99 66 worked 1 holiday; Switchboard operator, July 1 to 31, 1915, 31 days, worked 4 Sundays and 1 holiday;" "Employed on extra duty on Washington-Alaska Military Cable and Telegraph System, July 1 to 31, 1915, 31 days, worked 4 Sundays and 1 holiday." In the cases described in paragraph 2 of this order the pay rolls will show the information required by such paragraph in addition to that indicated by the above examples. (Par. I, G. O. 59, 1915—1750658 C, A. G. O.) ARTICLE VIII. MEDALS AND BADGES-CERTIFICATES OF MERIT— HONORABLE MENTION. 63. Presentation of medals of honor.-The presentation of a medal of honor to an officer or enlisted man in the military service, awarded under the joint resolution of Congress approved July 12, 1862, and the act of Congress approved March 3, 1863, will always be made with formal and impressive ceremonial. The recipient will, when practicable, be ordered to Washington, D. C., and the presentation will be made by the President as Commander in Chief, or by such representative as the President may designate. When not practicable to have the presentation at Washington, the details of time, place, and ceremony will be prescribed by the Chief of Staff for each case. On campaign, the presentation will be made by the division or higher commander. (Ex. Order, Sept. 20, 1905, Par. II, G. O. 158, 1905–956103, M. S. O.) 64. Announcement of awards of medals of honor and certificates of merit-Honorable mention of meritorious acts.Awards of medals of honor and certificates of merit will be announced from time to time in general orders of the War Department, and honorable mention of gallant or specially meritorious acts of officers, enlisted men, and others serving in or with the Army will be published, in the discretion of the commanding general, in general orders of the department or tactical division in which the service is performed. 109, 1888, as amended by G. O. 86, 1902.) (G. O. 65. Issue of the Philippines congressional medal for enlisted service in the Regular Army.-The medal provided for by the act of Congress approved June 29, 1906, will be issued by the Quartermaster General of the Army, upon application and proof of identity, to those men who enlisted, or reenlisted, in the Regular Army between April 21 and October 26, 1898, for service during the War with Spain, who were accordingly entitled to their discharge from that service at the close of the war under the provisions of the orders of the War Department, and who did not avail themselves of the privilege of discharge conferred thereby but remained in the service to help to suppress the Philippine insurrection, and who were subsequently honorably discharged as of that enlistment or reenlistment, or who died in the service. Upon application this medal will be issued to the proper legal representative of any deceased enlisted man who, if living, would be entitled to the same. (Par. I, Cir. 11, 19081213796, M. S. O.) 66. Certificate of merit badges and campaign badges, au. thority for issue.-1. By authority of the President, a badge with ribbon will be issued to each officer and enlisted man in the service to whom a certificate of merit has been or may hereafter be issued; a badge to be issued for each certificate of merit awarded. The badge and ribbon thereof are a part of the uniform and will be worn as prescribed in the Uniform Regulations. 2. By authority of the President, campaign badges with ribbons will be issued as articles of the uniform to officers and enlisted men in the service to commemorate services which have been or shall hereafter be rendered in campaign. The badges and ribbons will be worn as prescribed in the Uniform Regulations. Announcement will be made by the War Department designating campaigns for which badges will be issued and defining the conditions of award. 3. On announcement that service in a campaign is to be rewarded by a badge, company commanders will forward to The Adjutant General of the Army, through military channels, lists in duplicate of those officers and enlisted men of their present commands who served under conditions entitling them to a badge, with a statement in the case of each individual, showing time and place of service, organization in which the service was rendered, and the highest rank held in the Regular or Volunteer Army during such service. Similar lists will be forwarded by the commanders of departments, tactical divisions, and regiments, and by the chiefs of the Coast Artillery Corps and of the various staff corps and departments, respecting officers and enlisted men at present serving under their 67993-18-ii immediate command and all officers and enlisted men not otherwise included. When these lists have been verified from the records of the War Department and duly approved, the badges will be sent by the depot quartermaster, Washington, D. C., to the proper commanding officers for distribution. 4. Badges for each campaign will be numbered serially, and a record will be kept by The Adjutant General showing the name, rank, and organization of the person to whom each badge was issued, for what service, and the highest rank held by him in the Regular or Volunteer Army during such service. 5. Organization commanders will note on the military record of men to whom badges have been issued, the character of the badge and its number. In case of the loss of a badge by an enlisted man, his immediate commander will investigate and report upon the circumstances attending the loss and make recommendation regarding the issue of a duplicate badge. The report will be forwarded to The Adjutant General of the Army, and six months thereafter, if the badge has not been found, application for a duplicate may be made by the soldier's immediate commander. 6. The badges and ribbons herein prescribed and the bars from which badges are suspended, will be furnished by the Quartermaster Corps and will be issued gratuitously to enlisted men and at cost price to officers. Gratuitous issue to enlisted men of bars and ribbons will be two bars during an enlistment and two sections per year of the ribbon for the bars. Any issue of ribbons in excess of this allowance will be charged to the soldier at cost price. (G. O. 4, 1905-962064, M. S. O.; Par. I, G. O. 123, 1905-1005837, M. S. O.; Par. 9, G. O. 129, 1908-1357957, A. G. O.; Par. 5, Cir. 33, 1908982936 B, M. S. O.) 67. Campaign badges part of effects of a deceased soldier. Campaign badges, being articles of clothing, are part of the effects of a deceased soldier and should be disposed of in accordance with the requirements of paragraph 163, Army Regulations. (Par. I, Cir. 45, 1905-1022407, M. S. O.) 68. Civil War, Indian, Spanish, Philippine, and China campaign badges, award of.—The following instructions concerning the award of campaign badges are published as a substitute for all previous orders and circulars on the subject subsequently to General Orders, No. 4, War Department, January 11, 1905, paragraph 66, this compilation: 1. In accordance with the provisions of General Orders, No. 4, War Department, January 11, 1905, certificate of merit badges, and campaign badges as named below, of the patterns in the office of the Quartermaster General, will be issued to officers and enlisted men, including those on the retired list, who were in the military service of the United States on January 11, 1905, or at any time thereafter. The badges will be issued to the proper legal representative of any such officer or enlisted man who has died since January 11, 1905. (a) Civil War campaign badge: For service in the Regular or Volunteer Army or in the militia in the service of the United States during the Civil War between April 15, 1861, and April 9, 1865. (b) Indian campaign badge: For service in the followingnamed campaigns against hostile Indians or in any serious action with hostile Indians in which there have been killed or wounded upon the side of the troops; decision to be made in each case of the latter class, upon individual application, whether the action concerned was such as to be properly considered serious within the meaning of the order: In southern Oregon and Idaho and northern parts of California and Nevada, 1865–1868. Against Cheyennes, Arapahoes, Kiowas, and Comanches in Kansas, Colorado, and Indian Territory, 1867, 1868, and 1869. Modoc War, 1872 and 1873. Against Apaches of Arizona, 1873. Against Kiowas, Comanches, and Cheyennes in Kansas, Colorado, Texas, Indian Territory, and New Mexico, 1874 and 1875. Against Northern Cheyennes and Sioux, 1876 and 1877. Bannock War, 1878. Against Northern Cheyennes, 1878 and 1879. Against Utes in Colorado and Utah, September, 1879, to November, 1880. Against Apaches in Arizona and New Mexico, 1885 and 1886. The operations of officers and enlisted men who served with Troops C, E, F, and L, Third Cavalry, from Fort Davis, Tex., and detachment of Troop M, Third Cavalry, from Camp Peña Colorado, Tex., in June and July, 1885, in preventing hostile Apache Indians from entering the State of Texas, form part of this campaign. |