32 C.F.R. § 578.4 U.S. Military decorations.
Title 32 - National Defense
To whom awarded, see Table 1 below.
Title 32: National Defense
PART 578—DECORATIONS, MEDALS, RIBBONS, AND SIMILAR DEVICES
General
§ 578.4 U.S. Military decorations.
Table 1-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Awarded for: Awarded to: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Decorations listed in order of Military Civilian precedence Heroism Achievement or ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- service United States Foreign United States Foreign--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Medal of Honor................... Combat.............. n/a............... War \1\........... n/a.............. n/a.............. n/a.Distinguished Service Cross...... Combat.............. n/a............... War............... War.............. n/a.............. n/a.Distinguished Service Medal...... War................. War & Peace... War & Peace... War & Peace.. War \2\.......... War.\2\Silver Star...................... Combat.............. n/a............... War............... War.............. War \2\.......... War.\2\Legion of Merit.................. n/a................. War & Peace... War & Peace... War & Peace n/a.............. n/a. \5\.Distinguished Flying Cross....... Combat.............. War & Peace War & Peace... War.............. n/a.............. n/a. Noncombat........... \4\.Soldier's Medal.................. Noncombat........... n/a............... War & Peace War & Peace n/a.............. n/a. \4\. \4\.Bronze Star Medal................ Combat \3\.......... War & Peace War & Peace War & Peace n/a.............. n/a. \4\. \4\. \4\.Purple Heart..................... For wounds received n/a............... War & Peace n/a.............. n/a.............. n/a. as the result of \7\,\8\. hostile action.Meritorious Service Medal........ n/a................. Peace & War Peace............. Peace............ n/a.............. n/a. \9\.Air Medal........................ Combat \3\.......... War & Peace War & Peace War.............. War \2\.......... War.\2\ Noncombat........... \4\. \4\.Army Commendation Medal.......... Combat \3\.......... War............... War & Peace War & Peace n/a.............. n/a. Noncombat........... Peace............. \6\. \6\.Army Achievement Medal........... n/a................. Peace & War Peace \6\......... Peace \6\........ n/a.............. n/a. \6\, \9\.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Notes:\1\ The Medal of Honor is awarded only to U.S. military personnel.\2\ Under limited circumstances. Recommendations will be forwarded to HQ, USA HRC for processing.\3\ Awarded with Bronze ``V'' Device for valor in combat.\4\ Awarded for peacetime when no formal war has been declared but the U.S. is engaged in military operations against an armed enemy.\5\ Awarded to foreign military personnel in one of four degrees.\6\ Not awarded to general officers.\7\ Awarded to military personnel wounded by terrorists or while members of a peacekeeping force.\8\ Approval authority is the Secretary of the Army.\9\ Authorized for award in a combat theater for non-combat meritorious service and achievement.
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