Collapse to view only § 51906. Special certificates for civilian service to armed forces
- § 51901. Awards for individual acts or service
- § 51902. Gallant Ship Award
- § 51903. Multiple awards
- § 51904. Presentation to representatives
- § 51905. Flags and grave markers
- § 51906. Special certificates for civilian service to armed forces
- § 51907. Provision of decorations, medals, and replacements
- § 51908. Prohibition against unauthorized manufacture, sale, possession, or display of awards
An individual may not be awarded more than one of any type of decoration or medal under this chapter. For each succeeding act or service justifying the same decoration or medal, a suitable device may be awarded to be worn with the decoration or medal.
If an individual to be issued an award under this chapter is unable to accept the award personally, the Secretary of Transportation may present the award to an appropriate representative.
Except as authorized under another law, the Secretary of Transportation may issue, at no cost, a flag of the United States and a grave marker to the family or personal representative of a deceased individual who served in the merchant marine of the United States in support of the armed forces of the United States or its allies during a war or national emergency.