Military Service Medal (South Vietnam)

Military decoration of South Vietnam

Award

Military Service Medal

Military Service Medal - Fifth class

Awarded for| Completed a prescribed service time and displayed good conduct and high working spirit
Presented by|  South Vietnam
Eligibility| Officers, NCOs, and soldiers
Status| No longer awarded
Established| May 12, 1964[1]
First award| 1964
Final award| 1974

First class ribbon

Second class ribbon

Third class ribbon

Fourth class ribbon

Fifth class ribbon
Precedence
Next (higher)| Vietnam Campaign Medal[1]
Next (lower)| Air Service Medal[1]

The Military Service Medal (Vietnamese: Quân-Vụ Bội-Tinh) was a military decoration of South Vietnam. Established in 1964, the medal recognized the completion of a prescribed service time, the displayment of good conduct, and the high working spirit in service.[1]

The Military Service Medal has five different grades and some of them contains small leaf device, starting from the fourth ranks and up.[1]

## See also

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* Military awards and decorations of South Vietnam

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e HUY CHUONG AN THUONG TRONG QUAN-LU'C VlET-NAM CONG-HOA (Medals and Decorations of the Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces). Government of the Republic of Vietnam. 1967. Retrieved 30 August 2016.

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Corps|

* I
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* CMD
* IV

Divisions|

* 1
* 2
* 3
* 5
* 7
* 9
* 18
* 21
* 22
* 23
* 25
* Marines
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Branches|

* Air Force
* Army
* Civilian Irregular Defense Group program
* Navy
* Popular Forces
* Regional Forces
* Junk Force
* Presidential Guard
* Combined Action Program

ARVN sub-branches|

* Special Forces
* Rangers

Air bases|

* Bien Hoa
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* Da Nang
* Nha Trang
* Phan Rang
* Phù Cát
* Pleiku
* Tan Son Nhut
* Tuy Hoa

Coup attempts
and mutinies|

* 1960
* 1962
* 1963
* January 1964
* September 1964
* December 1964
* 1965
* 1966

Notable
officers|

* Bùi Đình Đạm
* Cao Văn Viên
* Chung Tấn Cang
* Đặng Văn Quang
* Đỗ Cao Trí
* Đỗ Mậu
* Dư Quốc Đống
* Dương Văn Đức
* Dương Văn Minh
* Hoàng Cơ Minh
* Hoàng Xuân Lãm
* Huỳnh Văn Cao
* Lâm Quang Thi
* Lâm Quang Thơ
* Lâm Văn Phát
* Lê Minh Đảo
* Lê Nguyên Khang
* Lê Nguyên Vỹ
* Lê Văn Hưng
* Lê Văn Kim
* Lữ Mộng Lan
* Lý Tòng Bá
* Mai Hữu Xuân
* Ngô Du
* Ngô Quang Trưởng
* Nguyễn Cao Kỳ
* Nguyễn Chánh Thi
* Nguyễn Đức Thắng
* Nguyễn Hợp Đoàn
* Nguyễn Hữu Có
* Nguyễn Hữu Hạnh
* Nguyễn Khánh
* Nguyễn Khoa Nam
* Nguyễn Phước Vĩnh Lộc
* Nguyễn Trọng Luật
* Nguyễn Văn Chuân
* Nguyễn Văn Hiếu
* Nguyễn Văn Mạnh
* Nguyễn Văn Minh
* Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
* Nguyễn Văn Toàn
* Nguyễn Văn Vy
* Nguyễn Viết Thanh
* Nguyễn Vĩnh Nghi
* Phạm Ngọc Thảo
* Phạm Phú Quốc
* Phạm Quốc Thuần
* Phạm Văn Phú
* Phan Trọng Chinh
* Phan Xuân Nhuận
* Tôn Thất Đính
* Trần Thanh Phong
* Trần Thiện Khiêm
* Trần Văn Đôn
* Trần Văn Hai
* Trần Quang Khôi
* Vũ Văn Giai

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