Answer The last day of the war, the Victory Medal was issued by General Order #33 issued in 1945 by the War Department. Several years after the war, the Prisoner Of War Medal was issued for any soldier who had been captured and held as prisoner in any war. This medal was not created then but after the war, the Bronze Star Medal was automatically issued to any soldier who had previously earned the Combat Infantryman's Badge, which was given to a soldier who qualified as an infantryman and who served in combat. Custermen
GI was a term used for American servicemen and stemmed from the kit issued to them being stamped with the initials G and I for Government issue.
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The Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944 .
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The VC (628 awarded) and the Medal of Honor (124 awarded).
GI was a term used for American servicemen and stemmed from the kit issued to them being stamped with the initials G and I for Government issue.
no medals of honor were issued for the gulf war. However in April of 1991, 55 days after the cease fire was declared, Freddie Stowers was posthumously issued a medal of honor for service in WWI.
General Douglas MacArthur World War II medals were primarily awarded to members of the United States military and their allies. While South Africans served valiantly during the war, specific records of South Africans receiving MacArthur medals are not well-documented. There may have been instances of South African servicemen receiving recognition for their contributions, but the exact number is not readily available. Overall, the focus of these medals was on American forces and their direct allies in the Pacific theater.
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The Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944 .
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US dead in WWI was approximately 116,000 US servicemen. WWII over 400,000 US servicemen. Korean War nearly 34,000 US servicemen. Vietnam War over 58,000 US servicemen.
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16,353,700 United States servicemen served in World War Two.
During and after
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.