Service Branch Where to write for medals Where medals are mailed from
Where to write in case of a problem or an appeal
ARMY
National Personnel Records Center
Medals Section (NRPMA-M)
9700 Page Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63132-5100
Where medals are mailed from:
U.S. Army Soldier & Biological Chemical Command, IMMC
Soldier Systems Directorate
700 Robbins Avenue
P.O. Box 57997
Philadelphia, PA 19111-7997
Where to write in case of a problem or an appeal:
Commander
PERSCOM
Attn: TAPC-PDO-PA
200 Stovall Street
Alexandria, VA 22332-0471
Where to write for medals
AIR FORCE (including Army Air Corps & Army Air Forces)
National Personnel Records Center
Air Force Reference Branch (NRPMF)
9700 Page Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63132-5100
Where medals are mailed from
Headquarters Air Force Personnel Ctr
AFPC/DPPPR
550 C Street West, Suite 12
Randolph AFB, TX 78150-4714
Where to write in case of a problem or an appeal
Headquarters
Air Force Personnel Ctr
AFPC/DPPPR
550 C Street West, Suite 12
Randolph AFB, TX 78150-4714
Where to write for medals
NAVY
Bureau of Naval Personnel
Liaison Office
Room 5409
9700 Page Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63132-5100
Where medals are mailed from
Bureau of Naval Personnel
Liaison Office
Room 5409
9700 Page Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63132-5100
Where to write in case of a problem or an appeal
Chief of Naval Operations
(OPNAV 09B33)
Awards & Special Projects
Washington, DC 20350-2000
Where to write for medals MARINE CORPS
Bureau of Naval Personnel
Liaison Office
Room 5409
9700 Page Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63132-5100
Where medals are mailed from
Bureau of Naval Personnel Liaison Office
Room 5409
9700 Page Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63132-5100
Where to write in case of a problem or an appeal
Commandant
Headquarters United States Marine Corps
Awards Branch (MHM)
Washington, DC 20380-0001
Where to write for medals:
COAST GUARD
Bureau of Naval Personnel Liaison Office
Room 5409
9700 Page Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63132-5100
Where medals are mailed from
Bureau of Naval Personnel Liaison Office
Room 5409
9700 Page Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63132-5100
Where to write in case of a problem or an appeal
Commandant
U.S. Coast Guard
Medals and Awards Branch
(PMP-4)
Washington, DC 20593-0001
NOTE:
Recently, the Department of the Army and the National Archives and Records Administration entered into an agreement which gives the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) authority to verify entitlement to replacement awards and decorations for discharged, retired or deceased Army veterans. This was previously the responsibility of the Army Reserve Personnel Command (AR-PERSCOM). Army medals requests submitted within the last two years are currently in the process of being transferred from AR-PERSCOM to NPRC. The transfer of this work will take a number of months to complete. Once the transfer has been completed, requests pertaining to these specific Army medals will be answered as quickly as possible. AR-PERSCOM estimates a backlog of 98,000 routine requests for Army medals, going back two years; and at least 4,300 Congressional requests for Army awards and decorations which may also be up to two years old. "We understand the desire to obtain the medals as quickly as possible; however, multiple requests for the same awards will further complicate the process. Once the transfer is complete, we will begin responding to both the backlog of requests and all new inquiries in an expeditious manner. If you are now requesting medals, or you previously wrote to NPRC or AR-PERSCOM requesting medals, we ask that you do not write again. If you wish to submit a medals request for the first time, please do so after March 1, 1999. We appreciate your patience in this matter."
Generally, there is no charge for medal or award replacements. The length of time to receive a response or your medals and awards varies depending upon the branch of service sending the medals.
>From the National Archives and Records Administration Regional Records Services web site http://www.nara.gov/regional/mprawr.html
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