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Category: American Defense Service Medal

Categories: Obsolete US Military Decorations

  • This category contains profiles of recipients of this award.
The American Defense Service Medal was a military award of the United States Armed Forces, established by Executive Order 8808, by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, on June 28, 1941. The medal was intended to recognize those military service members who had served on active duty between September 8, 1939 and December 7, 1941.

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A

11 Apr 1917 Little Falls, Morrison, Minnesota, United States - 29 Jul 2012

15 Sep 1914 Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA - 04 Sep 1974

26 May 1921 Cumberland, Virginia, United States - 22 Oct 1999

23 Feb 1920 Hartwell, Hart, Georgia, United States - 08 May 2002

10 Nov 1886 Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States - 07 Aug 1960

24 Jun 1919 Morgantown, Monongalia, West Virginia, United States - 12 Nov 2015

01 Mar 1910 Macon, Bibb, Georgia, United States - 26 Apr 2006

abt 10 Sep 1916 Fairpoint, Ohio - 24 May 1944

17 Dec 1907 Peru Township, Miami, Indiana, United States - 08 Mar 1969

06 Sep 1919 Yonkers, Westchester, New York, United States - 27 Jan 2010

29 Dec 1900 Washington, United States - 30 May 1972

02 Apr 1913 Cheyenne, Laramie, Wyoming, United States - 17 Feb 2011

12 Dec 1900 Shobonier, Fayette, Illinois, United States - 13 Apr 1991

30 Oct 1893 Green Ridge, Pettis, Missouri, United States - 18 Feb 1952

06 Oct 1898 Enterprise, Wallowa, Oregon, United States - 08 May 1942

B

27 Jan 1895 Chesterfield County. Virginia - 05 Jan 1958

10 Jan 1918 Franklin, St. Mary, Louisiana, United States - 11 Sep 2000

30 May 1921 Jodie, Fayette, West Virginia, United States - 22 May 1995

05 Aug 1911 Kansas, USA - 12 Jul 1944

30 Nov 1919 Dehart, Morgan, Kentucky, United States - 19 Apr 2002

15 Jun 1919 Edinburg, Mississippi, USA - 02 Mar 2012

24 Nov 1919 Fulton, Oswego, New York, United States - 03 May 1986

16 Aug 1885 Henderson, Henderson, Kentucky, United States - 08 Oct 1943

04 Nov 1916 Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA - 19 Feb 1945

25 Feb 1887 Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States - 17 Apr 1951

1910s - 2010s

20 Nov 1908 Woodruff, Kansas - 14 Nov 1942

14 Dec 1895 Utica, Oneida, New York, United States - 10 May 1944

09 Aug 1918 Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri, USA - 10 Mar 1989

28 Jul 1918 Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States - 30 Dec 1984

26 Oct 1907 Arlington Heights, Illinois, United States - 22 Nov 2000

15 May 1908 Des Arc, Prairie, Arkansas, United States - 24 Nov 1995

26 May 1910 New York, United States - 01 Feb 1942

08 Oct 1885 Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States - 29 May 1962

17 Nov 1919 Collingsworth, Texas, United States - 07 Dec 1941

10 Jul 1923 Lorain, Ohio, United States - abt 03 Mar 1945

13 Jul 1915 Daviess, Kentucky, United States - 13 May 1945

24 Mar 1910 Bayonne, Hudson, New Jersey, United States - 28 Oct 2001

12 Oct 1899 San Francisco, California, United States - 01 May 1977

20 May 1909 Saint Ansger, Mitchell, Iowa, United States - 16 Feb 1965

16 Feb 1919 Oak Creek, Routt, Colorado, United States - 07 Dec 1941

18 Jun 1910 Melbourne, Izard, Arkansas, United States - 03 Sep 1997

09 Aug 1921 Albertville, Marshall, Alabama, United States - 07 Dec 1941

11 Jul 1922 Orr, Love, Oklahoma, United States - 05 Mar 2000

25 Feb 1919 Windthorst, Archer, Texas, United States - 27 Sep 1961

30 Jan 1919 Fort Branch, Union Township, Gibson, Indiana, United States - 23 Jan 1945

11 Jun 1917 Butler, Bates, Missouri, United States - 22 Jan 2001

29 Aug 1889 St. Clair, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA - 02 Apr 1974

24 Jan 1917 Hamden, New Haven, Connecticut, United States - 08 Jul 2012

13 Oct 1915 Merchantville, Camden, New Jersey, United States - 04 Dec 1990

05 May 1896 Robinson, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States - 09 Jan 1978

03 Mar 1920 New Hartford, Butler, Iowa, United States - 27 Mar 1942

18 Aug 1918 Paintsville, Johnson, Kentucky, United States - 27 Mar 1942

16 Feb 1919 Tumbleton, Henry County, Alabama, United States - 07 Dec 1941

04 Dec 1912 Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai, Idaho, United States - 11 Jan 1988

03 Jan 1922 Uvalda, Montgomery, Georgia, United States - 09 Nov 2013

21 Dec 1918 Dublin, Laurens, Georgia, United States - 21 Apr 1945

03 Nov 1916 Dublin, Laurens, Georgia, United States - 11 Oct 2001

28 Jun 1884 Ransomville, Niagara, New York, United States - 27 Aug 1954

09 Jun 1920 Martin County, Minnesota, United States - 07 Jul 1944

21 Sep 1910 Sullivan, Missouri, United States - 21 Jan 1976

20 Oct 1911 Goodhue County, Minnesota, United States - 07 Dec 1941

21 Jun 1890 Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States - 01 Aug 1967

01 Oct 1905 Cedartown, Polk, Georgia, United States - 27 Nov 1946

18 Jul 1914 Statesboro, Bulloch, Georgia, United States - 24 Jun 1950

23 Apr 1921 Sevier County, Tennessee, United States - 15 Feb 1987

10 Dec 1898 Columbia, South Carolina, United States - 30 Jan 1972

23 Apr 1913 Covington, Tipton, Tennessee, United States - 19 Mar 1999

B cont.

18 Nov 1903 Texas, United States - 24 Sep 1957

13 Jun 1889 Charleston, South Carolina, United States - 12 Sep 1984

03 Apr 1921 Tenstrike, Minnesota, United States - 01 Jan 2015

01 May 1922 Wills Point, Texas, USA - 22 Jan 1997

08 Nov 1892 Fort Leavenworth, Leavenworth, Kansas, United States - 16 May 1972

27 Jun 1904 Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States - 21 Jan 1989

10 Mar 1921 Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States - 18 Nov 1967

24 Dec 1913 Texas, United States - 07 Dec 1941

C

20 Aug 1898 Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States - 27 Mar 1942

18 Aug 1922 Vining, Clay, Kansas, United States - 20 May 1973

05 Nov 1915 Webster Groves, St. Louis, Missouri, United States - 07 Dec 1941

28 Jan 1918 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States - 15 Feb 1994

03 Jul 1922 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States - 18 Jul 2010

04 Sep 1915 Hayfield, Dodge, Minnesota, United States - 12 Dec 2004

26 Feb 1896 Sidney, New York - 27 May 1947

18 Apr 1919 North Carolina, United States - 18 Jul 2009

18 Aug 1890 Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri - 15 Jul 1967

31 Aug 1893 Tiptonville, Tennessee, United States - 04 Jun 1970

09 Sep 1921 San Francisco, California, United States - 04 Mar 2010

24 Aug 1892 Nyesville, Washington Township, Parke, Indiana, United States - 08 Sep 1959

02 Feb 1908 Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, United States - 29 Jul 1982

03 Nov 1913 Key West, Florida, United States - 06 Jan 2000

22 Nov 1918 Branson, Las Animas, Colorado, United States - 07 Dec 1941

19 Dec 1914 Verdigre, Knox, Nebraska, United States - aft 1990

25 Jul 1919 Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States - 27 Mar 1942

27 Sep 1894 Lynchburg, Virginia, United States - 17 Oct 1955

20 Jul 1920 Flat River, St. Francois, Missouri, United States - 19 Feb 1945

19 Mar 1915 Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States - 18 Sep 1944

10 Dec 1882 Algiers, Orleans, Louisiana, United States - 30 Jun 1963

08 Mar 1916 Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States - 26 Sep 1994

05 Nov 1917 El Paso, El Paso, Texas, United States - 06 May 2002

01 May 1896 Algiers, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA - 12 Sep 1987

15 Nov 1921 Payette, Payette, Idaho, United States - 09 Aug 1942

31 Dec 1921 Los Angeles, California, United States - 25 Feb 2012

19 Dec 1886 Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States - 24 Dec 1970

22 May 1907 Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee - 03 Aug 1987

08 Nov 1919 Haskell Township, Tillman, Oklahoma, United States - 27 Feb 2008

24 Jan 1919 New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States - 24 Jun 1979

12 Jul 1920 Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States - 23 Feb 2005

02 Jan 1919 Milan, Telfair, Georgia, United States - 15 Jan 1987

28 Dec 1916 Lenoir, North Carolina, United States - 08 Aug 1999

01 May 1888 Sebenico, Dalmatia, Austria - 19 Mar 1956

14 Oct 1895 Kobe, Japan - 14 Jan 1983

09 Aug 1921 Doddridge, West Virginia, United States - 13 Feb 2017

31 Aug 1892 San Bernardino, California, United States - 16 May 1966

24 Dec 1914 Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States - 02 Jan 1985

01 Nov 1911 Oswego, Kendall, Illinois, United States - 09 Jun 2005

28 Jan 1921 Minnesota, United States - 07 Dec 1941

D

abt 1918 - 27 Mar 1942

09 Feb 1911 Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States - 30 Apr 1945

17 Jul 1913 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA - 18 Sep 1974

18 Jun 1909 Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States - 24 Dec 1986

02 Jan 1892 Norwalk, Huron, Ohio, United States - 09 Sep 1984

05 May 1912 Stephens, Ouachita, Arkansas, United States - 02 Nov 1993

13 Jan 1915 Fitzgerald, Ben Hill, Georgia, United States - 03 Sep 2003

15 Nov 1892 Washington, District of Columbia, United States - 03 May 1977

17 Jul 1917 Plainview, Oyster Bay, Nassau, New York, United States - 05 Jan 1952

28 Aug 1893 Viejo San Juan, San Juan, Puerto Rico - 28 Apr 1978

30 Nov 1923 Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland, United States - 11 May 1951

29 Sep 1884 Clinton, Oneida, New York, USA - 25 Jul 1979

1920s - 2000s

abt 1920 - 27 Mar 1942

11 Nov 1915 Seattle, King, Washington, United States - 20 Jul 1942

01 Jul 1887 Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York, United States - 10 Nov 1973

30 May 1890 Bedford, Lucas, Ohio, United States - 20 Sep 1951

03 Sep 1918 Runnymede, San Mateo, California, USA - 27 Sep 1996

1923 Durham, Durham, North Carolina, United States - 04 Jun 1942

D cont.

23 May 1917 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 27 May 2007

14 Dec 1896 Alameda, California, United States - 27 Sep 1993

14 Sep 1914 Rector, Clay, Arkansas, United States - 07 Jan 1996

23 Apr 1919 Paragould, Greene, Arkansas, United States - 26 Dec 2002

22 Jan 1920 Arlington, Calhoun County, Georgia, United States - 15 Jan 2017

09 Aug 1916 Albany, Shackelford, Texas, United States - 22 Dec 1943

E

13 Apr 1896 Field Creek, Llano County, Texas, United States - 06 Aug 1987

01 Apr 1917 Richmond, Virginia, United States - 27 Oct 2009

25 Apr 1897 Rutland, Rutland, Vermont, United States - 14 Aug 1955

14 Oct 1890 Denison, Grayson, Texas, United States - 28 Mar 1969 PPP

18 Jul 1911 Erie, Pennsylvania, United States - 18 Mar 1953

27 Sep 1905 Pitts, Georgia, United States - 23 Dec 1941

08 Mar 1912 Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States - 04 Jun 1942

17 Jun 1909 Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States - 04 Feb 1943

16 Jan 1888 Warrenton, Warren, Georgia, United States - 21 Jan 1943

08 May 1911 Pulaski, Giles, Tennessee, United States - 12 Oct 1944

13 Aug 1909 Pawnee, Oklahoma, United States - 25 Oct 1944

28 Dec 1920 Martin, North Carolina, United States - 24 Jul 1974

10 Jun 1919 Martin, North Carolina, United States - 15 Jul 1995

F

09 Dec 1909 New York City, New York, United States - 07 May 2000

26 Aug 1918 Washington, Indiana, United States - 01 Dec 1950

12 Aug 1920 Rockwood, Roane, Tennessee, United States - 07 Dec 1941

23 Jan 1925 Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States - 26 Apr 2016

03 Jan 1910 Oakland, Alameda, California, United States - 04 Jun 1942

23 Jul 1909 Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States - 27 May 2010

02 Nov 1917 Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States - 05 Jun 1942

12 Aug 1918 Peola, Garfield, Washington, United States - 05 Sep 2014

31 Aug 1918 Kendallville, Noble, Indiana, United States - 10 Mar 1985

17 Apr 1915 Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, United States - 01 Jan 2003

18 May 1915 Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States - 26 Dec 1944

09 Dec 1920 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 22 May 2013

05 Feb 1919 Toombs, Georgia, United States - 05 Jul 1978

27 Aug 1916 Braddock, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States - 20 Nov 1992

G

28 Jan 1919 Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, United States - 31 Jan 2002

21 Mar 1916 Staunton, Macoupin, Illinois, United States - 15 Jun 1942

09 May 1907 Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States - 04 Feb 1983

01 Sep 1914 Ninety Six, Greenwood, South Carolina, United States - 22 Aug 2006

03 Mar 1917 Wessington, Beadle, South Dakota, United States - 12 Jan 2005

03 Jan 1938 San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States - 23 May 2020

23 Jun 1887 Rock Island, Illinois, United States - 11 Mar 1945

09 Aug 1891 Salem, Marion, Oregon, United States - 16 Dec 1954

27 Nov 1907 Saginaw, Michigan, United States - 09 Jan 1981

11 Apr 1920 Elk Point, Union, South Dakota, USA - 06 Jun 1942

29 Sep 1902 Selma, Dallas, Alabama, United States - 07 Feb 1943

04 Sep 1916 Morrilton, Conway, Arkansas, United States - 08 Sep 2008

abt 31 Aug 1916 Swannanoa Township, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States of America - 21 Apr 1995

22 May 1923 Maple Ridge, Southampton, York, New Brunswick, Canada - 13 Nov 1942

03 Oct 1917 Cherryfield, Washington, Maine, United States - 26 Oct 1942

01 Feb 1914 Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States - 28 Aug 1998

14 Jan 1916 Middletown, Butler, Ohio, United States - 04 Jun 1942

02 Sep 1923 Austin, Travis, Texas, United States - 26 Jul 1944

31 May 1906 Pennsylvania, United States - 27 Mar 1983

02 Nov 1917 Red River, Texas, United States - 27 Mar 1942

27 Mar 1920 Louisiana, United States - 18 Apr 1984

12 Nov 1913 Williamston, Martin, North Carolina, United States - 15 May 1953

H

07 Jan 1893 Pittsburg, Crawford, Kansas, United States - 24 Mar 1961

31 Oct 1913 Storrs, Carbon, Utah, United States - 15 Nov 1996

14 Dec 1919 Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States - 01 Mar 1945

20 Apr 1915 Winterville, Clarke, Georgia, United States - 11 Mar 2000

03 Apr 1892 Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA - 22 Feb 1957

16 Sep 1894 Cuthbert, Randolph, Georgia, United States - 22 Jun 1967

05 Feb 1917 Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, United States - 17 Jun 1945

13 Jan 1911 Green Valley Township, Becker County, Minnesota - 26 Oct 1953

27 Sep 1892 Chee Fo, China - 07 Sep 1978

14 Jun 1907 Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, United States - 04 Jun 1942

 
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