Awards citations always refer to the individual in the rank held at the time the award was earned. The individual may wear a different rank at the time the award ceremony is held due to the administrative time required for the review process.
I agree. I can think of no armed services ceremony where you don’t wear your current rank and branch.
I knew a MOH recipient who was a First Lt. in the Army guard who had been a Navy Corpsman at the time of his valorous conduct. He went to various ceremonies and I never saw him in his Vietnam era naval uniform.
Your answer makes sense.
T-Bird, do you know where I can find this in writing?