TITLE 32 - NATIONAL DEFENSE

SUBTITLE A - DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

CHAPTER V - DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

SUBCHAPTER F - PERSONNEL

PART 578 - DECORATIONS, MEDALS, RIBBONS, AND SIMILAR DEVICES

578.39 - Mexican Border Service Medal.

Established by Act of Congress July 9, 1918.

  (a) Description. The medal of bronze is 1 1/4 inches in diameter. On the obverse is a sheathed Roman sword hanging on a tablet on which is inscribed For service on the Mexican border. The tablet is surrounded by a wreath. The reverse is the same as that of the Spanish War Service Medal. The medal is suspended by a ring from a silk moire ribbon 1 3/8 inches in length and 1 3/8 inches in width composed of a green band ( 7/16 inch), yellow band ( 1/2 inch), and green band ( 7/16 inch).

  (b) Requirements. Service between May 9, 1916 and March 24, 1917, or with the Mexican Border Patrol between January 1, 1916, and April 6, 1917, by persons not eligible for the Mexican Service Medal.

[13 FR 6800, Nov. 19, 1948]