Medal of Liberty

The facts

Medal of Liberty Plates can be issued to the approved Next of Kin (NOK) of service men and women from Massachusetts who were killed in action or died in service while in a designated combat area in the line of duty or who died as a result of wounds received in action. The approved NOK recipient of the Medal of Liberty can register one private passenger motor vehicle owned and principally used by him/her. Customers who receive the Medal of Liberty are entitled to receive the Medal of Liberty Plate free of charge. An Application for Medal of Liberty Plates must be completed. The customer must also present the following… • An approved Recommendation for the Massachusetts Medal of Liberty form (TAGMA form 3367) certified by the Office of the Adjutant General. See sample: https://www.mass.gov/doc/klv-sample-recommendation-for- medal-of-liberty/download Killed in Action (KIA) Decals A KIA decal can be issued upon request.

Use the listed prefix and manual examples as evidence. The broad specialty fallback is not proof that every suffix arrangement is issued.

Prefix history

A series can change its printed prefix over the years. Only the current one is issued on new requests.

Reading the format

In a pattern, L is one letter and N is one digit. The printed prefix ML is fixed — the pattern above is only the part you pick. Format rules describe what plate numbers in this series look like — they are not a claim that any particular plate number is unregistered or available.