The history of the oak leaf cluster is worn by military soldiers in the Army, Air Force, and Department of Defense that recognizes high achievements and awards.
One oak leaf cluster for 2 AAM.....if you only have one then there is no oak leaf...it's an oakleaf for each additional one.
The abbreviation for oak leaf cluster is "OLC." This designation is often used in military awards and decorations to indicate that a recipient has received an additional award or honor, typically represented by a bronze or silver oak leaf cluster.
do you want a list of people that won a Purple Heart with the oak leaf cluster? In Vietnam in 1967
five oak leaf clusters equal on silver.,
The oak leaf cluster indicates that the decoration has been awarded a second time. Thus a bronze star with oak leaf cluster means the person won two bronze stars. Michael Montagne
To earn a Silver Oak Leaf Cluster in the U.S. Army, a soldier must have received a total of five Army Commendation Medals. The Silver Oak Leaf Cluster is worn to denote additional awards of the Army Commendation Medal beyond the initial award, which is indicated by a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster for each subsequent medal.
The oak leaf cluster is positioned in the center of the Ribbon and in the center of the Ribbon which hangs to a Medal.
a second award of the same medal....................
Typically an Oak Leaf Cluster represents an additional award of the medal. Others use a star to indicate a second award.
An award of 9 Army Achievement Medals would be shown by the original medal pinned with a silver oak leaf cluster (for 5 awards) and 4 bronze oak leaf clusters.
One would wear a single Silver Oak Leaf Cluster. The Silver Oak Leaf Cluster signifies that the Army Achievement Medal has been awarded 5 subsequent times and the Ribbon itself signifies the first one awarded. For every AAM awarded after this, one would wear a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster (signifying one awarded AAM) until one reaches 11 total awards. At this point, one would wear a second Silver Oak Leaf Cluster.
It indicates a second award.