Information about medals.......

Getting Military Medals

You can quickly determine which medals you earned simply by examining your military discharge form. Listed on the form are all the medals your final military unit deemed, at the time of your discharge, you were authorized to possess.
You can purchase copies of your medals from any Military Medals retailer.
If you do not have a copy of your discharge form, or you feel your discharge form does not accurately list all the medals you received, you need to request a copy/review of your military records to determine if orders were cut, and placed in your military personnel file, awarding you other medals.

TO REQUEST YOUR MILITARY RECORDS YOU NEED TO

1. obtain a copy of Form SF 180

2. complete the form with the fullest amount of info you know about your military service

3. send the completed SF 180 to the appropriate address on the back of the form


HOW TO OBTAIN FORM SF 180

Send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to:

A copy of Form SF-180 will be mailed to you on the same day your SASE is received.

Service Branch

Where to send SF 180 for medals

Where medals are mailed from

Where to write in case of a problem or an appeal:
 

Navy

Bureau of Naval Personnel
Liaison Office
Room 5409
9700 Page Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63132-5100


Chief of Naval Operations
(OPNAV 09B33)
Awards & Special Projects
Washington, DC 20350-2000


Marine Corps

Bureau of Naval Personnel
Liaison Office
Room 5409
9700 Page Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63132-5100


Commandant
Headquarters
United States Marine Corps
Awards Branch (MHM)
Washington, DC 20380-0001


Coast Guard

Bureau of Naval Personnel
Liaison Office
Room 5409
9700 Page Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63132-5100

Commandant
U.S. Coast Guard
Medals and Awards Branch
(PMP-4)
Washington, DC 20593-0001

Army
 

Army National Personnel
Records Center
Medals Section (NRPMA-M)
9700 Page Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63132-5100


U.S. Army Soldier & Biological Chemical Command, IMMC
Soldier Systems Directorate
700 Robbins Avenue
P.O. Box 57997
Philadelphia, PA 19111-7997


Commander
PERSCOM
Attn: TAPC-PDO-PA
200 Stovall Street
Alexandria, VA 22332-0471


Air Force (including Army Air Corps & Army Air Forces)

National Personnel Records Center
Air Force Reference
Branch (NRPMF)
9700 Page Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63132-5100


Headquarters
Air Force Personnel Ctr
AFPC/DPPPR
550 C Street West, Suite 12
Randolph AFB, TX 78150-4714