Awarded to Commander Warren Fred Postel USN.

Obverse: The American Eagle with wings outstretched holding three arrows in its talons, the US shield in the centre of its breast, stars behind, the whole surrounded by a laurel wreath. Reverse: "FOR MILITARY MERIT". Suspended from a pale blue ribbon with three green and four white stripes. In fitted box of issue with a ribbon bar and an enamelled miniature ribbon bar. This medal was instituted in June 1963 and awarded for outstanding services by any member of the armed forces who had served on an assigment with any joint service activities.

Commander Postel was born in 1904 and entered the US Navy in 1923 serving in the Medical Service Corps.

The Museum also holds the following medals awarded to Commander Postel: Legion of Merit USA (MED2058), (MED2060), Long Service Award USA, bars ‘1931’, ‘1934’, ‘1938’ (MED2061), Second Nicaraguan Campaign Medal (MED2062), Yangtze Service Medal (MED2063), Navy Expeditions Medal (MED2064), Marine Corps Expeditions Medal (MED2065), China Service Medal (MED2066), American Defense Medal with Base clasp (MED2067), American Campaign Medal (MED2068), Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with Battle Star (MED2069), World War II Service Medal (Victory) (MED2070), National Defense Medal (MED2071), Korea Medal (MED2072), Distinguished Service Medal First Class with Rosette, Navy, Vietnam (MED2073), United Nations Service Medal, Korean Clasp (MED2074), Navy Expert Pistol Shot Award (MED2075), Military Order of World Wars (MED2078), Order of Military Surgeons (MED2079) and Military Order of Sojourners, Masonic (MED2080).