The medal may be awarded for a deceased person or a person absent as a prisoner of war and presented to the person's next of kin.
S.C. Code Ann. § 25-11-550
Award to deceased person or person absent as a prisoner of war
2014 Act No. 233 (S.1173), SECTION 1, eff June 2, 2014; 2019 Act No. 26 (H.3438), SECTION 3, eff July 1, 2019.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.