CHAPTER 35
MEDALS AWARDED FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
AN ACT to provide for the awarding of medals to the officers and enlisted men of the Delaware National Guard for Distinguished Service.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met:
Section 1. That the Governor be, and he is hereby authorized to present, in the name of the State of Delaware, a Conspicuous Service Cross, of such design as hereinafter provided, to any Officer or Enlisted Member of the Delaware National Guard, who while serving in any capacity in the Delaware National Guard shall distinguish himself as hereinafter provided.
That the Conspicuous Service Cross shall be a bronze Maltese cross one inch long, with the Coat of Arms of the State of Delaware in miniature in the center thereof and the words "For Conspicuous Service" inscribed on the arms of the cross. The reverse plain. The cross suspended by a ribbon one and three-eighths inches in width and one and three-eighths inches in length, of red with a gray stripe one-half inch in width in the center.
To be awarded to officers and enlisted men of the Delaware National Guard who perform conspicuous acts of valor or who render conspicuous service to the National Guard above the ordinary requirements of duty well done. Medal to be awarded upon the recommendation of the same board as awards the Medal of Military Merit.
Section 2. That for the purpose of this act there shall be a Medal for Military Merit, and a Medal for Service in Aid of Civil Authority.
That the Medal for Military Merit shall be a medal of bronze one and one-fourth inches in diameter. On the obverse is the Coat of Arms of the State of Delaware around which is inscribed "For Military Merit." The reverse is plain. The medal is suspended by a silk ribbon one and three-eighths inches in width and one and three-eighths inches in length of gray, with a band of red one-quarter inch in width in the center.
This medal to be awarded under the following conditions:
1. For long and faithful service; in which case a bronze bar with these words will be placed on the ribbon of the medal, to be awarded to officers and enlisted men who have completed ten or more years of faithful service and attended at least seventy-five per cent of their drills and camps of instruction during that time. Time spent in the Federal service to count in the computation of time.
2. For proficiency in Military studies :To be awarded to such officers and enlisted men as satisfactorily complete a course of study to be announced in orders from the Adjutant General's office each year and who attend at least eighty per cent of the prescribed classes and pass the final examination given at the conclusion of the course.
3. To such officers and enlisted men as distinguish themselves and bring credit to the National Guard by winning athletic events in competition with teams or persons not in the Delaware National Guard; or who in National or Regional Rifle and Pistol competitions win a creditable standing.
4. This medal to be awarded upon the recommendation of a board of three officers and two enlisted men appointed by the Adjutant General. This medal may be awarded for any meritorious military activity not enumerated above, provided such award is approved by the Governor.
Section 3. That the medal for Service in Aid of Civil Authority shall be a bronze medal one and one-fourth inches in diameter. On the obverse a mailed fist grasping a Roman sword, the sword vertical, point up. Upon the point of the sword the scales of justice. The words for Service in Aid of Civil Authority in circular form inscribed thereon. The medal suspended by a ribbon one and three-eighths inches in width and one and three-eighths inches in length of blue with a band of gold one-quarter inch wide through the center.
This medal to be awarded to officers and enlisted men of the Delaware National Guard who have been called upon by the Governor to assist the Civil Authorities in the preservation of law and order. It may be awarded to former officers and enlisted men who have had service as specified above and who have been honorably discharged from the Delaware National Guard. Only one medal shall be awarded to any one person. For each service in Aid of Civil Authority subsequent to the one that earns the medal, a bronze star three-sixteenth inches in diameter shall be affixed to the ribbon.
Section 4. That for the purpose of carrying out the purpose of this Act the sum of Three Hundred Dollars is hereby appropriated.
Approved March 16, A. D. 1927.