10 USC § 9277 - Medal of honor; Air Force cross; distinguished-service cross; distinguished-service medal; silver star: replacement

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title: "10 USC § 9277 - Medal of honor; Air Force cross; distinguished-service cross; distinguished-service medal; silver star: replacement"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "9277"
section_name: "Medal of honor; Air Force cross; distinguished-service cross; distinguished-service medal; silver star: replacement"
chapter_number: 937
chapter_name: "DECORATIONS AND AWARDS"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "PERSONNEL"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 541, § 8747; Pub. L. 86–593, § 1(4), July 6, 1960, 74 Stat. 332; Pub. L. 107–107, div. A, title V, § 553(c)(2), Dec. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1116; renumbered § 9277, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 806(b)(11), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1833.)"
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# § 9277. Medal of honor; Air Force cross; distinguished-service cross; distinguished-service medal; silver star: replacement

Any medal of honor, Air Force cross, distinguished-service cross, distinguished-service medal, or silver star, or any bar, ribbon, rosette, or other device issued for wear with or in place of any of them, that is stolen, lost, or destroyed, or becomes unfit for use, without fault or neglect of the person to whom it was awarded, shall be replaced without charge.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 541, § 8747; Pub. L. 86–593, § 1(4), July 6, 1960, 74 Stat. 332; Pub. L. 107–107, div. A, title V, § 553(c)(2), Dec. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1116; renumbered § 9277, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 806(b)(11), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1833.)

| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 8747 | 10:1416. | July 9, 1918, ch. 143 (14th par. under “Ordnance Department”), 40 Stat. 871. |

The words “issued for wear with or in place of any of them” are inserted for clarity. The words “presented under the provisions of this title” and “such medal, cross, bar, ribbon, rosette, or device” are omitted as surplusage.

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2018— renumbered  as this section.

2001— substituted “stolen, lost,” for “lost”.

1960— inserted “Air Force cross” in section catchline and in text.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2018 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see , set out as a note preceding .