10 U.S.C. § 9282 — Medals: posthumous award and presentation
submitted 70 years ago by ch. 1041 to r/title-10-ARMED-FORCES · 84 words · no verdicts yet
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If a person dies before the award of a medal of honor, distinguished-service cross, distinguished-service medal, distinguished flying cross, or device in place thereof, to which he is entitled, the award may be made and the medal or device presented to his representative, as designated by the President.
If a person dies before an authorized service medal or device prescribed as a part thereof is presented to him under section 9281 of this title, it shall be presented to his family.
Source credit: (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 542, § 8752; Pub. L. 85–861, § 33(a)(23), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1565; renumbered § 9282 and amended Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, §§ 806(b)(11), 809(a), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1833, 1840.)
- 1956Enacted · Act of Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041
- 1958Amended · Pub. L. 85-861 · 72 Stat. 1565
- 2018Amended · Pub. L. 115-232 · 132 Stat. 1833, 1840
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