I am a retired US Air Force veteran. I am attempting to find out how
to go about obtaining the Presidential Service Badge (PSB). Executive
Order 10879 establilshes the Presidential Service Certificate and the
Presidential Service Badge. Paragraph(3)of this order also provides
criteria which I believe I meet for authorization of the badge.

I served on Presidential support duties as a rescue firefighter in
close support for President Nixon from approximately 1968 through 1972
while stationed at Homstead AFB, Florida. My military DD-Form 214
along with special orders records the times and dates of this special
duty as well as the missions to the Presidential summer White House
located at Key Biscayne Fl., and Grand Cay, Grand Bahama Island. I
wrote a letter to the Presidential Service Association (with Copy of
DD-214 included),dated 01/21/04 requesting this information however, I
have not received a response. Their address is 332 Nahant Road, Box
215, Nahant, MA 01908-0215.

This is a prestigous Badges and I would like to verify if I'm entitled
to it, and if so, how do I go about obtaining it?
Thank You in advance for your support.

Gene Traczyk
MSgt USAF Retired

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Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 31 May 2004 19:06 PDT

Your best bet would probably be to contact your Senator or
Congressional Representative in Washington and ask them to facilitiate
receipt of the badge and certificate.

You can call or fax, but don't write a letter, as they're a bit leary
of opening the mail these days.

Good luck.

This is the first that I have heard of this badge, so please don't be
entirely discouraged by what I found.

http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/codification/executive_order/10879.html

This website has the text of the executive order and any amendments
since it was ordered on

. . . Sorry, hit the wrong key

June 1, 1960.  Section 3 "Badge Established" includes "The
Presidential Service Badge may be awarded to any member of the Armed
Forces assigned to duty in the White House Office or to military units
and support facilities under the administration of the Military
Assistant to the President by the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary
of the Navy, the Secretary of the Air Force, or, when the Coast Guard
is not operating as a service in the Navy, the Secretary of
Transportation, upon recommendation of the Military Assistant to the
President, to military personnel of their respective services."

I was hoping to find good information for you, but it (to me) appears
that the Executive Order limits the badge to be awarded to military
personnell -- the army, navy, air force, and coast guard.

Again, I was hoping to find good information for you and hope I am
missing something.  Good luck!