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Pages in category "Recipients of the Silver Star" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,873 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
This list represents all of the 151 United States military personnel who received the Medal of Honor for valor in combat during the Korean War. 106 Medals of Honor were awarded posthumously. [ 1 ] North Korea invaded South Korea on June 25, 1950, to attempt to reunite the Korean peninsula, which had been formally divided since 1948.
This is a list of Navy Cross recipients for actions of valor carried out during the Korean War, awarded by the United States Department of the Navy.. The Korean War was an escalation of border clashes between two rival Korean regimes, created at the end of World War II by the division of Korea into two occupation zones (a U.S. and Soviet one), with each Korean regime trying to topple the other ...
Some campaigns apply to all branches of the US military, while others are branch specific. The Korean Service Medal is authorized a 3/16" bronze or silver (indicates five campaigns) service star to denote participation in any of the following campaigns: North Korean Aggression (USMC, Navy): June 27 to November 2, 1950
William Earl Barber (November 30, 1919 – April 19, 2002) was a United States Marine Corps colonel.He fought on Iwo Jima during World War II and was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Battle of Chosin Reservoir during the Korean War.
Korean War recipients of the Medal of Honor (151 P) U. United Nations Service Medal Korea (1 P) Pages in category "Military awards and decorations of the Korean War"
Carl Henry Dodd (April 21, 1925 – October 13, 1996) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in the Korean War. He was awarded the medal for conspicuous leadership during the taking of a strongly defended hill as part of Operation Thunderbolt.
Lawrence Joel (February 22, 1928 – February 4, 1984) was a United States Army soldier who served in the Korean and Vietnam Wars.While serving in South Vietnam as a medic with the rank of specialist five assigned to 1st Battalion of the 503rd Infantry in the 173rd Airborne Brigade, Joel received the Silver Star and the Medal of Honor for his heroism in a battle with the Viet Cong that ...