List of United States Army campaigns during World War II

Allied troops storming the Normandy beaches from several landing craft
D-Day in Normandy: U.S. troops wading through water and German gunfire. The picture is titled Into the Jaws of Death. Taken on 6 June 1944.

The United States Army conducted many campaigns during World War II. These are the campaigns that were officially designated by the Army. It is the basis of campaign honors and awards for U.S. Army units and servicemen,[1][2] but is not a comprehensive list of all the campaigns of the war, as it omits campaigns in which U.S. Army participation was minimal.[3]

In all, 44 World War II campaigns were designated by the U.S. Army: 24 for the AsiaticPacific Theater, 19 in the EuropeanAfrican–Middle Eastern Theater, and one in the American Theater. In addition, there were three main blanket campaigns: antisubmarine warfare, ground combat and air combat. These were designated for each theater, except the American Theater, which only had the one blanket campaign awarded – anti-submarine warfare. These three theaters each had its own campaign ribbon. The list of campaigns includes those undertaken by U.S. Army units participating in ground combat as well as those undertaken by United States Army Air Forces participating in air combat.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference EAMECM was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference APCM was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b Wilson, pp. 40–41.

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