Chapter 182. For the award of the air-mail flyer’s medal of honor
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CHAP. 182.— An Act For the award of the air-mail flyer’s medal of honor. February 14, 1931.[[H. R. 101](/us/bill/71/hr/101).][[Public, No. 661](/us/pl/71/661).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Air-mail flyer’s medal of honor.Awarded for extraordinary achievement, etc., in service.Not a Congressional modal. That the President is hereby authorized, under such rules and regulations as he may prescribe, to present, but not in the name of Congress, an air-mail flyer’s medal of honor, of appropriate design, with accompanying ribbon, to any person who, while serving as a pilot in the air mail service since May 15, 1918, has distinguished, or who, after the approval of this Act, distinguishes himself by heroism or extraordinary *Proviso*.Only one issued to a person.achievement while participating in such service: *Provided*, That no more than one air-mail flyer’s medal of honor shall be issued to any one person, but for each succeeding act or achievement sufficient to justify the award of an air-mail flyer’s medal the President may award a suitable bar or other suitable device to be worn as he shall Posthumous award.direct.
In case an individual who distinguishes himself shall have died before the making of the award to which he may be entitled, the award may nevertheless be made and the medal or the bar or other device presented to such representative of the deceased as the President may designate, but no medal, bar, or other device Honorable service required.hereinbefore authorized shall be awarded or presented to any individual whose entire service subsequent to the time he distinguishes himself has not been honorable.
Approved, February 14, 1931.