Cuban Pacification Medal - Marine Corps

Cuban Pacification Medal – Marine Corps Medal and Ribbon

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History - Established 1909

Established on May 11, 1909, the Cuban Pacification Medal honors United States military members who carried out service onshore in Cuba between September 12, 1906 and April 1, 1909. Service attached to designated ships may also qualify as listed below:

-USS Alabama, between February 11 and 16, 1907
-USS Brooklyn, between October 7 and November 1, 1906
-USS Celtic, between September 28, 1906 and January 15, 1907
-USS Cleveland, between September 21, 1906 and January 13, 1907
-USS Columbia, between OCtober 20, 1906 and April 17, 1907
-USS Denver, between September 12 and OCtober 2, 1906
-USS Des Moines, between September 15, 1906 and January 25, 1907
-USS Dixie, between September 12 and 21, 1906 or January 7 and August 18, 1907
-USS Dubuque, between May 18 and 19, 1907
-USS Eagle, between December 4, 1906 and June 1, 1907
-USS Illinois, between February 11 and 16, 1907
-USS Indiana, between September 30 and October 8, 1906 or Feburary 11-16, 1907
-USS Louisiana, between September 21 and October 13, 1906 or December 25 and 29, 1906
-USS Marietta, between September 14, 1906 and October 9, 1907; January 18 and 21, 1907; February 7, 1907 and February 7. 1908; March 18 and 25, 1908; April 15 and 16, 1908; May 27 and June 9, 1908; or June 30 and July 11, 1908
-USS Minneapolis, between September 22 and October 22, 1906
-USS Newark, between September 22 and November 9, 1906
-USS New Jersey, between September 21 and October 13, 1906
-USS Paducah, between September 12, 1906 and April 1, 1909
-USS Prairie, between October 6 and November 21, 1906; January 29 and May 16, 1907; December 25 and 31, 1908; or January 17 and 23, 1909
-USS Tacoma, between September 21, 1906 and February 26, 1907
-USS Texas, between October 9 and 30, 1906
-USS Virginia, between September 21 and October 13, 1906

Details

The medal is bronze and features the Cuban Coat of Arms flanked on either side by a U.S. soldier; it features an inscription reading “CUBAN PACIFICATION - 1906-1909.” The reverse features an eagle grasping weaponry; thirteen stars appear on the lower portion of the medal, and an inscription reading “UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS - FOR SERVICE” frames the eagle. The ribbon is black with thin vertical stripes in blue, white, and red proceeding outward to each edge.