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abandonment of personal property occurring incident to their service,
or to replace such personal property in kind, if the damage to or loss,
destruction, capture, or abandonment of property shall not have been
caused in whole or in part by any negligence or wrongful act on the
part of the claimant, his agent, or employee, and shall not have
occurred at quarters occupied by the claimant within the continental
United States, excluding Alaska, which are not assigned to him or
otherwise provided in kind by the Government.
(b) No claim shall be settled under this section unless presented Time limitation.
in writing within one year after the accident or incident out of which
such claim arises shall have occurred, if such accident or incident
occurs in time of war, or if war intervenes within one year after its
occurrence, any claim may, on good cause shown, be presented within
one year after termination of the war.
(c) Any such settlement made by the Secretary, or his designee,
under the authority of this section and such regulations as he may
prescribe hereunder, shall be final and conclusive for all purposes,
notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary.
(d) Such appropriations as may be required for the settlement of
claims under the provisions of this section are authorized. Coast
Guard appropriations shall be available for the settlement of claims
by the Secretary or his designee under the provisions of this section.
§ 491. Medal of honor
The President may present, in the name of Congress, a medal of
honor to any person who, while in the service of the Coast Guard, in
action involving actual conflict with the enemy, or in the line of his
profession, distinguishes himself conspicuously by gallantry and intre-
pidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty and
without detriment to the mission of his command or to the command
to which attached. The design of this medal shall be the same as that
of the Navy medal of honor.
§ 492. Distinguished service medal
The President may present, but not in the name of Congress, a
distinguished service medal of appropriate design, with accompanying
ribbon, together with a rosette or other device, to be worn in lieu
thereof, to any person who, while serving in any capacity with the
Coast Guard, distinguishes himself by exceptionally meritorious serv-
ice to the Government in a duty of great responsibility.
§ 493. Coast Guard medal
The President may present, but not in the name of Congress, a
medal to be known as the Coast Guard medal, of appropriate design,
with accompanying ribbon, together with a rosette or other device to
be worn in lieu thereof, to any person who, while serving in any
capacity with the Coast Guard, distinguishes himself by heroism not
involving actual conflict with an enemy.
§ 494. Insignia for additional awards
No more than one medal of honor, distinguished service medal, or
one Coast Guard medal shall be issued to any one person; but for each
succeeding deed or service sufficient to justify the awarding of a
medal of honor, distinguished service medal, or Coast Guard medal,
the President may award a suitable emblem or insignia to be worn with
the decoration and a corresponding rosette or other device.
§ 495. Additional pay for holders of medals
Each enlisted man in the Coast Guard who is awarded a medal of
honor, a distinguished service medal, or a Coast Guard medal shall be
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