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MEDAL REQUEST
ADDRESSES
When requesting replacement medals or awards, DO NOT
mail the form to the address on the SF180 form. Instead, mail your form
to the appropriate address below.
The Standard Form (SF 180), Request Pertaining to
Military Records (click here to download the front
of SF180, click here to down load the back
of SF180) is recommended for requesting medals and awards. Provide
as much information as possible and send the form to the appropriate
address from the following table:
Service
Branch |
Where to write for
medals |
Where medals are
mailed from |
Where to write in
case of
a problem or an appeal |
| Army |
National Personnel
Records Center
Medals Section (NRPMA-M)
9700 Page Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63132-5100
See NOTE below |
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
See NOTE below |
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 |
Headquarters
Air Force Personnel Ctr
AFPC/DPPPR
550 C Street West,
Suite 12
Randolph AFB, TX 78150-4714 |
| Navy |
Bureau of Naval Personnel
Liaison Office
Room 5409
9700 Page Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63132-5100 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
NOTE: Recently, the
Department of the Army and the National Archives and Records
Administration entered into an agreement which gives the National
Personnel Records Center (NPRC) authority to verify entitlement to
replacement awards and decorations for discharged, retired or
deceased Army veterans. This was previously the responsibility of
the Army Reserve Personnel Command (AR-PERSCOM). Army medals requests
submitted within the last two years are currently in the process of
being transferred from AR-PERSCOM to NPRC. The transfer of this work
will take a number of months to complete. Once the transfer has been
completed, requests pertaining to these specific Army medals will be
answered as quickly as possible.
AR-PERSCOM estimates a backlog of 98,000 routine
requests for Army medals, going back two years; and at least 4,300
Congressional requests for Army awards and decorations which may also
be up to two years old. We understand the desire to obtain the medals
as quickly as possible; however, multiple requests for the same awards
will further complicate the process. Once the transfer is complete, we
will begin responding to both the backlog of requests and all new
inquiries in an expeditious manner. If you are now requesting medals,
or you previously wrote to NPRC or AR-PERSCOM requesting medals, we
ask that you do not write again. If you wish to submit a medals
request for the first time, please do so after March 1, 1999. We
appreciate your patience in this matter.
Generally, there is no charge for medal or award
replacements. The length of time to receive a response or your medals
and awards varies depending upon the branch of service sending the
medals.
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