Haitian Campaign Medal

The two Haitian Campaign Medals are basically the same awards, with the only difference being the dates inscribed at the bottom of the front or obverse side of each medal, either 1915 or 1919–1920. For those eligible in both time periods a campaign clasp is worn on the 1915 version of the medal with a inch bronze star worn on the service ribbon. The medal was designed by Rudolf Freund (1878–1960) of Bailey, Banks & Biddle. Both the first and second versions of the Haitian Campaign Medal may not be worn simultaneously. The medal(s) are no longer an active award of the United States Navy and is considered obsolete. Modern day military operations in Haiti, such as the 1994 peacekeeping operations, are typically recognized by international military awards such as the NATO Medal.

• Name — Haitian Campaign Medal • Presenter — Department of the Navy • Type — Medal • Eligibility — participation in the United States occupation of Haiti in 1915, 1919, and 1920 • Status — Obsolete • Established — by Department of the Navy: General Orders No. 305: June 22, 1915

• Medal of Honor recipients: • Smedley Butler, USMC major, for actions on 17 November 1915 • Daniel Daly, USMC gunnery sergeant, for actions on 22 October 1915 • Samuel Gross, USMC private, for actions on 17 November 1915 • Ross Iams, USMC sergeant., for actions on 17 November 1915 • Ross Ostermann, USMC 1st Lt., for actions on 24 October 1915 • William P. Upshur, USMC captain, for actions on 24 October 1915 • Other notable recipients: • William Caperton, USN admiral, first recipient • Louis E. Denfeld, USN admiral • John T. Selden, USMC lieutenant general • Pedro del Valle, USMC lieutenant general

• Medal of Honor recipients: • William Button, USMC corporal, for actions on 31 October – 1 November 1919 • Herman Hanneken, USMC 2nd Lt., for actions on 31 October – 1 November 1919 • Other notable recipients: • Hayne D. Boyden, Brigadier general, USMC • Robert H. Pepper, Lieutenant general, USMC • John T. Selden, Lieutenant general, USMC