There are countless medals awarded for bravery or wounds sustained in defense of the USA. Some are the same for every service, and some services have their own. Numerous websites are available offering this information.
No list exists containing all the names of Bronze Star Medals awarded during the Korean War. The war lasted several years, and thousands of US military received the medal. Only a search of individual military records would reveal awarding of the BS Medal.
Recommend researching: The American War Library.Improvement:Go to the Hall Of Heroes website and search on his name. This site will also be useful for all medals higher than the SS.
Thousands of service men were awarded this medal. It is impossible to list all winners in this space. The Military Medal was created in March 25 1916 by King George V. It was awarded to the ranks and NCOs for Bravery In the Field. Although it was created in 1916, it was back awarded to the beginning of the war.
Since the International Archery Federation created a standardized set of rules in 1972, South Korea has won the most total medals and most gold medals in Olympic competition.
See: Statistics about the Vietnam War & American War Library
In the United States, it is illegal to sell the Medal of Honor, the Purple Heart, and other military decorations awarded by the U.S. government. These medals are considered a symbol of honor and valor and are protected by laws that prohibit their sale.
The Largest List of Military Medals is on the link below. You do not have to purchase from that web site when you are researching for a particular medal. It helps if you know if the medal was issued to someone in a certain military branch because they list all the medals for each branch of the military.
The Russian Empire had a variety of medals and orders that would be awarded to different groups of people for different causes in the 1800's: There was no actual "Medal of Honour" but they did have the Order of St. George, which was awarded for "meritorious military service or bravery in Combat". For a complete list of Russian medals that existed pre-1917, see this website: http://www.medals.org.uk/russia/imperial/imperial-russia-text.htm
Military awards will be listed on your discharge (DD-214). There is a special block titled: Awards and Decorations. The awards should all be listed there.
The Purple Heart medal was established in the early 1930's. No complete list of awardees exists. This is because it is over 75 years old, and has been awarded to tens of thousands of military personnel.
The Medal of Honor is the highest award a soldier can receive but it is not an Army award; it is granted by Congress.This leaves the Distinguished Service Cross as the highest award that can be granted to an American soldier by the US Army.See the link below for the order and description of military awards, ribbons, and medals.
With only 6 medals India is way down toward the middle of the list 55th on the one list for Gold Medals and 37th on the Medals List by total count and behind North Korea, South Africa, and Croatia who also won Gold Medals as part of their 6 medal total count
A current list of medals won can be found at the link below
The United States with 37 total medals. For the full list of medals: http://www.vancouver2010.com/
See the link below for a current list of medals won.
No list exists containing all the names of Bronze Star Medals awarded during the Korean War. The war lasted several years, and thousands of US military received the medal. Only a search of individual military records would reveal awarding of the BS Medal.
A current list of the medals won so far can be seen at the link below.