WikiLeaks Document Release http://wikileaks.org/wiki/CRS-RS21474 February 2, 2009 Congressional Research Service Report RS21474 Military Awards: Sources of Information Julissa Gomez-Granger, Knowledge Services Group March 15, 2006 Abstract. This report identifies sources of information on military awards, including the Department of Defense, other government agencies, and private organizations. It provides addresses, telephone numbers, and Web addresses. Order Code RS21474 Updated March 15, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Military Awards: Sources of Information Julissa Gomez-Granger Information Research Specialist Knowledge Services Group Summary This report is intended for congressional use. It identifies sources of information http://wikileaks.org/wiki/CRS-RS21474 on military awards and decorations, including the Department of Defense, other government agencies, and private organizations. It provides addresses, telephone numbers, and Web addresses. This report will be updated as needed. Department of Defense Each of the military services has an office that responds to requests regarding military awards and decorations. This includes requests for the issuance or replacement of military awards, information on eligibility criteria, statistics, and historical data on military awards. Military Awards Branch U.S. Army Human Resources Command ATTN: AHRC-PDO-PA 200 Stovall Street, Suite 3S67, Hoffman II Alexandria, VA 22332-0474 (703) 325-8700 [https://www.hrc.army.mil/site/active/TAGD/awards/index.htm] U.S. Navy Department Navy Awards NO9B33 2000 Navy Pentagon Washington, D.C. 20350-2000 NavyAwards@Navy.Mil [https://awards.navy.mil] Congressional Research Service ~ The Library of Congress CRS-2 U.S. Air Force Personnel Center Attn: Air Force Recognition Programs 550 C Street West, Suite 12 Randolph AFB, TX 78150-4714 (210) 565-5000 [http://ask.afpc.randolph.af.mil/awards/default.asp?prods3=152&prods2=2&prods1=1] Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps Attn: Military Awards Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps 3280 Russell Road Quantico, VA 22134 (703) 784-9206 [https://lnweb1.manpower.usmc.mil/manpower/mm/mmma/awardsref.nsf] U.S. Army Center of Military History 103 Third Avenue http://wikileaks.org/wiki/CRS-RS21474 Collins Hall Fort Lesley J. McNair Washington, D.C. 20319-5018 (202) 685-2194 [http://www.army.mil/cmh/Moh1.htm] The U.S. Army Center of Military History provides a full-text listing of official citations for Medal of Honor recipients at the above Web address. The Institute of Heraldry 9325 Gunston Rd., Room S-112 Ft. Belvoir, VA 22060-5579 (703) 806-4972 [http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/] The Institute of Heraldry provides services to the armed forces as well as to U.S. government agencies. These services include design and standardization of badges, insignia, decorations, and medals of the U.S. military, as well as information on how they are displayed, and how and why they are worn. Department of Transportation U.S. Maritime Administration Medals and Decorations, Room 7302 Department of Transportation 400 Seventh Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20590 (202) 366-2646 [http://www.marad.dot.gov/history/medals.html] The U.S. Maritime Administration provides information on awards to members of the U.S. Merchant Marine who served in support of the U.S. armed forces. CRS-3 National Archives and Records Administration The National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) of the National Archives and Records Administration houses military service records, which include information on medals, awards, and decorations received by individual service members. The NRPC responds to veteran requests for verification and issuance or replacement of military service awards. Veterans should contact the NRPC Office of the appropriate service (note that the NPRC does not accept telephone requests for records). For more information, see [http://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records/replacement-medals.html]. Army National Personnel Records Center Medals Section (NRPMA-M) 9700 Page Avenue St. Louis, MO 63132-5100 Air Force http://wikileaks.org/wiki/CRS-RS21474 National Personnel Record Center Air Force Reference Branch (NRPMF) 9700 Page Avenue St. Louis, MO 63132-5100 Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Bureau of Naval Personnel Liaison Office, Room 5409 9700 Page Avenue St. Louis, MO 63132-5100 Organizations Organizations whose memberships consist of recipients of awards are a source of publications, historical information, and services to veterans. Congressional Medal of Honor Society 40 Patriots Point Road Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 (843) 884-8862 [http://www.cmohs.org/] Legion of Valor of the United States of America c/o Philip J. Conran 4706 Calle Reina Santa Barbara, CA 93110 (805) 692-2244 [http://www.legionofvalor.com/] CRS-4 Military Order of the Purple Heart 5413-B Backlick Road Springfield, VA 22151 (703) 642-5360 [http://www.purpleheart.org/] Selected Reference Works Proft, R.J. United States of America's Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients and Their Official Citations (Columbia Heights, MN: Highland House II, 3rd ed., 2002), 1,240 p. Strandberg, John, E. The Call of Duty: Military Awards and Decorations of the United States of America (San Jose, CA: James Bender Publishing, 1994), 384 p. CRS Reports http://wikileaks.org/wiki/CRS-RS21474 CRS Report RS20900. D-Day and the French Jubilee of Liberty Medal, by Barbara Salazar Torreon. CRS Report 95-519. Medal of Honor: History and Issues, by David F. Burrelli. CRS Report RL30011. Medal of Honor Recipients: 1979-2005, by Julissa Gomez-Granger.