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The World War II Victory Medal was established by an Act of Congress on 6 July 1945 (Public Law 135, 79th Congress) and promulgated by Section V, War Department Bulletin 12, 1945. The medal was designed by Thomas H. Jones and approved by the Secretary of War on 5 February 1946. Consequently, it did not transition from a ribbon to a full medal ...
The Arctic Star medal recognises service between 1941 and 1945 delivering vital aid to the Soviet Union, running the gauntlet of enemy submarine, air and surface ship attacks. This list of military awards and decorations of World War II is an index to articles on notable military awards presented by the combatants during World War II
In the 21st century United States military most of those post World War II era presentations are still only awarded to senior US officers, most of those senior U.S. officers have been in the United States Southern Command & United States Southern Command Air Forces Commander usually as "end-of-tour" decorations.
Distinguished Service Medal (Army) Navy Distinguished Service Medal. Distinguished Service Medal (Air and Space Forces) Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal. Awarded for "gallantry in action". Silver Star Medal. Awarded for "superior or exceptionally meritorious service". Defense Superior Service Medal.
Last awarded in 1982. Armenia. National Hero of Armenia. 28 July 1994. 27. The highest title in Armenia is National Hero of Armenia, which is awarded alongside an Order of Fatherland and may also be conferred on members of the military. Order of the Combat Cross. Established 22 April 1994.
World War II. Awards. Medal of Honor. Charles E. Kelly (September 23, 1920 – January 11, 1985) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration for valor—the Medal of Honor —for his actions in World War II. Kelly was the third enlisted man to be decorated with the Medal of Honor for ...
World War II. Italian Campaign. Awards. Medal of Honor. Ernest Childers (February 1, 1918 – March 17, 2005) was a United States Army officer and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his valorous actions in World War II.
The American Defense Service Medal was a military award of the United States Armed Forces, established by Executive Order 8808, by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, on June 28, 1941. [1][2] The medal was intended to recognize those military service members who had served on active duty between September 8, 1939, and December 7, 1941.