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389 CHAPTER 567.—DECORATIONS AND AWARDS Sec. 6241. 6242. 6243. 6244. 6245. 6246. 6247. 6248. 6249. 6250. 6251. 6252. 6253. 6254. 6255.
Medal of honor. Navy cross. Distinguished-service medal. Silver star medal. Distinguished flying cross. Navy and Marine Corps Medal. Additional awards. Limitations of time. Limitation of honorable service. Posthumous awards. Delegation of power to award. Regulations. Replacement. Availability of appropriations. Commemorative or special medals: facsimiles and ribbons.
§ 6241. Medal of honor (a) The President may award, and present in the name of Congress, a medal of honor to any person who, while a member of the naval service, in action involving actual conflict with an enemy, or in the line of his profession, distinguishes himself conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty and without detriment to the mission of his command or to the command to which attached. (b) The desiirn of this medal shall be the same as that of the medal of honor authoi ized on August 8, 1942. § 6242. Navy cross The President may award a Navy cross of appropriate design and a ribbon, together with a rosette or other device to be worn in place thereof, to any person who, while serving in any capacity with the Navy or the Marine Corps, distinguishes himself by extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed memy. § 6243. Distinguished-service medal , The President may award a distinguished-service medal of appropriate design and a ribbon, together with a rosette or other device to be worn in place thereof, to any person who, while serving in any capacity with the Navy or the Marine Corps, distinguishes himself by exceptionally meritorious service to the United States in a duty of great responsibility. § 6244. Silver star medal The President may award a silver star medal of appropriate design and a ribbon, together with a rosette or other device to be worn in place thereof, to any person who, while serving in any capacity with the Navy or the Marine Corps, distinguishes himself conspicuously by gallantrj^ and intrepidity in action, such gallantir and service not being sufficient to justify the award of a medal of honor or a Navy cross.
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