The recipient Sitaram Salvi was an Indian soldier of Marathi ethnicity and the Hindu faith who held the rank of Naik (Corporal) while serving with one of the battalions of the Mahratta Light Infantry an infantry regiment of the Indian ArmyFor service during the Indo-Pak War of 1965Awarded to all armed forces personnel serving in the Indian Armed Forces during the period of the Indo-Pak War of 1965Condition: VF