Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal

Awarded to Commander Warren Fred Postel USN. Obverse: Tropical landing scene with a battleship, aircraft carrier, submarine and aeroplane in the background with troops landing in the foreground. Legend: "ASIATIC PACIFIC CAMPAIGN". Reverse: An American Eagle, inscription: "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1941-1945". Suspended from a yellow ribbon with a stripe of blue/white/red in the centre and white/red/white on each side. A bronze Battle Star is fixed to the centre of the ribbon.

Object Details

ID: MED2069
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: War medal
Display location: Not on display
Events: World War II, 1939-1945
People: Postel, Warren Fred
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 32 mm
Parts: Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal