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It means that the holder of this medal participated in three of the recognized campaigns of that war. There are 13 altogether:

service-starare authorized to the Korean Service Medal for participation in the following campaigns.

  • North Korean Aggression (USMC, Navy): June 27 to November 2, 1950
  • United Nations Defensive (Army, USAF): June 27 to September 15, 1950korean-service-medal
  • Inchon Landing (USMC, Navy): September 13 to 17, 1950
  • United Nations Offensive (Army, USAF): September 16 to November 2, 1950korean-service-medal
  • Chinese Communist Forces Intervention (Army, USAF): November 3, 1950 to January 24, 1951korean-service-medal
  • Communist China Aggression (USMC, Navy): November 3, 1950 to January 24, 1951
  • First United Nations Counteroffensive (USMC, Army, Navy, USAF): January 25 to April 21, 1951korean-service-medal
  • Chinese Communist Forces Spring Offensive (USMC, Army, Navy, USAF): April 22 to July 8, 1951korean-service-medal
  • United Nations Summer-Fall Offensive (USMC, Army, Navy, USAF): July 9 to November 27, 1951korean-service-medal
  • Second Korean Winter (USMC, Army, Navy, USAF): November 28, 1951 to April 30, 1952korean-service-medal
  • Korean Defense Summer-Fall, 1952 (USMC, Army, Navy, USAF): May 1 to November 30, 1952korean-service-medal
  • Third Korean Winter (USMC, Army, Navy, USAF): December 1, 1952 to April 30, 1953korean-service-medal
  • Korea, Summer 1953 (USMC, Army, Navy, USAF): May 1 to July 27, 1953korean-service-medal

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