U.S. Army Human Resources Command

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U.S. Army Human Resources Command
Military Awards Branch
Lieutenant Colonel Bill Johnson
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Military Awards Branch
Types of Awards

• Individual Decorations For acts of valor,
  exceptional service, achievement, and/or acts of
  heroism not involving combat
• Service Awards / Medals For campaign
  participation
• Badges and Tabs Identify special skills or
  special qualifications
• Unit Awards Presidential Unit Citation,
  Valorous Unit Award, Meritorious Unit
  Commendation Army Superior Unit Award
• Foreign Awards Governed by Article I, Section
  9, US Constitution
• 5 USC 7342 and Public Law 95-105

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Military Awards Branch

• MAB received 6,123 requests in 2004
• an average of 510 per month
• Majority of requests are
• Replacement awards
• Purple Heart requests
• 1,130 actions
• upgrade of previous approved awards
• non-receipt
• Jewish/Hispanic DSC review

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Military Awards Branch
VETERANS REQUESTS SECTION 1130, NDAA
US ARMY SUPPORT AGENCY PHILADELPHIA, PA
NATIONAL PERSONNEL RECORDS CENTER, ST. LOUIS
Requests for engraved Medal Sets
Requests for Replacement Certificates/Medals
OCLL
US ARMY HUMAN RESOURCES CMD MILITARY AWARDS
BRANCH ALEXANDRIA, VA
Requests for Award Determinations, Upgrades,
Purple Hearts, etc.
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Department of the ArmyElements of a Valorous
Award Recommendation
U.S. Army Human Resources Command
Active Duty Section 1130 - Chain of Command
Recommendations - Member of Congress Referral -
DA Fm 638 (Award Recommendation) - DA Form 638
or Letter - Narrative Justification - Narrative
Justification - Proposed Citation - Proposed
Citation - Support for DSC MH (Required) -
Support for DSC MH (Required) - Eyewitness
Statements - Same as Active Duty, -
Extracts from Unit Records, - But Typically
Submitted Maps, Photographs,
- Copy of Previous Award
Sketches, and Diagrams - Extracts from
articles in publications (e.g.,
newspapers, books, etc.) on the
Unit/Battle
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AWARDS PROCESS for Section 1130
Military Awards Branch
DA Awards Branch (PERSCOM)
Member of Congress
Request
ADB
OCLL
CSA Sec Army
SADB
Merit
ADB
(Merit Review)
Member of Congress
HQDA, USA HRC Awards Branch
No Merit
Approved
ADB
Member of Congress
HQDA, USA HRC Awards Branch
(Recommendation)
Disapproved
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U.S. Army Human Resources Command
Personnel Services Support Division, The Adjutant
General Directorate
HELP US HELP YOU

• Use our WEB site
• http//www.perscom.army.mil/tagd/awards/index.htm
  
• After initial inquiry, let the system work
• multiple inquiries slow down the process
• Once veteran uses ABCMR route, we can no
• longer be involved
• NPRC first, before contacting Military Awards
  Branch
• If using DA Form 638 have actual member of
  the
• chain of command sign

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U.S. Army Human Resources Command
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