Since you did not indicate which country of military service you wanted to know about I can tell you there were many thousands of awards given out by all the military forces.
182.
The total number of Bronze Star Medals awarded during World War 2 is unknown. The 82nd Airborne alone was awarded 2,478 Bronze Stars. The medal was created in 1944.
The VC was awarded 634 times in WW-1.
World War 1: 124 awardedWorld War 2: 464 awardedVietnam: 246 awardedBringing a total of 834 medals awarded.
The total number of Bronze Star Medals awarded during World War 2 is unknown. The 82nd Airborne alone was awarded 2,478 Bronze Stars. The medal was created in 1944.
None. The Purple Heart wasn't awarded between the Revolutionary War and World War 2.
According to National Geographic magazine (November 2008) there were approximately 964,409 Purple Hearts awarded in the second world war.
There were somewhere between 432-450 Medals of Honor awarded for WWII.
An estimated 320518 purple hearts were given out in World War 1.
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Silver Star
The heart with wings had a great meaning in world war 2. It was awarded to those who completed their aerial navigation course.