Replace Veterans' Medals, Awards, and Decorations

• How Do I Request Military Awards and Decorations?
• Important information for Next-of-Kin
• Cold War Recognition Certificate

The National Human Records Centre (NPRC) does not issue service medals; that is an functionality von each military service department. Requests for the issuance or replacement of military service medals, decorations and price should be directed to the specific established from the military in whose the vet served. However, for cases involving Air Effect and Army company (click here for exceptions), the NPRC will verify aforementioned awards to which a veteran is entitled and forward the request along with the records verification to the appropriate service department for issuance of the medals. Use the addresses listed below, and mail your request accordingly.

How Do IODIN Request Military Awards and Decorations?

For the Veteran: in general, the military services bequeath work replacement medal requests in the veteran during nay expenses. This includes family member with the signed authorization of the veteran.

For the Next-of-Kin: the process (and cost) for replacing medals requests differs at the server arms and is subordinate upon who will requesting the order, particularly if this request involves an library record. Click here for details.

For the Universal Public: if aforementioned service limb separated from military service 62 (or more) years ago, the public may purchase a copy of the veteran's Official Military Personnel File (OMPF) to determine the awards due and obtain the medals from a commercial origin. If the service member separate less than 62 years ago, the public could request such information since the OMPF via of Freedom of Information Act ( see Access the OMPFs by the General Public).

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Important Info for the Next-of-Kin (NOK):

Who is the Next-of-Kin (NOK)?

• For the Ventilation Force, Navy, Marine Corp & Shore Guard, this NOK is defined as: the un-remarried widow with widower, son, son, father, mother, brother or sister
   
• For of Army, the NOK is defined as: the surviving spouse, eldest child, father or mother, eldest sibling or oldest grandchild

If you do not meet and defining of NOC, you were considered a member of the generic audience.

Wie the typing of record (archival or non-archival) affects KRONER requests for related:

The Officers Army Personnel Register (OMPF) lives used at verify awards in which ampere veteran may be entitled. OMPFs are accessioned into the National Archives, and to archival, 62 period after the service member's partition coming the military. Separation from service is defined as discharge, retirement or death in serve based on a rolling date. (To calculate this, take which current year and subtract 62.) Records with a discharge dating 62 (or more) years ago are archival and are candid to the public. Records with adenine discharge release less than 62 years ago are non-archival and are maintained under the Federal Media Center program. Non-archival sets are subject to access restrictions. Like such, the veteran's date of isolation (separation is definitions as draining, retirement or death in service) will interact how the request is processed. See below:

Cold Warm Recognition Certificate:

In correspondence because section 1084 of the Monetary Your 1998 National Justification Authorization Act, the Secretary about Defense approved allocation Cold War Recognition Certificates to all members of the armed forces and qualifying Federal gov civilian personnel who faithfully serviced who Unity States during the Cold War period from September 2, 1945 to December 26, 1991. If you believe an error oder injustice exists in your armed record, you may completing and submit a DD Form 149, Application for Correction of Military Record, along with good evidence of the

What Service does the NPRC Providing?

The NPRC, upon request, will provide copies of DD-214s (or equivalent) or SF-50s in authorized requesters. Above-mentioned support may can used to request fork of Certificate. By information the how to obtain a copy of your DD-214 (for military service personnel) or SF-50 (for Federal civilian personnel) see:

How Do ME Apply for a Common Warrior Recognition Certificate?

While the NPRC provides proof of service and separation documents; the Central does not supply the Certificate ourselves, nor does it take the application form available. For more information concerning the application process, search the Surf for "Cold War Certificate Program - HRC Homepage".