Mediterranean-Middle East War Zone
United States Merchant Marine

Authorized by an Act of Congress, May 10, 1943, and awarded to crew members of ships operated by or for the War Shipping Administration who served in the Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean west of 80 degrees east longitude, during the period between December 7, 1941, and November 8, 1945.

Designed by Headquarters Staff, Maritime Administration