Army - The Bronze medal is 1 ¼ inches in width. On the obverse, the Remagen
Bridge abutments below the words "ARMY OF OCCUPATION". On the reverse, Fujiyama
with a low hanging cloud over two Japanese junks above a wave scroll and the
date "1945".
A Bronze
clasp 1/8 inch wide and 1 ½ inches in length with the word "GERMANY" or "JAPAN"
is worn on the suspension ribbon to indicate service in Europe or the Far East.
Criteria: a. The medal was awarded for 30 days consecutive
service while assigned to:
(1) Germany (excluding Berlin) between 9 May
1945 and 5 May 1955. Service between 9 May and 8 November 1945 will count only
if the EAME Campaign Medal was awarded for service prior to 9 May 1945.
(2) Austria between 9 May 1945 and 27 July
1955. Service between 9 May and 18 November 1945 will count only if the EAME
Campaign Medal was awarded for service prior to 9 May 1945.
(3) Berlin between 9 May 1945 and 2 October
1990. Service between 9 May and 8 November 1945 may be counted only if the EAME
Campaign Medal was awarded for service prior to 9 May 1945.
(4) Italy between 9 May 1945 and 15 September
1947 in the compartment of Venezia Giulia E. Zara or Province of Udine, or with
a unit in Italy designated in DA General Order 4, 1947. Service between 9 May
and 8 November 1945 may be counted only if the EAME Campaign Medal was awarded
for service prior to 9 May 1945.
(5) Japan between 3 September 1945 and 27
April 1952 in the four main islands of Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu; the
surrounding smaller islands of the Japanese homeland; the Ryukyu Islands; and
the Bonin-Volcano Islands. Service between 3 September 1945 and 2 March 1946
will be counted only if the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal was awarded for
service prior to 3 September 1945.
(6) Korea between 3 September 1945 and 29 June
1949. Service between 3 September 1945 and 2 March 1946 will be counted only if
the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal was awarded for service prior to 3 September
1945.
The service clasp is worn on the suspension ribbon to
indicate area of occupation. The Berlin Airlift Device is a miniature of a C-54
type aircraft and is worn on the suspension ribbon and service ribbon to
indicate 90 days consecutive service between 26 June 1948 and 30 September 1949.
