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European African Middle Eastern Campaign Award box set consist of the large medal and ribbon mounted inside the presentation box.
The European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal is a military decoration of the United States armed forces which was first created on November 6, 1942 by Executive Order 9265 issued by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The decoration was intended to recognize those military service members who had performed military duty in the European Theater (to include North Africa and the Middle East) during the years of the Second World War. Colored bands representing Germany (on the ribbon's left side), Italy (on the ribbon's right side), and the United States (in the center of the ribbon) are visible in the ribbon. The brown and green areas of the ribbon represent the terrain of the area of conflict, which ranged from beaches and sand, to grass and woodlands, to mountains.
Originally known as the "EAME Ribbon", the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal is awarded for any service performed between December 7, 1941 and March 2, 1946 provided such service was performed in the geographical theater areas of Europe, North Africa, or the Middle East. For those service members who participated in multiple battle campaigns, service stars are authorized to the decoration with the arrowhead device awarded for any airborne or amphibious operations performed. The Fleet Marine Force combat operation insignia is also authorized for certain sailors.
The following campaigns are recognized by service stars to the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal.
Egypt-Libya: June 11, 1942 - February 12, 1943
Air Offensive, Europe: July 4, 1942 - June 5, 1944
Algeria-French Morocco: November 8 - 11, 1942
Tunisia: November 12, 1942 - May 13, 1943
Sicily: May 14, 1943 - August 17, 1943
Naples-Foggia: August 18, 1943 - January 21, 1944
Anzio: January 22, 1944 - May 24, 1944
Rome-Arno: January 22, 1944 - September 9, 1944
Normandy: June 6, 1944 - July 24, 1944
Northern France: July 25, 1944 - September 14, 1944
Southern France: August 15, 1944 - September 14, 1944
Northern Apennines: September 10, 1944 - April 4, 1945
Rhineland: September 15, 1944 - March 21, 1945
Ardennes-Alsace: December 16, 1944 - January 25, 1945
Central Europe: March 22, 1945 - May 11, 1945
Po Valley: April 5, 1945 - May 8, 1945
For those service members who did not participate in a designated battle campaign, the following "blanket campaigns" are authorized to the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, denoted by service stars
Antisubmarine: December 7, 1941 - September 2, 1945
Ground Combat: December 7, 1941 - September 2, 1945
Air Combat: December 7, 1941 - September 2, 1945
