No comprehensive list exists.
There is no such comprehensive listing.
Medal of Honor is the highest combat heroism award possible, Silver Star is the Third, and Bronze Star is the fourth. Second is Distinguished Service Cross.
a silver Oak Leaf equals the 5th award, two silver Oak leaves equals 10 awards. There is NO silver service star on a good conduct medal.
It indicates that the person buried there was the recipient of the Silver Star Medal, the Army's fourth highest award (behind Medal of Honor, Distinguished Service Cross, and Distinguished Service Medal). It usually is represented by an engraved SS or SSN, instead of an actual metal silver star.
In the US, it is the Medal of Honor. It is the highest award available.
National Defense Medal, Korean Defense Medal, Navy Cross, Purple Heart, Bronze Star, Silver Star, Congressional Medal Of Honor
No list of Silver Star and Bronze Star winners was ever compiled.
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.
No comprehensive list exists.
There is no such list.
There is no such comprehensive listing.
Medal of Honor is the highest combat heroism award possible, Silver Star is the Third, and Bronze Star is the fourth. Second is Distinguished Service Cross.
While the Silver Star itself was created in 1932, the Citation Star, created in 1918, was its predecessor. Veterans of World War I were eligible to convert the Citation Star, if awarded, to the Silver Star. I know because my grandfather converted his Citation Star for Gallantry in Action to the Silver Star. However, the U.S. government kept very poor official records on this award and you may have trouble finding your WWI veteran's name on a list of recipients.
No, he got a Medal of Honor.
a silver Oak Leaf equals the 5th award, two silver Oak leaves equals 10 awards. There is NO silver service star on a good conduct medal.
It indicates that the person buried there was the recipient of the Silver Star Medal, the Army's fourth highest award (behind Medal of Honor, Distinguished Service Cross, and Distinguished Service Medal). It usually is represented by an engraved SS or SSN, instead of an actual metal silver star.
It was impossible for ANYONE to receive a Silver Star Medal in WWI, as the medal did not exist until the early 1940's.