarded.
Presented bythe Department of the Navy[1]
EligibilityOfficers and enlisted members of the US Marine Corps
ClaspsWake Island
StatusCurrently Awarded
Established8 May 1919
First awardedPanama 1873 (retroactive)


Service ribbon and streamer
Precedence
Next (higher)Marine Corps Selected Marine Corps Reserve Medal
Navy – Fleet Marine Force Ribbon
EquivalentNavy – Navy Expeditionary Medal
Next (lower)China Service Medal
RelatedArmed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Air and Space Expeditionary Service Ribbon

The Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal is a military award of the United States Marine Corps. It was established on 8 May 1919 as the Marine Corps Expeditionary Ribbon. A full-sized medal was authorized on 1 March 1921.[2] The Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal is therefore one of the oldest medals of the United States military which is still issued to active duty personnel.

  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 15 January 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ Kerrigan, Evans E. (1964). "Expeditionary Medals". American War Medals and Decorations. New York: The Viking Press. p. 105. OCLC 702555627.