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How many medals were awarded to those who fought in World War 2?
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∙ 14y ago
I can't speak for other countries but the most decorated American in the war was Audy Murphy. After the war he went on to a successful career as a movie actor. The movie "To Hell and Back" is about his exploits in the war, he plays himself in it. Michael Montagne
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A difficult question to answer because while some countries hand out medals for modest accomplishments, others award them only for distinguished service, acts of valour, or service in defined campaigns, battles or theatres. Captain Charles Upham of New Zealand was awarded the Victoria Cross (The British Commonwealth's highest award for bravery in the face of the enemy) twice in WWII and so would rank highly in any list of medal awardees for bravery.
Captain Charles Hazlitt Upham
You cant even answer for the USA, I think this country has over looked a lot of things and one being my Uncle Captain Charles Shunstrom the reaol Hero of WW11 and I would declare that he earned and received the most honors in WW11 compare and see for yourself, received a total of 15,
PERSONALIA Name: Shunstrom, Charles Merton Date of birth: November 26th, 1920 (Boston/Massachusetts, United States) Nationality: American BIOGRAPHY:
Service number 0-452096.
Charles Shunstrom entered service on 12th December 1941 and left for Ireland on 18th February 1942 and arrived there on 1st March 1942. Het left again for the United States on 1st June 1944 to arrive there on 3rd March. He was honorable discharged on 1st March 1945.
Charles Shunstrom was also entitled to wear the Distinguished Unit Citation with bronze oak leaf cluster (later Presidential Unit Citation with bronze oak leaf cluster).CROIX DE GUERRE (1939-1945)
Rank: 1st Lieutenant Unit: Company C, 1st Ranger Battalion "Darby's Rangers" Awarded on: March 17th, 1943 Action: Citation:
"February 20, 1943, at the outpost before Feriana, by his skillful arrangements (orders) and his bravery, destroyed enemy detachments which were arriving upon our lines, capturing vehicles and taking several officers prisoner"
Additional declaration:
"The present citation includes the right to wear the Croix de Guerre with silver star and the right to wear the Combattant Cross." Details: General Order No. 65, dated 17th March 1943.
Received with silver star.
CROIX DU COMBATTANT
Rank: 1st Lieutenant Unit: Company C, 1st Ranger Battalion "Darby's Rangers" Awarded on: March 17th, 1943 Action: Citation:
"February 20, 1943, at the outpost before Feriana, by his skillful arrangements (orders) and his bravery, destroyed enemy detachments which were arriving upon our lines, capturing vehicles and taking several officers prisoner"
Additional declaration:
"The present citation includes the right to wear the Croix de Guerre with silver star and the right to wear the Combattant Cross." Details: General Order No. 65, dated 17th March 1943.
SILVER STAR
Unit: Company C, 1st Ranger Battalion "Darby's Rangers"
SILVER STAR
Rank: Captain Unit: Company C, 1st Ranger Battalion "Darby's Rangers" Awarded on: December 7th, 1943 Action: Citation:
"For gallantry in action at Butera, Sicily. On 14 July 1943, Captain Shunstrom led his command, Company "C", 1st Ranger Battalion, under the cover of darkness to the base of a mountain at the top of which rested his objective, the walled city of Butera. Proceeding up the mountain his company came under intense machine gun and rifle fire. Captain Shunstrom bravely led his command in the attack, killing thirty and capturing ninety of the enemy, which allowed the remainder of his unit to advance and capture the city without opposition. By this outstanding ability, courage and devotion to duty, Captain Shunstrom contributed materially to success of the operation." Details: General Orders No. 58 dated 7th December 1943.
Second Silver Star received as oak leaf cluster for on the ribbon of the first Silver Star.
HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON / HONORABLE DISCHARGE EMBLEM
Rank: Captain Awarded on: March 1st, 1945
BRONZE STAR (BS)
Action: Received on the base of the Combat Infantryman Badge.
PURPLE HEART
Action: For receiving wound on 29th January 1944 at Anzio, Italy.
PURPLE HEART
Details: Second Purple Heart received as oak leaf cluster for on the ribbon of the first Purple Heart.
AMERICAN DEFENCE SERVICE MEDAL
AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL
EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL
Details: Received with silver campaign star for participating in five campaigns at Tunisia, Algeria-French Morocco, Rome-Arno, Sicily and Naples-Foggia.
COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE
WORLD WAR TWO VICTORY MEDAL
EXPERT BADGE
Details: With "PISTOL" bar.
SHARPSHOOTER BADGE
Details: With "RIFLE" and "MACHINE GUN" bars.
Provide alterations or additional informationInformation source(s):
- Citation General Order No. 65, dated 17th March 1943, signed Welvert and Leon Chappuis
- Citation General Orders No. 58, dated 7th December 1943
- Declaration with awarded decorations by Department of the Army, dated 20th March 1973
- General Discharge certificate dated 1st March 1945
- IDPF personnel file
While Audie Murphey only received total of13
Distinguished Service Cross
Silver Star (2)
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star (2)
Purple Heart (3)
French Legion of Honor[1]
French Croix de Guerre (+ Palm)[1]
Belgian Croix de Guerre 1940 Palm[1]
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I refer to my answer above. Different countries have varying standards for handing out medals, and lists of medals containing campaign, wound, length of service and weapon proficiency awards don't constitute any conclusive answer to the original question. We have all seen footage of Russian generals with medal ribbons stretching to their navels, and I have a personal experience along these lines although not WWII. Visiting Hawaii in the 1970s as a member of the Royal Australian Navy, we were picked up by a young USN sailor who had three rows of medal ribbons. When asked what they were for the list went along the lines of "this one's for passing boot camp, this one's for pistol shooting etc etc". The Chief Petty Officer who was my boss was there and he had about 5 medal ribbons total with 20 years service up, and I recall some of them were Vietnam service medals. My time in the RAN yielded one medal, a service medal which everyone got! We weren't given medals for learning to tie our bootlaces.
I'm really glad you're so proud of your uncle Captain Charles Shunstrom, but you need to do better research. Audie Murphy received 33 medals, not 13.
He received the Medal of Honor, the U.S. military's highest award for valor, along with 32 additional U.S. and foreign medals and citations, including five from France and one from Belgium. He was awarded more than twice the number of citations as your uncle.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 14y agoFor US personnel involved in WWII (something like 17 million), most were awarded the WWII Victory Medal for their participation. Individuals were awarded personal decorations (like the Medal of Honor, Distinguished Service Cross, Distinguisher Service Medal, SoldiersMedal, etc). The result was that millions of medals were awarded.
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∙ 14y agoAs far as the US Military is concerned, the generally accepted answer is Audie Murphy. However, I believe it is Colonel Matt Urban of Buffalo, New York. He was not only the most decorated US soldier of WWII, but the most decorated combat soldier the US has ever had.
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∙ 11y agoGeneral Smedley Butler
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∙ 13y agoAudie Murphy .
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