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The Mexican Border Service Medal recognized military service members who were assigned to the U.S.-Mexico border when the United States was engaged in the [[Pancho Villa Expedition]], a military operation conducted against the paramilitary forces of [[Pancho Villa|Francisco "Pancho" Villa]] during the [[Mexican Revolution]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Yockelson |first=Mitchell |date=Winter 1997 |title=The United States Armed Forces and the Mexican Punitive Expedition: Part 2 |url=https://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/1997/winter/mexican-punitive-expedition-2.html |magazine=Prologue Magazine |location=Washington, DC |publisher=U.S. National Archives and Records Administration |access-date=January 4, 2024}}</ref> The U.S.-Mexico border was a potential location for a German-funded invasion by Mexico, which was exposed by British interception of the [[Zimmerman Telegram]], a communication that detailed Germany's proposal for Mexico to ally with Germany if the United States entered [[World War I]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theworldwar.org/learn/about-wwi/zimmermann-telegram |title=Zimmermann Telegram: Germany's secret proposal to Mexico, discovered |website=The World War.org |publisher=National WWI Museum and Memorial |location=Kansas City, MO |access-date=January 4, 2024}}</ref> | The Mexican Border Service Medal recognized military service members who were assigned to the U.S.-Mexico border when the United States was engaged in the [[Pancho Villa Expedition]], a military operation conducted against the paramilitary forces of [[Pancho Villa|Francisco "Pancho" Villa]] during the [[Mexican Revolution]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Yockelson |first=Mitchell |date=Winter 1997 |title=The United States Armed Forces and the Mexican Punitive Expedition: Part 2 |url=https://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/1997/winter/mexican-punitive-expedition-2.html |magazine=Prologue Magazine |location=Washington, DC |publisher=U.S. National Archives and Records Administration |access-date=January 4, 2024}}</ref> The U.S.-Mexico border was a potential location for a German-funded invasion by Mexico, which was exposed by British interception of the [[Zimmerman Telegram]], a communication that detailed Germany's proposal for Mexico to ally with Germany if the United States entered [[World War I]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theworldwar.org/learn/about-wwi/zimmermann-telegram |title=Zimmermann Telegram: Germany's secret proposal to Mexico, discovered |website=The World War.org |publisher=National WWI Museum and Memorial |location=Kansas City, MO |access-date=January 4, 2024}}</ref> | ||
Those who received the [[Mexican Service Medal]] were not eligible for the | Those who received the [[Mexican Service Medal]] were not eligible for the Mexican Border Service Medal.<ref name="Almanac"/> The first recipient was [[Major General (United States)|Major General]] [[Charles M. Clement]] of Pennsylvania, in recognition of his status as the longest-tenured National Guard officer eligible for the award at the time it was authorized.<ref>{{cite news |date=June 24, 1919 |title=General Clement Gets Two Medals |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/harrisburg-telegraph-medals/138028083/ |work=Harrisburg Telegraph |location=Harrisburg, PA |page=2 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> Congress created a similar award for members of the Texas National Guard who served on the border between December 8, 1917 to November 11, 1918, the [[Texas Cavalry Medal]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Annual Report of the Chief of the Militia Bureau |date=1926 |publisher=Government Printing Office |location=Washington D.C. |pages=54–55 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Bc8tAAAAIAAJ&q=%22Texas+Cavalry+Medal%22&pg=RA5-PA54 |access-date=9 September 2015 |via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref> | ||
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The Mexican Border Service Medal was a U.S. service medal established by an Act of Congress on July 9, 1918.[1] It was awarded for service on the border between May 9, 1916 and March 24, 1917.[1] Additionally, recipients included those who performed duty with the Mexican Border Patrol between January 1, 1916 and April 6, 1917.[1]
History
The Mexican Border Service Medal recognized military service members who were assigned to the U.S.-Mexico border when the United States was engaged in the Pancho Villa Expedition, a military operation conducted against the paramilitary forces of Francisco "Pancho" Villa during the Mexican Revolution.[2] The U.S.-Mexico border was a potential location for a German-funded invasion by Mexico, which was exposed by British interception of the Zimmerman Telegram, a communication that detailed Germany's proposal for Mexico to ally with Germany if the United States entered World War I.[3]
Those who received the Mexican Service Medal were not eligible for the Mexican Border Service Medal.[1] The first recipient was Major General Charles M. Clement of Pennsylvania, in recognition of his status as the longest-tenured National Guard officer eligible for the award at the time it was authorized.[4] Congress created a similar award for members of the Texas National Guard who served on the border between December 8, 1917 to November 11, 1918, the Texas Cavalry Medal.[5]
Description
As approved by the U.S. Congress:[6]
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).
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