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 Petcu Paul
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| General Description : | The Achievement Medal is a military decoration of the United States Armed Forces. The Achievement Medal was first proposed as a means to recognize the contributions of junior officers[citation needed] and enlisted personnel who were not eligible to receive the higher Commendation Medal or the Meritorious Service Medal. Each military service issues its own version of the Achievement Medal, with a fifth version authorized by the U.S. Department of Defense for joint military activity. The Achievement Medal is awarded for outstanding achievement or meritorious service not of a nature that would otherwise warrant awarding the Commendation Medal. Since the Achievement Medal is designated as an award solely for junior personnel, it is generally only awarded to officers in the pay grade of O-4 and below and enlisted personnel below the grade of E-7. Award authority rests with local commanders, granting a broad discretion of when and for what action the Achievement Medal may be awarded. Date authorized: 13 April 1981 Octogonal bronze medal suspended from ribbon via a loop ring |
| Front Description : | reverse has to slips of laurel facing opposite sides of the medal edges, Above are words FOR MILITAR ACHIEVEMENT stacked on three (3) seperate lines. |
| Diameter | 39.00 mm |
| Material | -I do not know- |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
