Criteria The Armed Forces Reserve Medal is awarded to United States Armed Forces Reserve component members (or former members) who complete (or have completed) a total of ten years service. This service need n... The Armed Forces Reserve Medal is awarded to United States Armed Forces Reserve component members (or former members) who complete (or have completed) a total of ten years service. This service need not be consecutive, if it was performed within a period of twelve consecutive years. For the purpose of this award service as a member of a Reserve component MoreHide
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U.S. Naval Reserve, 1943-1986. Active duty WWII and Korean War. 42 years service.
Criteria The National Defense Service Medal is awarded for honorable active service as a member of the Armed Forces during the Korean War, Vietnam War, the war against Iraq in the Persian Gulf, and for service... The National Defense Service Medal is awarded for honorable active service as a member of the Armed Forces during the Korean War, Vietnam War, the war against Iraq in the Persian Gulf, and for service during the current War on Terrorism. In addition, all members of the National Guard and Reserve who were part of the Selected Reserve in good standing between August 2, 1990, to November 30, 1995, are eligible for the National Defense Service Medal. In the case of Navy personnel, Midshipment attending the Naval Academy during the qualifying periods are eligible for this award, and Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) Midshipmen ae only eligible if they participated in a summer cruise that was in an area which qualified for a campaign medal. MoreHide
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U.S. Naval Reserve, 1943-1986. Active duty WWII and Korean War. 42 years service. National Defense Medal awarded: 1950 and 1961.
Criteria To be eligible for this medal, the Service member must have: Served between the outbreak of hostilities (June 25, 1950) and the date the armistice was signed (July 27, 1953); Been on permanent assignm... To be eligible for this medal, the Service member must have: Served between the outbreak of hostilities (June 25, 1950) and the date the armistice was signed (July 27, 1953); Been on permanent assignment or on temporary duty for thirty consecutive days or sixty non-consecutive days, and Performed duty within the territorial limits of Korea, in the waters immediately adjacent thereto or in aerial flight over Korea participating in actual combat operation or in support of combat operations. MoreHide
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U.S. Naval Reserve, 1943-1986. Active duty WWII and Korean War.
Criteria The Naval Reserve Medal was awarded to commissioned officers and enlisted members of the Naval Reserve upon completion of ten years service in the Naval Reserve Force, National Naval Volunteers, or in... The Naval Reserve Medal was awarded to commissioned officers and enlisted members of the Naval Reserve upon completion of ten years service in the Naval Reserve Force, National Naval Volunteers, or in any Federally recognized naval militia force in either active or in-active status. The award of the Naval Reserve Medal was discontinued on September 12, 1958, and has been replaced by the Armed Forces Reserve Medal. MoreHide
Comments U.S. Naval Reserve, 1943-1986. Active duty WWII and Korean War.
The Navy Reserve Medal was established on September 12, 1938. It was awarded to officers and enlisted members of the Naval Reserve who co... U.S. Naval Reserve, 1943-1986. Active duty WWII and Korean War.
The Navy Reserve Medal was established on September 12, 1938. It was awarded to officers and enlisted members of the Naval Reserve who completed ten years of satisfactory federal service in the Naval Reserve Force, National Naval Volunteers, or federally recognized naval militia in active or inactive duty status.
The Navy Reserve Medal was replaced by the Armed Forces Reserve Medal in 1958. MoreHide
Other Memories On December 2, 1950, Lini was recalled to active naval duty for service in the Korean War. He was assigned to the destroyer USS Vogelgesang as Communications Officer. The Vogelgesang was sent to the Mediterranean Sea for assignment to the Sixth Fleet. In September 1951, he was transferred to the amphibious navy as Communications Officer for Transport Central Division 23 aboard the USS ATD Bowers.
In December 1952, he was released to inactive status and he returned to his civilian job at WPS and the Sheboygan Naval Reserve Unit. His naval service ribbons included WWII Victory Medal, Korean Service Medal and Naval Reserve Medal.
Other Memories On December 2, 1950, Lini Stoll was recalled to active naval duty for service in the Korean War. He was assigned to the destroyer USS Vogelgesang as Communications Officer. The Vogelgesang was sent to the Mediterranean Sea for assignment to the Sixth Fleet. In September 1951, he was transferred to the amphibious navy as Communications Officer for Transport Central Division 23 aboard the USS ATD Bowers.
In December 1952, he was released to inactive status and he returned to his civilian job at WPS and the Sheboygan Naval Reserve Unit. His naval service ribbons included WWII Victory Medal, Korean Service Medal and Naval Reserve Medal.
Other Memories Linus Stoll was released from active service in August 1946 and joined the Naval Reserve in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, in February 1947. He was called back to active duty in December 1950 during the Korean War.
Criteria The National Defense Service Medal is awarded for honorable active service as a member of the Armed Forces during the Korean War, Vietnam War, the war against Iraq in the Persian Gulf, and for service... The National Defense Service Medal is awarded for honorable active service as a member of the Armed Forces during the Korean War, Vietnam War, the war against Iraq in the Persian Gulf, and for service during the current War on Terrorism. In addition, all members of the National Guard and Reserve who were part of the Selected Reserve in good standing between August 2, 1990, to November 30, 1995, are eligible for the National Defense Service Medal. In the case of Navy personnel, Midshipment attending the Naval Academy during the qualifying periods are eligible for this award, and Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) Midshipmen ae only eligible if they participated in a summer cruise that was in an area which qualified for a campaign medal. MoreHide
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U.S. Naval Reserve, 1943-1986. Active duty WWII and Korean War. 42 years service. National Defense Medal awarded: 1950 and 1961.
Other Memories Linus Stoll enlisted in the U.S. Navy on November 7, 1943, and was sent to the University of Wisconsin-Madison in March 1944 for Navy V-12 Program Training.
In November 1945, he was commissioned an Ensign in the Navy and was then sent to serve aboard the USS Major DE 796 in the Pacific theater as the Communications Officer. He was released from active duty in August 1946.
Other Memories Linus Stoll enlisted in the U.S. Navy on November 7, 1943, and was sent to the University of Wisconsin-Madison in March 1944 for Navy V-12 Program Training.
In November 1945, he was commissioned an Ensign in the Navy and was then sent to serve aboard the USS Major DE 796 in the Pacific theater as the Communications Officer.
Criteria The American Campaign Medal was awarded for For thirty days service outside the Continental United States but within the American Theater of Operations between December 7, 1941, and March 2, 1946; or,... The American Campaign Medal was awarded for For thirty days service outside the Continental United States but within the American Theater of Operations between December 7, 1941, and March 2, 1946; or, an aggregate service of one year within the Continental United States during the same period under the following circumstances: On permanent assignment outside the continental limits of the United States; or, On permanent assignment as a member of a crew of a vessel sailing ocean waters for a period of 30 consecutive days or 60 non-consecutive days; or, For service outside the continental limits of the United States in a passenger status or on temporary duty for 30 consecutive days or 60 non consecutive days; or, For service in active combat against the enemy and awarded a combat decoration or furnished a certificate by the commanding general of a corps, higher unit, or independent force that the individual actually participated in combat; or, For service within the continental limits of the United States for an aggregate period of one year. MoreHide
Commander Linus M. Stoll was the CO of the Naval Reserve Center, Oshkosh, Wis., for three years from June 1962 until June 1965.