§ 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 11/4 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 13/8 inches in length and 13/8 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.