Coast and Geodetic Survey Defense Service Medal

Coast and Geodetic Survey Defense Service Medal
Coast and Geodetic Survey Defense Service Medal
	The obverse (left) and reverse of the medal. The reverse is blank, but has been marked by a written notation.
Type	Service award
Awarded for	Service during the national emergency prior to the U.S. entry into World War II
Country	United States
Presented by	United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
Eligibility	Personnel of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
Status	Obsolete
Established	21 July 1945 (ribbon); 1988 (medal);
	; Ribbon of the medal.
Precedence
Next (higher)	C&GS Good Conduct Medal
Next (lower)	C&GS Atlantic War Zone Medal

The Coast and Geodetic Survey Defense Service Medal is a decoration of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey presented to personnel of the Coast and Geodetic Survey for service during the national emergency prior to the entry of the United States into World War II.

^ ^a ^b Office of the Federal Register (OFR): Executive Orders: Executive Order 9590—Establishing certain awards for the Coast and Geodetic Survey, 21 July 1945 Accessed 13 November 2023

[EO9590-1] Office of the Federal Register (OFR): Executive Orders: Executive Order 9590—Establishing certain awards for the Coast and Geodetic Survey, 21 July 1945 Accessed 13 November 2023

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