was designed by Mr. Thomas Hudson Jones based on General Eisenhower's request that the medal include an invasion scene. The reverse side was designed by Adolph Alexander Weinman and is the same design as used on the reverse of the Asiatic–Pacific and American Campaign Medals. The Bronze medal is in diameter. On the obverse is a LST landing craft and troops landing under fire with an airplane in the background below the words EUROPEAN AFRICAN MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN. On the reverse, an American bald eagle close between the dates 1941 - 1945 and the words UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. The ribbon is wide and consists of the following stripes: Brown 67136 which represents the sands of Africa; each of Irish Green 67189, White 67101 and Scarlet 67111, representing Italy; Irish Green represents the green fields of Europe; each of Old Glory Blue 67178, White and Scarlet, taken from the American Defense Service Medal ribbon and refers to the continuance of American Defense after Pearl Harbor; Irish Green, again representing the green fields of Europe; each White, Black 67138, and White representing Germany; and lastly Brown, again representing the sands of Africa. Devices For those service members who participated in one or more designated military campaigns, campaign stars are authorized to be worn on the medal. The Arrowhead device is also authorized to be worn on the medal for those who participated in airborne or amphibious assault landings. The Fleet Marine Force Combat Operation Insignia is also authorized for wear on the medal for sailors attached to the Marine Corps. US Army Campaigns The following military campaigns are recognized by campaign stars on the European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal. For those service members who saw combat but did not participate in a designated campaign, the following "blanket campaigns" are authorized to the European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, denoted by campaign stars. Antisubmarine 7 Dec 41 - 8 May 1945 Ground Combat 7 Dec 41 - 8 May 1945 Air Combat: 7 Dec 41 - 8 May 1945 US Navy Campaigns The nine officially recognized US Navy campaigns in the European Theater of Operations are: North African occupation: allied landings in North Africa Sicilian occupation: allied landings in Sicily Salerno landings: allied landings in Southern Italy West Coast of Italy operations (1944): allied landing at Anzio and subsequent supply of the Anzio beachhead Invasion of Normandy: allied landings in Normandy Northeast Greenland operation Invasion