The Department of Military Affairs of the Commonwealth shall select, procure, award and provide for the furnishing, at request of the veteran, of a service medal, at cost, to honorably discharged Army, Navy, Coast Guard and United States Marine Corps Veterans of World War II, who were residents of Pennsylvania at the time of their entry into the service: Provided, That such medals shall be given only for service covering any period of time between the seventh day of December, one thousand nine hundred forty-one, and the second day of September, one thousand nine hundred forty-five. The detailed specifications and design shall be selected by the Department of Military Affairs.
71 P.S. § 396