Send the completed application with proof of qualifying service and proof of residency to Connecticut Department of Veterans Affairs, ATTN: Wartime Medal and Registry, 287 West Street, Rocky Hill, CT 06067, fax 860-616-3562, or email oaa.dva@ct.gov. For questions call 860-616-3600. There is a separate application if you are applying on behalf of a deceased veteran.

• You served at least 90 days on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces during a statutory wartime period, not counting active duty for training, unless you were discharged earlier for a service-connected disability or the war or operation lasted less than 90 days
• You received an honorable discharge or a general discharge under honorable conditions
• You were a Connecticut resident at the time of your wartime service, or you are a Connecticut resident now