United States Navy Mexican Service Medal, an American military campaign decoration awarded to eligible United States Navy and Marine Corps personnel for qualifying service during military operations associated with the Mexican Revolution and American intervention in Mexico. Established by Navy Department General Orders in February 1918, the medal recognised qualifying service between 12 April 1911 and 7 February 1917. Eligibility included participation in specified engagements, service ashore during the Veracruz expedition of 1914, and service aboard designated American naval vessels operating in Mexican waters during prescribed periods.
The Navy version features the historic fortress of San Juan de Ulúa in Veracruz harbour, with the inscription “MEXICO” above and the dates “1911–1917” below. The reverse bears an eagle and the inscription “UNITED STATES NAVY” and “FOR SERVICE”. The medal is struck in bronze and suspended from a ribbon incorporating yellow and blue bands with narrow green edges. It differs from the United States Army version, which depicts a flowering yucca plant against a mountainous landscape. The award was issued once, with no additional devices authorised for the Navy version. This medal is of interest to collectors of United States Navy decorations, early twentieth-century American campaign medals and militaria associated with the Mexican Revolution and the Veracruz intervention.
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