[Title 32 CFR 578.48a]
[Code of Federal Regulations (annual edition) - July 1, 2002 Edition]
[Title 32 - NATIONAL DEFENSE]
[Chapter V - DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY]
[Subchapter F - PERSONNEL]
[Part 578 - DECORATIONS, MEDALS, RIBBONS, AND SIMILAR DEVICES]
[Sec. 578.48a - Medal for Humane Action.]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]


32NATIONAL DEFENSE32002-07-012002-07-01false578.48aSec. 578.48aNATIONAL DEFENSEDEPARTMENT OF THE ARMYPERSONNELDECORATIONS, MEDALS, RIBBONS, AND SIMILAR DEVICES
Sec. 578.48a  Medal for Humane Action.

    Established by the Act of July 20, 1949 (63 Stat. 447; 10 U.S.C. 
1430d, Supp. III).
    (a) Description. The medal of bronze is 1\1/4\ inches in diameter. 
On the obverse is a facsimile of a C-54 airplane within a wreath of 
wheat centering at the bottom of the coat of arms of the city of Berlin, 
Germany. The reverse bears the eagle, shield, and arrows from the seal 
of the Department of Defense beneath the words ``For Humane Action'' and 
above the quotation ``To Supply Necessities Of Life To The People of 
Berlin, Germany.'' The medal is suspended by a ring from a silk moire 
ribbon 1\3/8\ inches in length and 1\3/8\ inches in width, banded in 
black (\9/32\ inch) on each edge symmetrically inclosing white strips 
(\1/16\ inch) outside blue bands (\9/32\ inch) followed by white stripes 
(\3/64\ inch) centering one stripe of red (\1/32\ inch).
    (b) Requirements--(1) General. Service for at least 120 days during 
the period June 26, 1948, and September 30, 1949, inclusive, within the 
boundaries of the Berlin airlift operations prescribed in paragraph (c) 
of this section, while participating in the Berlin airlift or in direct 
support thereof, by the following individuals:
    (i) Members of the Armed Forces of the United States.
    (ii) Persons other than members of the Armed Forces of the United 
States when recommended for meritorious participation.
    (2) Posthumous. Awards may be made to those persons who lost their 
lives while participating in the Berlin airlift, or as a direct result 
of participating therein, without regard to the length of such service, 
provided all other requirements prescribed in subparagraph (1) of this 
paragraph have been complied with.
    (c) Boundaries of area of Berlin airlift operations--(1) Northern 
Boundary. 54th parallel north latitude.
    (2) Eastern boundary. 14th meridian east longitude.
    (3) Southern boundary. 48th parallel north latitude.
    (4) Western boundary. 5th meridian west longitude.
    (d) Awards. No individual will be awarded more than one Medal for 
Humane Action, regardless of the number of times he may qualify for an 
award.

[15 FR 5993, Sept. 6, 1950, as amended at 16 FR 391, Jan. 16, 1951]