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The correct name for it is the Battle of Manila Bay Medalwhich was awarded to every officer, sailor and Marine of the Asiatic Squadron who served at Manila Bay. It is a circular bronze medallion, Tiffany struck Campaign Medal (Officially Not a Commemorative) bearing the likeness of Commodore Dewey in profile on the obverse and a sailor sitting on a gun barrel on the reverse with each reverse stamped with the name of the ship and on the bottom rim, the name of the recipient.

It ranks in precedence below the Spanish Campaign medal and above the Sampson Medal. Dewey himself was awarded the Dewey Medal which he always wore, sailor side, outboard, (against regulations, but who is going to argue with a six star Admiral of the Navy about some petty Navy regulation.)

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