Yangtze Kiang River - The Creative Blog
The so-called Wuhan cities are those centering about Hankow, up river on the mighty Yangtze-kiang, while down river is the Chinese capital of Nanking, against the authority of whose President Chiang ... To commemorate the services performed by the personnel of the Navy and Marine Corps during the operations in the valley of the Yangtze River, China, in 1926 and 1927, and 1930 and 1932, a medal to be known as the "Yangtze Service Medal" will be issued to the officers and enlisted men who particip... Relieved in June by Mindanao (PR-8) as flagship of the South China Patrol, she steamed up the coast to Shanghai, beginning a two-week deployment with the Yangtze Patrol in which she cruised as far upriver as Hankow.
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Nature: Jiangsu Yangtze River Delta Environmental Science and Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd. Jiangsu Yangtze River Delta Environmental Science and Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd. What is truly rare and unusual about this group is the award of the USMC Yangtze Service Medal. Members of the 31st Infantry who served in Shanghai alongside the Marines from February 5th to were eligible to apply for the medal.
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hello all, just acquired yangtze service medal #2068 and wondering if anyone has any info on it. dont know if recipient was usn or usmc but i suspect usmc since it was in a lot of mostly usmc insignia. any help would be appreciated. On Christmas Day 1919, when the “Yangtze Patrol” formally was organized under that name and based at Shanghai, Captain Thomas A. Kearney commanding, the original gunboats were “Division Two” Elcano, Monocacy, Palos, Quiros, Samar, and Villalobos.