The Adjutant General shall present, upon application, to all members of the Connecticut State Guard and such persons as have been honorably discharged from the Connecticut State Guard since March 9, 1917, the button of the design and material adopted in recognition of such service.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 27-74
(1949 Rev., S. 1285; 1957, P.A. 365, S. 42; P.A. 74-321, S. 12.)