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You had to have been wounded in combat. The wound had to be to the level that you required medical treatment as opposed to first aid (eg. stitches in an aid station versus a band-aid in your foxhole). Local commanders had clear guidelines but also wide discretion in deciding what extent of wound qualified for the decoration.

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