Republic of Vietnam (RVN) Tech Service 1C Medal

A decoration of the Republic of Vietnam issued between the years of 1964 and 1972. Awarded U.S. military personnel and civilians having performed duties “as technicians or of a technical nature” and had demonstrated “outstanding professional capacity, initiative, and devotion to duty” mainly awarded to personnel engaged in support and upkeep duties for units deployed to the front lines of the Vietnam War. The 1st Class version (1C) is awarded to officers and the 2nd Class version (2C) to NCOs and enlisted.