WWII, ARMY GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, RIBBON, DISCHARGE BADGE, LAPEL BADGE, NAMED, ORIGINAL ISSUE BOX

 

Full sized medal. Slot brooch, functional rotating clasp. Pinback Ribbon with functional rotating clasp. Discharge Lapel Badge and Ribbon Bar lapel badge. Extra ribbon swatch.


Records show that this medal was issued to Robert E. Ormston. Army Serial Number: 20503997. Enlistment Date: 15 Oct 1940.


The Good Conduct Medal is one of the oldest military awards of the United States Armed Forces. The U.S. Navy's variant of the Good Conduct Medal was established in 1869, the Marine Corps version in 1896, the Coast Guard version in 1923, the Army version in 1941, and the Air Force version in 1963; the Air Force Good Conduct Medal was temporarily discontinued from February 2006 to February 2009, followed by its subsequent reinstatement.

 

The criteria for a Good Conduct Medal are defined by Executive Orders 8809, 9323, and 10444. The Good Conduct Medal, each one specific to one of the six branches of the U.S. Armed Forces, is currently awarded to any active duty enlisted member of the United States military who completes three consecutive years of "honorable and faithful service," or the initial term of enlistment if less than three years. Such service implies that a standard enlistment was completed without any non-judicial punishment, disciplinary infractions, or court martial offenses. If a service member commits an offense, the three-year mark "resets" and a service member must perform an additional three years of service without having to be disciplined, before the Good Conduct may be authorized.

 

During times of war, the Good Conduct Medal may be awarded for one year of faithful service. The Good Conduct Medal may also be awarded posthumously, to any enlisted service member who dies in the line of duty.


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