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General Information

Eligibility: Presented by the State of New Jersey for military service in the South East Asia Theater of Operations from 1950 to 1955

Criteria:

- Current Resident of NJ.
- Served on Active Duty on or after June 23, 1950 and on or before January 31, 1955 in Korea, Japan or contiguous waters or airspace thereof; and.
- Attached to or served one or more days with an organization participating in or directly supporting military operations.

-Attached to or served for one or more aerial flights into airspace over Korea or contiguous waters directly supporting military operations.

- Served on temporary duty for 30 consecutive days or 60 nonconsecutive days in Korea or contiguous areas, except that this time may be waived for persons participating in actual combat operations.

- Posthumous award authorized.

* Must have received an Honorable Discharge (General Discharge, Under Honorable Conditions, or a Discharge Under Other Than Honorable Conditions shall not be considered valid for this.

All Requests should be mailed to:
NJ Dept of Military and Veterans Affairs
ATTN: DVS-VBB(Medals)
PO Box 340
Trenton, NJ 08625-0340

For additional information contact:
Telephone: (609) 530-6980
Fax: (609) 530-6970