Award numerals
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Award numerals are award devices of the United States military for certain ribbons. Award numerals denote repeated decorations of the same award and appear as arabic numerals on a medal or ribbon. Award numerals are very similar to the Strike/Flight numerals of the U.S. Navy and United States Marines but are two-sixteenths of an inch smaller.[1] [2] [3] [4]
The decorations that use award numerals are as follows:
- Air Medal
- NCO Professional Development Ribbon
- Army Overseas Service Ribbon
- Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon
- Armed Forces Reserve Medal (pictured right)
With the exception of the Air Medal and Armed Forces Reserve Medal, the United States Army is the only branch of service to currently use award numerals on decorations. During World War II, some construction battalions issued the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with award numerals instead of service stars.[5]
See also
References
- ^ Navy Personnel Command, U.S. Navy Uniform Regulations, Chapter 5, 5301-5319 Awards, last updated 27 July 2011, accessed 1 April 2012
- ^ Permanent Marine Corps Uniform Board, Chapert 5, Awards, last updated 29 October 2009, accessed 1 April 2012
- ^ U.S. Coast Guard Medals and Awards Manual CIM 1650.25D, dated May 2008, accessed 1 April 2012
- ^ U.S. Army Regulation 600-8-22, Military Awards, dated 11 December 2006, revised 15 September 2011, last accessed 1 April 2012
- ^ The Institute of Heraldry, Uniformed Services ~ Army > Service Ribbons Accoutrements, accessed 1 April 2012
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