Haitian Campaign Medal

The Haitian Campaign Medal was a United States Navy military award which was first established on June 22, 1917,[1] and again on December 6, 1921[2] for American soldiers participating in the United States occupation of Haiti.

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,[1][2] for the purpose of protecting life and property during a revolution in Haiti.

[3] Another version of the medal was made in 1921 which was intended again for Navy and Marine Corps members who engaged in operations, either ashore or afloat in Haiti on April 1, 1919 through June 15, 1920.

The medal was designed by Rudolf Freund (1878–1960) of Bailey, Banks & Biddle.

[1][2] The medal(s) are no longer an active award of the United States Navy and is considered obsolete.