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| Cuban Pacification Medal (Army) | |
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| Type | Service medal |
| Awarded for | Service in theCuban Pacification |
| Presented by | Department of War |
| Status | Obsolete |
| Established | 11 May 1909 |
| First award | 6 October 1906 |
| Final award | 1 April 1909 |
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TheCuban Pacification Medal (Army) is amilitary award of theUnited States Army which was created by orders of theUnited States War Department on May 11, 1909. The medal was created to recognize service during theUnited Statesoccupation ofCuba from 1906 to 1909.[1]
To be awarded the Cuban Pacification Medal (Army), a service member was required to serve in the United States occupation force, garrisoned on the island of Cuba between October 6, 1906, and April 1, 1909. TheCuban Pacification Medal (Navy) was also issued to naval personnel who served ashore in Cuba between September 12, 1906, and April 1, 1909, or who were attached to any of a number of ships serving in the area within this timeframe.[2]
There was no minimum service time required for presentation of the award, and a service member could technically receive the Cuban Pacification Medal for only a few days of service.
A similar decoration, known as theArmy of Cuban Occupation Medal, also existed for those who had served in the initial occupation of Cuba after the Spanish–American War.
Colonel Harland Sanders was awarded the medal for his service as an army Wagoner in Cuba from 1906 to 1907.
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