Other Memories He was appointed a Lieutenant in the US Naval Reserve on 19 January 1940, and was promoted to Lieutenant Commander, 29 May 1944, and to Commander 1 July 1950. He retired from the United States Naval Reserve in 1966 with the rank of Captain.
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
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
Description He had the Naval Reserve Medal; the American Campaign Medal; the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal; and the World War II Victory Medal. He also had the Legion of Honor with the French ran... He had the Naval Reserve Medal; the American Campaign Medal; the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal; and the World War II Victory Medal. He also had the Legion of Honor with the French rank of Chevalier and the Croix de Guerre, awarded by the French Government. In 1953 he received another foreign decoration: Grand Officer of the Order of Merit from the Republic of Italy. MoreHide
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 He had the Naval Reserve Medal; the American Campaign Medal; the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal; and the World War II Victory Medal. He also had the Legion of Honor with the French ran... He had the Naval Reserve Medal; the American Campaign Medal; the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal; and the World War II Victory Medal. He also had the Legion of Honor with the French rank of Chevalier and the Croix de Guerre, awarded by the French Government. In 1953 he received another foreign decoration: Grand Officer of the Order of Merit from the Republic of Italy. MoreHide
Criteria The Legion of Honour, or in full the National Order of the Legion of Honour (French: Ordre national de la L?gion d'honneur) is a French order established by Napoleon Bonaparte on 19 May 1802. The Orde... The Legion of Honour, or in full the National Order of the Legion of Honour (French: Ordre national de la L?gion d'honneur) is a French order established by Napoleon Bonaparte on 19 May 1802. The Order is the highest decoration in France and is divided into five degrees: Chevalier (Knight), Officier (Officer), Commandeur (Commander), Grand Officier (Grand Officer) and Grand Croix (Grand Cross). MoreHide
Comments He had the Naval Reserve Medal; the American Campaign Medal; the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal; and the World War II Victory Medal. He was also decorated with: Chevalier de la Legion ... He had the Naval Reserve Medal; the American Campaign Medal; the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal; and the World War II Victory Medal. He was also decorated with: Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur and Honneur Croix de Guerre with Palm, France; Grand officer Order of Merit, Italy; Grand Cross Noble Order of Charles III, Spain; Grand Cross Orden de Mayo, Argentina; Order Polonia Restituta, Poland; recipient Gold medal, Madrid, Spanish Institute. MoreHide
Comments He had the Naval Reserve Medal; the American Campaign Medal; the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal; and the World War II Victory Medal. He was also decorated with: Chevalier de la Legion ... He had the Naval Reserve Medal; the American Campaign Medal; the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal; and the World War II Victory Medal. He was also decorated with: Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur and Honneur Croix de Guerre with Palm, France; Grand officer Order of Merit, Italy; Grand Cross Noble Order of Charles III, Spain; Grand Cross Orden de Mayo, Argentina; Order Polonia Restituta, Poland; recipient Gold medal, Madrid, Spanish Institute. MoreHide
Other Memories He was appointed a Lieutenant in the US Naval Reserve on 19 January 1940, and was promoted to Lieutenant Commander, 29 May 1944, and to Commander 1 July 1950. He retired from the United States Naval Reserve in 1966 with the rank of Captain.
Reporting for active Naval service in August 1942, he was assigned to the Special Events Section, Public Relations Office in the Third Naval District, with headquarters in New York, New York. He remained there until April 1943 and in June of that year joined the staff of Commander Naval Forces, Northwest African Waters, as French Naval Rearmament and Naval Liaison Officer.
Criteria The European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal was awarded for for qualifying service within the European-African-Middle Eastern Theater of Operations between December 7, 1941, and March 2, 1946, ... The European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal was awarded for for qualifying service within the European-African-Middle Eastern Theater of Operations between December 7, 1941, and March 2, 1946, under any of the following conditions: On permanent assignment within the European-African-Middle Eastern Theater; or, For service in a passenger status or on temporary duty status for 30 consecutive days or 60 non-consecutive days; or, For service in active combat in the European-African-Middle Eastern Theater of Operations 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. MoreHide
Criteria The European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal was awarded for for qualifying service within the European-African-Middle Eastern Theater of Operations between December 7, 1941, and March 2, 1946, ... The European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal was awarded for for qualifying service within the European-African-Middle Eastern Theater of Operations between December 7, 1941, and March 2, 1946, under any of the following conditions: On permanent assignment within the European-African-Middle Eastern Theater; or, For service in a passenger status or on temporary duty status for 30 consecutive days or 60 non-consecutive days; or, For service in active combat in the European-African-Middle Eastern Theater of Operations 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. MoreHide
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The World War II Victory Medal commemorates military service during the Second World War.
Description He had the Naval Reserve Medal; the American Campaign Medal; the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal; and the World War II Victory Medal. He also had the Legion of Honor with the French ran... He had the Naval Reserve Medal; the American Campaign Medal; the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal; and the World War II Victory Medal. He also had the Legion of Honor with the French rank of Chevalier and the Croix de Guerre, awarded by the French Government. In 1953 he received another foreign decoration: Grand Officer of the Order of Merit from the Republic of Italy. MoreHide
Criteria The Croix de guerre 1939�1945 (War Cross 1939�1945) is a French military decoration, a version of the Croix de guerre created on September 26, 1939, to honour people who fought with the Allies aga... The Croix de guerre 1939�1945 (War Cross 1939�1945) is a French military decoration, a version of the Croix de guerre created on September 26, 1939, to honour people who fought with the Allies against the Axis force at any time during World War II. MoreHide
Comments He had the Naval Reserve Medal; the American Campaign Medal; the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal; and the World War II Victory Medal. He also had the Legion of Honor with the French ran... He had the Naval Reserve Medal; the American Campaign Medal; the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal; and the World War II Victory Medal. He also had the Legion of Honor with the French rank of Chevalier and the Croix de Guerre, awarded by the French Government. In 1953 he received another foreign decoration: Grand Officer of the Order of Merit from the Republic of Italy. MoreHide
Description The European-Mediterranean-Middle East Theater was a major theater of operations during the Second World War (between December 7, 1941, and March 2, 1946). The vast size of Europe, Mediterranean and MThe European-Mediterranean-Middle East Theater was a major theater of operations during the Second World War (between December 7, 1941, and March 2, 1946). The vast size of Europe, Mediterranean and Middle East theatre saw interconnected naval, land, and air campaigns fought for control of the Mediterranean, North Africa, the Horn of Africa, the Middle East, and Europe. The fighting in this theatre lasted from 10 June 1940, when Italy entered the war on the side of Germany, until 2 May 1945 when all Axis forces in Italy surrendered. However, fighting would continue in Greece – where British troops had been dispatched to aid the Greek government – during the early stages of the Greek Civil War.
The British referred to this theatre as the Mediterranean and Middle East Theatre (so called due to the location of the fighting and the name of the headquarters that controlled the initial fighting: Middle East Command) while the Americans called the theatre of operations the Mediterranean Theatre of War. The German official history of the fighting is dubbed 'The Mediterranean, South-East Europe, and North Africa 1939–1942'. Regardless of the size of the theatre, the various campaigns were not seen as neatly separated areas of operations but part of one vast theatre of war.
Fascist Italy aimed to carve out a new Roman Empire, while British forces aimed initially to retain the status quo. Italy launched various attacks around the Mediterranean, which were largely unsuccessful. With the introduction of German forces, Yugoslavia and Greece were overrun. Allied and Axis forces engaged in back and forth fighting across North Africa, with Axis interference in the Middle East causing fighting to spread there. With confidence high from early gains, German forces planned elaborate attacks to be launched to capture the Middle East and then to possibly attack the southern border of the Soviet Union. However, following three years of fighting, Axis forces were defeated in North Africa and their interference in the Middle East was halted. Allied forces then commenced an invasion of Southern Europe, resulting in the Italians switching sides and deposing Mussolini. A prolonged battle for Italy took place, and as the strategic situation changed in southeast Europe, British troops returned to Greece.
The theatre of war, the longest during the Second World War, resulted in the destruction of the Italian Empire and altered the strategic position of Germany resulting in numerous German divisions being deployed to Africa and Italy and total losses (including those captured upon final surrender) being over half a million. Italian losses, in the theatre, amount to around to 177,000 men with a further several hundred thousand captured during the process of the various campaigns. British losses amount to over 300,000 men killed, wounded, or captured, and total American losses in the region amounted to 130,000.... More
Other Memories He was appointed a Lieutenant in the US Naval Reserve on 19 January 1940, and was promoted to Lieutenant Commander, 29 May 1944, and to Commander 1 July 1950. He retired from the United States Naval Reserve in 1966 with the rank of Captain.
Reporting for active Naval service in August 1942, he was assigned to the Special Events Section, Public Relations Office in the Third Naval District, with headquarters in New York, New York. He remained there until April 1943 and in June of that year joined the staff of Commander Naval Forces, Northwest African Waters, as French Naval Rearmament and Naval Liaison Officer.
Criteria The European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal was awarded for for qualifying service within the European-African-Middle Eastern Theater of Operations between December 7, 1941, and March 2, 1946, ... The European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal was awarded for for qualifying service within the European-African-Middle Eastern Theater of Operations between December 7, 1941, and March 2, 1946, under any of the following conditions: On permanent assignment within the European-African-Middle Eastern Theater; or, For service in a passenger status or on temporary duty status for 30 consecutive days or 60 non-consecutive days; or, For service in active combat in the European-African-Middle Eastern Theater of Operations 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. MoreHide
Description He had the Naval Reserve Medal; the American Campaign Medal; the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal; and the World War II Victory Medal. He also had the Legion of Honor with the French ran... He had the Naval Reserve Medal; the American Campaign Medal; the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal; and the World War II Victory Medal. He also had the Legion of Honor with the French rank of Chevalier and the Croix de Guerre, awarded by the French Government. In 1953 he received another foreign decoration: Grand Officer of the Order of Merit from the Republic of Italy. MoreHide
Other Memories He was appointed a Lieutenant in the US Naval Reserve on 19 January 1940, and was promoted to Lieutenant Commander, 29 May 1944, and to Commander 1 July 1950. He retired from the United States Naval Reserve in 1966 with the rank of Captain.
Reporting for active Naval service in August 1942, he was assigned to the Special Events Section, Public Relations Office in the Third Naval District, with headquarters in New York, New York. He remained there until April 1943 and in June of that year joined the staff of Commander Naval Forces, Northwest African Waters, as French Naval Rearmament and Naval Liaison Officer.
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In 1939 John Lodge returned from six years in England and received a commission in the Naval Reserve specializing in intelligence. He was called to Active Duty in 1942.
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
Description He had the Naval Reserve Medal; the American Campaign Medal; the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal; and the World War II Victory Medal. He also had the Legion of Honor with the French ran... He had the Naval Reserve Medal; the American Campaign Medal; the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal; and the World War II Victory Medal. He also had the Legion of Honor with the French rank of Chevalier and the Croix de Guerre, awarded by the French Government. In 1953 he received another foreign decoration: Grand Officer of the Order of Merit from the Republic of Italy. MoreHide
Criteria The American Defense Service Medal was awarded for service in the Armed Forces between September 8, 1939, and December 7, 1941. Army members had to serve 12 months to be eligible, but Navy and Marine ... The American Defense Service Medal was awarded for service in the Armed Forces between September 8, 1939, and December 7, 1941. Army members had to serve 12 months to be eligible, but Navy and Marine Corps members were eligible based on any length of service. MoreHide
Description He was appointed a Lieutenant in the US Naval Reserve on 19 January 1940, and was promoted to Lieutenant Commander, 29 May 1944, and to Commander 1 July 1950.
He had the Naval Reserve Medal; the Americ... He was appointed a Lieutenant in the US Naval Reserve on 19 January 1940, and was promoted to Lieutenant Commander, 29 May 1944, and to Commander 1 July 1950.
He had the Naval Reserve Medal; the American Campaign Medal; the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal; and the World War II Victory Medal. He was also decorated with: Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur and Honneur Croix de Guerre with Palm, France; Grand officer Order of Merit, Italy; Grand Cross Noble Order of Charles III, Spain; Grand Cross Orden de Mayo, Argentina; Order Polonia Restituta, Poland; recipient Gold medal, Madrid, Spanish Institute.
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Other Memories He was appointed a naval officer in 1939, a Lieutenant in the US Naval Reserve on 19 January 1940, and was promoted to Lieutenant Commander, 29 May 1944, and to Commander 1 July 1950. He retired from the United States Naval Reserve in 1966 with the rank of Captain.
Reporting for active Naval service in August 1942, he was assigned to the Special Events Section, Public Relations Office in the Third Naval District, with headquarters in New York, New York. He remained there until April 1943 and in June of that year joined the staff of Commander Naval Forces, Northwest African Waters, as French Naval Rearmament and Naval Liaison Officer.
He was appointed a Lieutenant in the US Naval Reserve on 19 January 1940, and was promoted to Lieutenant Commander, 29 May 1944, and to Commander 1 July 1950. He retired from the United States Naval Reserve in 1966 with the rank of Captain.