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The Dominican Campaign Medal

The period for which the Dominican Campaign Medal will be issued is from 5 May 1916 to 4 December 1916, and any officer or enlisted man of the Navy or Marine Corps who served in Santo Domingo during this period, or part of such period, is entitled to this medal, as are also the officers and enlisted men who were attached to the vessels mentioned in the following list between the dates opposite each vessel (Navy Department General Order No. 76 of 29 December 1921):

USS Castine     05 May 1916-27 Jun 1916
                15 Jul 1916-05 Aug 1916
                17 Aug 1916-22 Aug 1916
                26 Aug 1916
                28 Aug 1916-09 Sep 1916
                12 Sep 1916-19 Sep 1916
                25 Sep 1916-10 Oct 1916
                12 Oct 1916-15 Oct 1916
                17 Oct 1916-26 Oct 1916
USS Celtic      06 Jul 1916
                23 Jul 1916
                18 Aug 1916
                01 Sep 1916-02 Sep 1916
USS Culgoa      10 May 1916-28 May 1916
                07 Jun 1916-09 Jun 1916
                08 Oct 1916
                23 Oct 1916
USS Dixie       06 Sep 1916-08 Sep 1916
                16 Sep 1916-18 Sep 1916
USS Dolphin     12 May 1916-22 May 1916
USS Eagle       25 Nov 1916-28 Nov 1916
                02 Dec 1916-05 Dec 1916
USS Flusser     08 May 1916-17 Jun 1916
USS Hancock     18 Jun 1916-19 Jun 1916
                12 Sep 1916-30 Sep 1916
                07 Nov 1916-22 Nov 1916
USS Hector      09 May 1916-03 Jun 1916
USS Kentucky    11 Jun 1916-12 Jun 1916
USS Lamson      09 May 1916-13 May 1916
                16 May 1916-29 May 1916
                10 Jun 1916-17 Jun 1916
USS Memphis     27 May 1916-06 Jun 1916
                07 Jun 1916-16 Jul 1916
                24 Jul 1916-25 Jul 1916
                31 Jul 1916
                18 Aug 1916-29 Aug 1916
USS Machias     24 Nov 1916-25 Nov 1916
USS Neptune     15 Jun 1916-25 Jun 1916
                02 Jul 1916-03 Jul 1916
                09 Jul 1916-11 Jul 1916
                14 Oct 1916
USS Olympia     20 Nov 1916-04 Dec 1916
USS Panther     22 May 1916-25 May 1916
USS Potomac     28 Aug 1916-01 Sep 1916
                26 Sep 1916
USS Prairie     05 May 1916-27 May 1916
                01 Sep 1916-10 Sep 1916
                12 Sep 1916-15 Oct 1916
                16 Oct 1916-17 Oct 1916
                26 Oct 1916-08 Nov 1916
USS Preston     20 May 1916-22 Nov 1916
USS Reid        09 May 1916-17 Jun 1916
USS Sacramento  04 May 1916-04 Dec 1916
USS Salem       07 Sep 1916-08 Sep 1916
                29 Sep 1916-30 Sep 1916
USS Solace      27 Aug 1916
                01 Sep 1916-02 Sep 1916
USS Sterrett    08 May 1916-18 Jun 1916
USS Terry       15 May 1916-08 Jul 1916
USS Walke       11 May 1916-17 Jun 1916

Source: U.S. Navy Awards Manual, 1948, 1953

13 June 1998