(D) PERSONNEL WHO SERVE IN OPERATIONS AND
EXERCISES CONDUCTED IN THE AREA OF ELIGIBILITY ARE
CONSIDERED ELIGIBLE FOR THE AWARD AS LONG AS THE
BASIC TIME CRITERIA IS MET. DUE TO EXTENSIVE TIME
PERIOD FOR KDSM ELIGIBILITY, THE NONCONSECUTIVE
SERVICE PERIOD FOR ELIGIBILITY REMAINS CUMULATIVE
THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PERIOD.
5. THE KDSM MAY BE AWARDED POSTHUMOUSLY TO ANY
SOLDIER WHO LOST HIS/HER LIFE WITHOUT REGARD TO
LENGTH OF SUCH SERVICE.
6. ONLY ONE AWARD OF THE KDSM IS AUTHORIZED FOR
ANY INDIVIDUAL.
7. IN ORDER OF PRECEDENCE THE KDSM WILL BE WORN
BELOW THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM SERVICE MEDAL
(GWOTSM) AND ABOVE THE ARMED FORCES SERVICE
MEDAL (AFSM).
8. USA HRC - ALEXANDRIA WILL COMPLETE A ONE-TIME
TOP LOAD TO PERSONNEL SYSTEMS TO ADD THE KDSM TO
ACTIVE DUTY SOLDIER’S PERSONNEL RECORDS WHO
HAVE COMPLETED THEIR OVERSEAS SERVICE TOURS
BEFORE 3 FEB 04. MILITARY PERSONNEL
DIVISIONS/PERSONNEL SERVICE COMPANIES WILL UPDATE
PERSONNEL QUALIFICATION RECORDS OF QUALIFIED
SOLDIERS WHO COMPLETE THEIR TOURS ON OR AFTER 4
FEB 04 USING THIS MESSAGE AS AUTHORITY. AUTHORIZED
ABBREVIATION USED TO ANNOTATE SECTION VIII OF THE
ORB AND ITEM 9 OF THE DA FORM 2-1, AND SUBMISSIONS
CODE TO UPDATE THE OMPF ARE AS FOLLOWS:
DECODE DATA CODE ITEM 9, 2-1/ORB NSN
KDSM KM KDSM 8455-01-512-7138
9. IAW PARAGRAPH 1-44, AR 600-8-22, COMMANDERS MAY
SUBMIT REQUISITIONS FOR AVAILABLE MEDALS THROUGH
NORMAL SUPPLY CHANNELS. MEDALS WILL BE AVAILABLE
IN THE SUPPLY SYSTEM BY MAY 04. THE NSN IS PROVIDED
ABOVE.
10. APPROPRIATE ENTRY WILL BE MADE ON THE DD FORM
214 (ITEM 13) TO ADD AWARD OF THE KDSM.
11. REQUESTS FOR AWARD OF THE KDSM TO VETERANS,
RETIREES, OR THEIR NEXT OF KIN WILL BE SUBMITTED TO
THE NATIONAL PERSONNEL RECORDS CENTER (NPRC),
WWW.ARCHIVES.GOV, IN ST. LOUIS, MO. NPRC'S ADDRESS
IS: NATIONAL PERSONNEL RECORDS CENTER, 9700 PAGE
AVENUE, ST. LOUIS, MO 63132-5100. REQUESTS WILL
INCLUDE DOCUMENTS SUPPORTING SERVICE IN KOREA
FROM 28 JULY 1954 TO DATE TO BE DETERMINED. NPRC
WILL ADD THE KDSM TO THE DD FORM 214 BY ISSUING A
DD FORM 215 (CORRECTION TO DD FORM 214,
CERTIFICATE OF RELEASE OR DISCHARGE FROM ACTIVE
DUTY).
12. MEMBERS OF THE ARMY RESERVE AND NATIONAL
GUARD SHOULD CONTACT THEIR CURRENT RECORDS
CUSTODIAN TO HAVE THEIR RECORDS UPDATED.
13. POINTS OF CONTACT FOR THIS MESSAGE ARE MS.
HARRIS DSN 221-4761, COMM (703) 325-4761 AND SSG MIZNER
AT DSN 221-9171 OR COMM (703) 325-9171.