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Oak leaf clusters may be worn on Department of Defense, Department of the Army, and Department of the Air Force decorations and awards presented to members of the eight uniformed services: the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Space Force, Coast Guard, Public Health Service, and the NOAA Commissioned Corps.
Oak leaf cluster – In the Army, Air Force, and Space Force, [17] the oak leaf cluster is worn to denote additional awards. 5 / 16 inch star – In the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, the 5 / 16 inch star is worn to denote additional awards. [16]
On April 27, 1943, in the vicinity of Beja, Tunisia, Kelleher reorganized a company under heavy enemy fire, enabling it to repel the enemy, earning him a second Silver Star Medal. [ 1 ] On October 29, 1944, Kelleher, while commanding the 3rd Battalion, 415th Infantry Regiment, 104th Infantry Division, in Holland, displayed extraordinary heroism ...
The US Army and US Air Force use an oak leaf cluster to indicate a subsequent decoration (oak leaf clusters are also authorized for wear on some non-decorations [citation needed] [clarification needed]); a bronze oak leaf cluster is equivalent to a gold star and a silver oak leaf cluster is equivalent to a silver star.
A service star is a miniature bronze or silver five-pointed star 3 ⁄ 16 inch (4.8 mm) in diameter that is authorized to be worn by members of the eight uniformed services of the United States on medals and ribbons to denote an additional award or service period. [1]
The Institute of Heraldry, U.S. Army; U.S. Navy Service and Campaign Medals; Wear and Appearance of Army Uniforms and Insignia (in PDF format) Military Awards (U.S. Army)(in PDF format) Archived 7 December 2003 at the Wayback Machine; SGM (USA, Ret.) Gregory A. Noller (1995). "ADVA Army Awards". Americal Division Veterans Association.
The United States Armed Forces authorize certain medal and ribbon devices that may be worn if authorized on a defined set of United States military decorations and awards. [1] The devices vary between 3 ⁄ 16 inch to 13 ⁄ 32 inch in size and are usually attached to suspension and service ribbons of medals and to unit award ribbons.
The Silver Star Medal (SSM) [5] is the successor award to the "Citation Star" (3 ⁄ 16 silver star) which was established by an Act of Congress on 9 July 1918, during World War I. On 19 July 1932, the Secretary of War approved the conversion of the "Citation Star" to the SSM with the original "Citation Star" incorporated into the center of the ...