European - African - Middle Eastern Campaign Medal Ribbon
The decoration recognizes those military service members who
had performed military duty in the European Theater (to include North Africa and
the Middle East) during the years of the Second World War. Colored bands
representing Germany (on the ribbon's right side), Italy (on the ribbon's left
side), and the United States (in the center of the ribbon) are visible in the
ribbon. The brown and green areas of the ribb
on
represent the terrain of the area of conflict, which ranged from beaches and
sand, to grass and woodlands, to mountains.
Originally known as the “EAME Ribbon”, the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal is awarded for any service performed between December 7, 1941 and March 2, 1946 provided such service was performed in the geographical theater areas of Europe, North Africa, or the Middle East. For those service members who participated in multiple battle campaigns, service stars are authorized to the decoration with the arrowhead device awarded for any airborne or amphibious operations performed.
The ribbon is 1 3/8 inches wide and consists of the following stripes: 3/16 inch Brown 67136; 1/16 inch Irish Green 67189; 1/16 inch White 67101; 1/16 inch Scarlet 67111; 1/4 inch Irish Green; center 1/8 inch triparted Old Glory Blue 67178, White and Scarlet; 1/4 inch Irish Green; 1/16 inch White; 1/16 inch Black 67138; 1/16 inch White; and 3/16 inch Brown.
Remember when (4 star) General Patton was the WWII land commander of corps and armies in North Africa, Sicily, and the European Theater of Operations. Near the end of the Sicilian campaign he jeopardized his career by slapping a soldier (whom he regarded as a coward) while the soldier was recuperating from battle fatigue at a hospital.