NOTICE 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 Medal or a Display Recognition for your authorized award you will be required to provide military-issued documentation authorizing your award. There are no exceptions. WARNING! You must NOT submit a military issued document or photocopy that: has been altered in any way by you after the original's official issue contains information or corrections or additions that you entered lists awards or training you knowingly did not receive contains highlighting, colorizing or other markings you entered Be advised that on request any knowingly fraudulent document sent by you will be released to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) that may result in prosecution and/or fine/imprisonment. Email Questions, or Phone / Fax: 1-562-422-4100 (Pacific Time Zone)

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Processing and Delivery

Style	Admin	Shipping	Total
Full Color .PDF (Printable)	$7.50	Emailed	$7.50
Published Document only (Full Color)	$14.00	$10.77 USPS	$24.77
Heavy Bond Enclosure (Full Color)	$19.00	$10.77 USPS	$29.77
Full Color Printable Certificates on CD-Rom (minimum 20 Certificates)	$7.50	$7.50	By Count

*** USPS USPS Shipping fee based on 1 Certificate shipped to any U.S. state, FPO or APO

** USPS USPS Shipping fee based on 1 Certificate shipped to any U.S. state, FPO or APO

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How to Apply

You may apply for your Display Recognition using a...

Check Debit card (* Shipped within 1 week)

Charge card (* Shipped within 1 week)

Personal, Business, Bank or Cashiers Check ( Shipped in 6 weeks)

Money Order (* Shipped in 6 weeks)

(* 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).

DISPLAY RECOGNITION and/or MEDAL APPLICATION FORM

Mailing Address

Records Chief (REC-AMW)
The American War Library
817 East Via Carmelitos Ste 319
Long Beach CA 90805-7549

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Email: Operation Cornflakes Display Recognition Inquiry

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Issue Regulations
Operation Cornflakes

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Upon crossing The Rhine into Germany proper, Nazi officials conscripted Germans of all ages and both sexes to take up arms against approaching Allied soldiers. To counteract Nazi propaganda that cast Allied soldiers in the worst possible manner, American forces devised Operation Cornflakes under the Office of Strategic Services using the Army Air Force to aidrop bags of properly stamped and addressed mail in the vicinity of bombed mail trains. The bagged mail contained Allied propaganda information informing the reader that Allied Forces had entered Germany as peacemakers to end Nazi government atrocities. Some of the mail was intended to break civilian morale or encourage sabotage. Awarded for In-theatre service during the Operation Period.

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