Department of the Army, DoD § 578.44

(3) A gold hourglass shall be awarded fasces superimposed on an eagle dis- upon completion of the third 10- played with wings reversed). Air Force period award. Reserve: The crest from the Air Forces (4) A gold hourglass, followed by a seal (on a wreath, an eagle displayed in bronze hourglass shall be awarded upon front of a cloud form). Naval Reserve: completion of the fourth 10-year period The center device of the Department of award. the Navy seal (an eagle displayed on an (e) ‘‘M’’ Device. The ‘‘M’’ Device is anchor in front of a ship in full sail). authorized for wear on the AFRM by Marine Corps Reserve: The Marine members of the Reserve Components Corps insignia (eagle perched on a who are called or who volunteer and globe superimposed on an anchor). serve or active duty in support of spe- Coast Guard Reserve: The central de- cific U.S. military operations or con- sign of the Coast Guard seal (crossed tingencies designed by the Secretary of anchors superimposed by a shield with- Defense, as defined in of 10 U.S.C. in an annulet). 101(A)(13). (1) When a member qualifies for the (1) The devices are Bronze hourglass ‘‘M’’ Device, the Bronze ‘‘M’’ shall be to indicate 10 service; silver awarded, positioned on the ribbon and hourglass to indicate 20 years service; medal, and a number shall be included gold hourglass to indicate 30 years on the ribbon and medal. No more than service; letter ‘‘M’’ to indicate mobili- one AFRM may be awarded to any one zation in support of U.S. Military oper- person. Multiple periods of service dur- ations or contingencies designated by ing one designated contingency (under the Secretary of Defense; and a nu- provisions of § 578.41(c)) shall count as meral to indicate number of mo- one ‘‘M’’ Device award. bilized. (2) If no ‘‘M’’ Device is authorized, (2) The ribbon is 13⁄8 inches wide and the appropriate hourglass shall be posi- consists of the following stripes: 1⁄16 tioned in the center of the ribbon. If no inch Bluebird 67117; 1⁄32 inch Chamois hourglass is authorized, the ‘‘M’’ De- 67142; 1⁄16 inch Bluebird; 1⁄32 inch Cham- vice shall be positioned in the center of ois; 1⁄16 inch Bluebird; 3⁄8 inch Chamois; the ribbon, followed by Arabic numer- center 1⁄8 inch Bluebird; 3⁄8 inch Cham- als indicating the number of times the ois; 1⁄16 inch Bluebird; 1⁄32 inch Chamois; device has been awarded, starting with 1⁄16 inch Bluebird; 1⁄32 inch Chamois; and the award, no number is worn 1⁄16 inch Bluebird. for the first award. (3) If both the hourglass and the ‘‘M’’ § 578.44 Korean Service Medal. Device are awarded, the hourglass shall (a) Criteria. The Korean Service be positioned in first position on the Medal (KSM) was established by Execu- ribbon (at the wearer’s right), the ‘‘M’’ tive Order 10179, dated November 8, Device in the middle position, and the 1950. It is awarded for service between number of times the ‘‘M’’ Device has June 27, 1950 and July 27, 1954, under been awarded in the remaining position any of the following conditions: (at the wearer’s left). (1) Within the territorial limits of (f) Description. The medal is Bronze, Korea or in waters immediately adja- 11⁄4 inches in diameter, with a flaming torch in front of a crossed powder horn cent thereto. and a bugle within a circle composed of (2) With a unit under the operational thirteen stars and thirteen rays. On the control of the Commander in Chief, Far reverse is a different design for each of East, other than one within the terri- the reserve components. The reverse of torial limits of Korea, which has been all medals have the inscription designated by the Commander in Chief, ‘‘ARMED FORCES RESERVE’’ around Far East, as having directly supported the rim. Organized Reserve: On a the military efforts in Korea. wreath, the Lexington Minuteman (3) Was furnished an individual cer- statue as it stands on the Common in tificate by the Commander in Chief, Lexington, Massachusetts encircled by Far East, testifying to material con- thirteen stars. National Guard: The tribution made in direct support of the National Guard insignia (two crossed military efforts in Korea.

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(b) The service prescribed must have (e) Description. The medal is Bronze, been performed under any of the fol- 11⁄4 inches in diameter, a Korean gate- lowing conditions: way, encircled by the inscription ‘‘KO- (1) On permanent assignment. REAN SERVICE’’. On the reverse is the (2) On temporary duty for 30 consecu- Korean symbol taken from the center tive days or 60 nonconsecutive days. of the Korean National flag with the (3) In active combat against the inscription ‘‘UNITED STATES OF enemy under conditions other than AMERICA’’ and a spray of oak and lau- those prescribed in paragraphs (a)(1) rel encircling the design. The ribbon is and (2) of this section, provided a com- 13⁄8 inches wide and consisting of the bat decoration has been awarded or an following stripes: 1⁄32 inch White 67101; individual certificate has been fur- 19⁄32 inch Bluebird 67117; center 1⁄8 inch nished by the commander of an inde- White; 19⁄32 inch Bluebird; and 1⁄32 inch pendent force or of a division, ship, or White. air group, or comparable or higher unit, testifying to such combat credit. § 578.45 Medal of Humane Action. (c) One bronze service star is author- (a) Criteria. The Medal of Humane Ac- ized for each campaign under the fol- tion was established by the act of Con- lowing conditions: gress July 20, 1949 (63 Stat. 477). It is (1) Assigned or attached to and awarded to members of the Armed for duty with a unit during the Forces of the United States and to period in which it participated in com- other persons when recommended for bat. meritorious participation, for service (2) Under orders in the combat zone while participating in the Berlin airlift and in addition meets any of the fol- or in direct support thereof. lowing requirements: (b) Service must have been for at (i) Awarded a combat decoration. least 120 days during the period June (ii) Furnished a certificate by a com- 26, 1948 and September 30, 1949, inclu- manding general of a corps, higher sive, with the following prescribed unit, or independent force that he actu- boundaries of area of Berlin airlift op- ally participated in combat. erations: (iii) Served at a normal post of duty (1) Northern boundary. 54th parallel (as contrasted to occupying the status north latitude; of an inspector, observer, or visitor). (2) Eastern boundary. 14th meridian (iv) Aboard a vessel other than in a east ; passenger status and furnished a cer- (3) Southern boundary. 48th parallel tificate by the home port commander north latitude; of the vessel that he served in the com- (4) Western boundary. 5th meridian bat zone. west longitude. (3) Was an evader or escapee in the (c) Posthumous award may be made combat zone or recovered from a pris- to any person who lost his life while, or oner-of-war status in the combat zone as a direct result of, participating in during the limitations of the cam- the Berlin airlift, without regard to the paign. Prisoners of war will not be ac- length of such service, if otherwise eli- corded credit for the time spent in con- gible. finement or while otherwise in re- (d) See DA Pamphlet 672–1 for the list straint under enemy control. (§ 578.61 of Army units entitled to the Berlin Appurtenances to military decorations) Airlift Device. (d) The arrowhead device is author- (e) Description. The medal is Bronze ized for wear on the KSM to denote and is 11⁄4 inches in diameter. The mini- participation in a combat parachute ature medal is 5⁄8 inch in diameter. On jump, helicopter assault landing, com- the obverse, in the center, a C–54 air- bat glider landing, or amphibious as- plane (as viewed from above) within a sault landing, while assigned or at- wreath of wheat connected at the bot- tached as a member of an organized tom by a coat of arms. On the reverse, force carrying out an assigned tactical an eagle, shield and arrows from the mission. Additional information on the seal of the DOD, beneath the words arrowhead device is in § 578.61. ‘‘FOR HUMANE ACTION’’ and above

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