The Adjutant General and two officers of field grade or above, appointed by the Adjutant General, shall constitute a board of officers to receive recommendations, through military channels, for the award of the medal of merit to any member of the armed forces of the state who has distinguished himself by exceptionally meritorious conduct in performing outstanding service while a member of the armed forces of the state and to make such awards as the board finds suitable.(November, 1955, S. N116.)
Connecticut Legal Code
§ 27.73
Connecticut Title 27 — Connecticut law
Source: https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_504.htm#sec_27-73· Version 2026