United States Merchant Marine: Pacific War Zone Medal 1941-1945

Medal riband fitted with a crimp brooch mounting bar, with Federal Government Contractors makers marks 'Graco-GI' on reverse

The mounting brooch retains the original hinged pin and drop lock clasp fittings, as issued

The Merchant Marine Pacific War Zone Bar was instituted by an Act of Congress on May 10, 1944. The riband bar was subsequently converted to a medal

The decoration is awarded to officers and men of ships operated by the War Shipping Administration for service in the Pacific War Zone between December 7, 1941, to March 2, 1946. This theatre of operations comprised the North Pacific, South Pacific, and the Indian Ocean east of 80 degrees east longitude

Condition: EF

Code: 21843