Haitian Campaign Medal (original) (raw)

The Haitian Campaign Medal was a United States Navy military award which was first established on June 22, 1917, and again on December 6, 1921. The medal was first intended for members of both the Navy and U.S. Marine Corps who had served ashore in Haiti from and or was aboard the cruiser and flagship USS Washington (ACR-11) or any of the other thirteen named ships of the United States fleet under the command of Rear Admiral William B. Caperton on July 9 through December 6, 1915, for the purpose of protecting life and property during a revolution in Haiti.