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Wound Ribbon
Display Recognition
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Wound Ribbon
Display Recognition
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Sample Display Recognition:
Displayed: Army.
All Five Service Branches, Army, Coast Guard,
Marine and Navy are Applicable.
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Military Branches
All Military Service branches are applicable:
Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, Navy
Pictured: A laminated Shadowbox Patch of this Discontinued Ribbon is available
You have four display types to choose from:
Black & White (No Color)
Heavy Bond Enclosure
or EnDurable Acrylux© Frame
or Classic Deluxe Frame
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Heavy Bond Enclosure Colors: Regal, Black, Navy Trimmed in Appearance Gold Ready for Mantle or Shelf Display |
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Issue Requirements
You must submit the following:
This Display Recognition is available ONLY to authorized recipients who possess orders, or authorization form, or release documentation that confirms award eligibility. (See "Issue Requirements"). To obtain either a Display or a Display Recognition for your authorized award you will be required to provide military-issued documentation authorizing your award. There are no exceptions. You must NOT submit a military issued document or photocopy that:
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Personnel Branch
Processing and Delivery
| Style | Admin | Shipping | Total | Black & White (No Color) .PDF | $9.50 | Emailed | $9.50 | Document only (Full Color) | $14.00 | $10.50 | $24.50 | Heavy Bond Enclosure (Full Color) | $19.00 | $10.50 | $29.50 |
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You may apply for your Display Recognition using a...
(* Upon reception of required documentation)
Complete and MAIL this APPLICATION FORM.
Don't forget to include an unaltered COPY of your DD-214, WD AGO 53-55 or other pre-arranged document(s).
Click here for answers to common questions
Email: Wound Ribbon Display Recognition InquiryTelephone: 1-562-422-4100
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Wound Ribbon
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ESTABLISHING AUTHORITY
The Wound Ribbon was established by Secretary of War Newton D. Baker on September 6, 1917, and implemented by Paragraph XI-1 of War Department General Orders Number 134 of October 12, 1917. However, it was replaced (Paragraph 1(d) of War Department General Orders Number 6 of January 12, 1918) by the wound chevrons. Veterans who earned the Purple Heart may display/wear the Wound Ribbon.
EFFECTIVE DATES
The Wound Ribbon was issued from September 6, 1917 to October 12, 1918.
CRITERIA
The Wound Ribbon was to be awarded for each wounding incident to each officer or enlisted man who was "honorably wounded in action."
ORDER OF PRECEDENCE
No order of precedence was established for this ribbon.
DEVICES
No devices were authorized for this ribbon; a separate ribbon was to be worn for each successive award.
