BRONZE STAR MEDAL FOR WWII VETERANS
Bronze Star Medal Attention WWII Red Arrow Veterans!
Did you know that you may be eligible to be awarded the Bronze Star Medal for your WWII service if you received the Combat Infantry Badge or Combat Medic Badge?
If you are a Veteran who was awarded the Combat Infantry Badge or Combat Medic Badge during World War II, you may also be eligible to be awarded the Bronze Star Medal.
U.S. Army Regulation 600-8-22, Military Awards, paragraph 3-14d(2), states “Award may be made to each member of the Armed Forces of the United States who, after 6 December 1941, has been cited in orders or awarded a certificate for exemplary conduct in ground combat against an armed enemy between 7 December 1941 and 2 September 1945, inclusive, or whose meritorious achievement has been otherwise confirmed by documents executed prior to 1 July 1947. For this purpose, an award of the Combat Infantryman Badge or Combat Medical Badge is considered as a citation in orders. Documents executed since 4 August 1944 in connection with recommendations for the award of decorations of higher degree than the Bronze Star Medal will not be used as the basis for an award under this paragraph.”
Veterans, or their next-of-kin, may submit letter application to:
National Personnel Records Center
ATTN: NPRMA–M
9700 Page Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63132–5100
The letter application should include documentary evidence, if possible.
If you are eligible and receive the Bronze Star Medal, you should consider contacting your Veteran’s organization or nearest military unit so that your well-deserved award can be presented in an appropriate military ceremony.