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Records or evidence of awards were sometimes maintained by U.S. military units or in an award recipient's service record, so those may be available to an award recipient looking for confirmation of a (defunct) foreign country award received. Despite being obsolete, earned foreign South Vietnam decorations and awards remain authorized for US ...
Listed below are links to the recipients and their citations by branch of service. Vietnam War - Army. Vietnam War - Navy. Vietnam War - Air Force. Vietnam War - Marine Corps. Vietnam War - Coast Guard. The Silver Star remained exclusively an Army decoration until August 7, 1942 and was expanded by Act of Congress for award by the Navy Department.
Original data: National Archives and Records Administration. Awards and Decorations System (AWADS) Translated File [Archival Database]; Records of Awards and Decorations of Honor During the Vietnam Conflict, 5/1969-3/1973; Records of the U.S. Forces in Southeast Asia, 1950-1975, Record Group 472; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD.
Bronze Star Medal (BSM) The Bronze Star Medal was officially instituted by Executive Order 9419 on February 4th, 1944. It was based on the idea of Colonel Russell P. "Red" Reeder in 1943. He had launched the thought that it was good for the morale of the military when there was a decoration that could be awarded by Captains of a Company or ...
The complete list of Silver Star Citation recipients in the Vietnam War, WW2, and other U.S. conflicts.
Oct 1, 2020 · Capt. William Albracht received the Silver Star for actions in Vietnam 43 years after the war. Some are pushing for him to receive the Medal of Honor. (William Albracht) “When I first saw it, I ...
