21. I was a POW during World War II. How do I get the new POW medal?
The military issues medals, not the VA. If you were in the Navy, Marine Corps or Coast Guard, write to: U.S. Navy Liaison Office, National Personnel Records Center, Room 3475, 9700 Paige Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63132. If you were in the Army, write to Army Reserve Personnel Center, Attn: ARPC-VSE, National Personnel Records Center, 9700 Paige Blvd., St. Louis, MO, 63132. If you were in the Air Force, write to National Personnel Records Center (Military Personnel Records), 9700 Paige Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63132. If possible, include a copy of your discharge papers, dates of service, service number or Social Security number and other pertinent information. Survivors can receive the POW Medal on behalf of veterans who died before receiving it.
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QUOTE (Tbird @ Nov 23 2005, 04:53 PM) 
21. I was a POW during World War II. How do I get the new POW medal?
The military issues medals, not the VA. If you were in the Navy, Marine Corps or Coast Guard, write to: U.S. Navy Liaison Office, National Personnel Records Center, Room 3475, 9700 Paige Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63132. If you were in the Army, write to Army Reserve Personnel Center, Attn: ARPC-VSE, National Personnel Records Center, 9700 Paige Blvd., St. Louis, MO, 63132. If you were in the Air Force, write to National Personnel Records Center (Military Personnel Records), 9700 Paige Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63132. If possible, include a copy of your discharge papers, dates of service, service number or Social Security number and other pertinent information. Survivors can receive the POW Medal on behalf of veterans who died before receiving it.
The military issues medals, not the VA. If you were in the Navy, Marine Corps or Coast Guard, write to: U.S. Navy Liaison Office, National Personnel Records Center, Room 3475, 9700 Paige Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63132. If you were in the Army, write to Army Reserve Personnel Center, Attn: ARPC-VSE, National Personnel Records Center, 9700 Paige Blvd., St. Louis, MO, 63132. If you were in the Air Force, write to National Personnel Records Center (Military Personnel Records), 9700 Paige Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63132. If possible, include a copy of your discharge papers, dates of service, service number or Social Security number and other pertinent information. Survivors can receive the POW Medal on behalf of veterans who died before receiving it.
Do you have heart disease? If so you need to file a claim for service connected heart disease because heart disease has been added to the presumptive list of service connected conditions for former POws.
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