A Bronze Star Medal is given to soldiers serving in the United States Armed Forces who show great merit work while serving. All branches of the military are eligible for this medal unless they are aerial pilots.
Bronze Star Medal (BSM)
Bronze Star Medal was created on 1944-02-04.
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.
Yes there is one. I have added the link to the Bronze Star Medal Association.
NO. That Bronze star on the Service Medal is not the same. That medal is in recognition of how many deployments to that area. The 'Bronze Star' itself stands alone.
The Bronze Star Medal could be awarded for either "meritorious service" or for "valor". If the award was for valor, the Medal was awarded with a bronze "V device" to be worn on the ribbon of the Medal. After the war was over the Army decided that every WWII veteran was entitled to the Bronze Star Medal, but the award was for "meritorious service", not "valor", so no "V device".
The Bronze Star is a military decoration awarded to members of the US Armed Forces for acts of heroism, valor, or meritorious service in a combat zone. The bronze star ribbon indicates the individual has been awarded the Bronze Star medal multiple times. The small bronze star ribbon is typically a service ribbon worn on the military uniform to denote additional awards of the Bronze Star medal.
A Bronze Service Star was a small bronze star device that was added to a Campaign Medal to indicate 5 campaigns.
No, receiving four Bronze Star campaign stars does not automatically qualify an individual for a Bronze Star Medal. The Bronze Star Medal is awarded for acts of heroism, outstanding service, or meritorious achievement in a combat zone, while campaign stars are used to signify participation in specific campaigns or operations. They represent different forms of recognition and are not interchangeable.
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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.
Each star denotes a single campaign.