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Issue Regulations: U.S. Merchant Marine Pacific War Zone Medal
http://www.amervets.com/replacement/mmpac.htm#isr

Pacific War Zone Medal, for merchant marine service in the Pacific War Zone,
which included the North Pacific, South Pacific, and the Indian Ocean east of 80
degrees east longitude, during the period December 7, 1941, to March 2, 1946.
Design: The trident, a symbol of naval prowess, rests upon a shaft of bamboo
denoting the Pacific theatre of operations. The sea seascape suggests maritime
activities and service.

http://www.amervets.com/replacement/mmpac.htm#isr

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