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 himself conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity in action, such gallantry and service not being sufficient to justify the award of a medal of honor or a Navy cross. Navy and Marine "SEC. 5 . That the President be, and he hereby is, further authorized orps Medal. to present, but not in the name of Congress, a medal to be known as the Navy and Marine Corps Medal, of appropriate design with accompanying ribbon, together with a rosette or other device to be worn in lieu thereof, to any person who while serving in any capacity with the United States Navy or Marine Corps, including the Naval Reserve or Marine Corps Reserve, shall have, since December 6, 1941, distinguished himself or herself by heroism not involving actual con- flict with an enemy, or to any person to whom the Secretary of the Navy has heretofore awarded a letter of commendation for heroism, regardless of the date of such act of heroism, who makes application for such medal. No additional pay shall be payable under section 6 for service rendered prior to the date of the enactment of this section by virtue of the award of a Navy and Marine Corps medal based dditionalpay for upon any act of heroism performed prior to December 7, 1941. each award. "SEC. 6. That each enlisted or enrolled person of the naval service to whom is awarded a medal of honor, Navy cross, distinguished- service medal, silver star medal, or a Navy and Marine Corps Medal shall, for each such award, be entitled to additional pay at the rate of $2 per month from the date of the distinguished act or service on which the award is based, and each bar, or other suitable emblem or insignia, in lieu of a medal of honor, Navy cross, distinguished- service medal, silver star medal, or a Navy and Marine Corps Medal, as hereby provided for, shall entitle him to further additional pay at there rate of $2 per month from the date of the distinguished act or service for which the bar is awarded, and such additional pay shall continue throughout his active service, whether such service shall or shall not be continuous. Bars, etc., for "SEC. 7. That no more than one medal of honor, or one Navy succeeding acts of heroism. cross, or one distinguished-service medal, or one silver star medal or one Navy and Marine Corps Medal shall be issued to any one person; but for each succeeding deed or service sufficient to justify the awarding of a medal of honor, or Navy cross, or a distinguished- service medal, silver star medal, or a Navy and Marine Corps Medal, respectively, the President may award a suitable bar, or other suit- able embllem or insignia, to be worn with the decoration and a corre- splolldilng rosette or other device. medals, etc. o SEC. 8. The Secretary of the Navy is hereby authorized to expend from the .appropriation 'Pay, subsistence, alld transportation of naval personnel' of the Navy Department so much as may be necessary to defray the cost of the medals of honor, Navy crosses, distinguished- service medals, silver star medals, and Navy and Marine Corps Medals, and bars, emblems, or insignia herein provided for, and so much as may be necessary to replace any medals, crosses, bars, emblems, or Pres insignia as are herein or may hereafter have been provided for: Replaements. Provided, That such replacement shall be made only in those cases where the medal of honor, Navy cross, distinguished-service medal, silver star medal, or a Navy and Marine Corps Medal, or bar, emblem, or insignia presented under the provisions of this or any other Act shall have been lost, destroyed, or rendered unfit for use without fault'or neglect on the part of the person to whom it was awarded Ti i and shall be made without charge therefor. Tance t SEC. 9. That, except as otherwise prescribed herein, no medal of honor, Navy cross, distinguished-service medal, silver star medal, Navy and Marine Corps Medal, or bar or other suitable emblem or 744 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 551-AUG. 7, 1942 [56 STAT.

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