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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 ...
War: Vietnam War: Service Branch: Army: Rank: Platoon Sergeant: Specialty: Light Weapons Infantry: Unit/Group: 9th Infantry Division, 2nd Battalion, 47th Infantry, B Company: Casualty Type: Died through hostile action .. small arms fire: Location: South Vietnam, Gia Dinh province: Notable Awards ★
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.
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.
The Silver Star is the third highest U.S. combat-only award. Established in 1918 as the Citation Star, in 1932 a provision allowed servicemen to receive it retroactively. It has been awarded for actions as far back as the Spanish-American War. loading... The complete list of Silver Star recipients in the Vietnam War, WW2, and other U.S. conflicts.
The Bronze Star Medal was designed by Rudolf Freund (1878–1960) of jewelry firm Bailey, Banks & Biddle. (Freund also designed the Silver Star.) The Bronze Star is a bronze star 11⁄2 inches (38 mm) in circumscribing diameter. In the center thereof is a 3⁄16 inches (4.8 mm) diameter superimposed bronze star, the center line of all rays of ...
The complete list of Purple Heart recipients in the Vietnam War, WW2, and other U.S. conflicts.