China Service Medal The China Service Medal was a relatively
early entry into the hallowed halls of the medals of America
when it was created by an Act of Congress in August of 1940.
These US military medals were established to honor US Navy,
Marine Corps, and Coast Guard personnel who served ashore in
China or were attached to vessels that operated in support of
operations in China either between July 1937 and September of
1939, or between September of 1945 and April of 1957.
Regulations permitted the wearing of a Bronze Service Star on
these military medals and ribbons if a service member had
performed duty during both periods of eligibility. These Navy
medals are now considered obsolete, and are no longer issued by
the US Navy. However, they can still be worn by Navy personnel
who earned them during that period. These Navy, Coast Guard and
Marine Corps ribbons and medals are worn in the position
directly below the Navy Expeditionary Medal, the Marine Corps
Expeditionary Medal and the Coast Guard’s Medal fo