Korean Service Medal

Awarded to Commander Warren Fred Postel USN. Obverse: A temple gateway. Legend: "KOREAN SERVICE". Reverse: The Korean taejuk (a circle divided in two by a wavy line). Legend: "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA". Suspended by a light blue ribbon edged white, with a central white stripe.

Object Details

ID: MED2072
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: War medal
Display location: Not on display
Events: Korean War, 1950-1953
Date made: 1951
People: Postel, Warren Fred
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 45 mm