Yes they are, a long time ago a rule was put in place that you could earn one if you were a veteran infantry man for sowing valor in the line of duty from a order, no order no medal.
One bronze star issued for writing a major portion of the landing operation plan for the battle of Iwo Jima was awarded to US Naval Intelligence officer Charles Calvin Stanley Jr.
Peggy Flemming
No comprehensive list exists.
Each Bronze Star represents a separate campaign (battle) they were part of. Four Bronze Stars four seperates campaigns.
The arrowhead indicates the person who earned it paticipated in an invasion - ie: D-Day landing. A bronze star indicates the wearer earned it in a major battle. ie: Battle of the Bulge.
One bronze star issued for writing a major portion of the landing operation plan for the battle of Iwo Jima was awarded to US Naval Intelligence officer Charles Calvin Stanley Jr.
one is silver and one is bronze The Silver Star Medal is a higher award for bravery than the Bronze Star Medal. The Bronze Star Medal was issued to any Infantryman who fought in combat. The Silver Star Medal is silver and has a ribbon that is prodominately blue. The Bronze Star Medal is identical in size and design except it is bronze and has a ribbon that is mainly red.
21st century procedures might be different than 20th century procedures, but normally only the Medal of Honor rates official photographs. The Bronze Star rates well below the MOH; in addition, the Bronze Star can (or was in the past) be issued for MERITORIOUS service, as well as for valor. If the Bronze Star was awarded for Valor, the upper cloth portion had a bronze colored metal "V" attached to it, denoting Valor. If it didn't have that letter "V" attached to it, then the Bronze Star was issued for MERITORIOUS achievement.
Peggy Flemming
No comprehensive list exists.
Each Bronze Star represents a separate campaign (battle) they were part of. Four Bronze Stars four seperates campaigns.
As far as I can remember, you must have five bronze battle stars to receive one silver battle star.I received four bronze battle stars in Vietnam myself, and read once that this is correct. If I''am wrong,please state other wise. Thank You, Nam Vet ,
The arrowhead indicates the person who earned it paticipated in an invasion - ie: D-Day landing. A bronze star indicates the wearer earned it in a major battle. ie: Battle of the Bulge.
The Bronze Star Medal was an award usually given for bravery in war. It was also given out for other reasons and during WW2 a few were awarded to civilians who helped support the troops. After 1947, the Army decided to award a BSM to every infantryman who had fought in combat and was awarded the Combat Infantryman's Badge. The BSM was a bronze star that hung from a ribbon mostly Red in color with Blue stripe down the center and White on the outside edge.The Bronze Star Device was a star that attached to a Campaign Medal to designate a 2nd or 3rd, etc. award of the Campaign Medal. A soldier was credited with a Campaign Medal for each campaign, such as Normandy, Ardennes, Anzio-Rome. So if a soldier served in 3 campaigns, he would be issued one Campaign Medal for the area of the war he served in and two Bronze Stars he could attach to the ribbon of the Campaign Medal.
Front line troops during the month of January 1945
Bronze Bauhinia Star was created in 1997.
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.