2017 US Code
Title 10 - Armed Forces
Subtitle C - Navy and Marine Corps
Part II - Personnel
Chapter 567 - Decorations and Awards
Sec. 6255 - Commemorative or special medals: facsimiles and ribbons

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Citation 10 U.S.C. § 6255 (2017)
Section Name ยง6255. Commemorative or special medals: facsimiles and ribbons
Section Text

Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy, members of the naval service may wear, in place of commemorative or special medals awarded to them, miniature facsimiles of such medals and ribbons symbolic of the awards.

Source Credit

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 391.)

Editorial Notes
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
6255 34 U.S.C. 358a. Apr. 25, 1935, ch. 82, 49 Stat. 162.

The words "members of the naval service may" are substituted for the words "That authority is hereby granted to personnel of the Navy and Marine Corps" for clarity.

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 10 - ARMED FORCES
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 10 - ARMED FORCES
Subtitle C - Navy and Marine Corps
PART II - PERSONNEL
CHAPTER 567 - DECORATIONS AND AWARDS
Sec. 6255 - Commemorative or special medals: facsimiles and ribbons
Contains section 6255
Date 2017
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 12, 2018
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 49 Stat. 162
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