It is fair to state that the
actual number of individual decorations awarded under combat conditions cannot be stated
with absolute certainty. Normally during these periods, award approval authority
for most
decorations is delegated to field commanders. That is, the system is decentralized to
provide for more timely recognition of the combat soldier. The numbers for the individual
decorations shown
on these charts represent only those awards that were properly processed
and reported to Headquarters, Department of the Army.
These charts reflect the current statistics recorded by
the Military Awards Branch.
