Category: Silver Star Medal
Categories: Personal Decorations, US Military Decorations
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The Silver Star, officially referred to as the Silver Star Medal by all of the United States Armed Forces, is the third highest military decoration for valor that can be awarded to any person serving in any capacity with the United States Armed Forces. The medal is awarded for gallantry in action against an enemy of the United States.
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James Abbott
20 Feb 1949 Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, United States - 09 Apr 1970
William Abernethy
17 Nov 1938 Winter Haven, Polk, Florida, United States - 21 Jul 1967
Creighton Abrams
15 Sep 1914 Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA - 04 Sep 1974
John Abrams
03 Sep 1946 Cumberland, Cumberland County, Maine, USA - 20 Aug 2018
Samuel Abrams
25 Jun 1941 Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, United States - 12 Aug 1969
Charles Adair
21 Nov 1902 Tyler, Texas, United States - 02 Jul 1993
Albert Adams
01 Sep 1923 - 28 Feb 2011
Birney Adams
03 Jun 1926 Indianola, Kitsap, Washington, United States - 19 Apr 2014
Henry Adams
03 Feb 1923 Giles, Tennessee, United States - 19 Aug 2018
Aaron Adkins
07 Nov 1923 Thomson, McDuffie, Georgia, United States - 23 Aug 2002
Virgil Adkins
01 Jan 1932 Hinton, Summers County, West Virginia USA - 17 Jul 1953
Angelo Afilani
15 Jan 1932 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 10 Jan 1999
Ellen Ainsworth
19 Sep 1919 Glenwood City, St. Croix, Wisconsin, United States - 16 Feb 1944
Leslie Allen
09 Nov 1916 Ballarat, Victoria, Australia - 11 May 1982
William Allen
10 Jan 1927 Chiefland, Levy, Florida, United States - 23 Feb 1966
PFC Roberto Alvarez
22 Jan 1947 Fabens, El Paso, Texas - 24 Mar 1967
Arthur Anderson
12 Aug 1947 Havana, Gadsden, Florida, United States - 23 Feb 1969
Gareth Anderson
28 Jul 1942 Kane, McKean, Pennsylvania, United States - 21 Jun 1976
John Anderson
08 Dec 1930 Torrey, Yates, New York, United States - 01 Apr 1988
William Anderson
08 Jun 1950 Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States - 27 May 1969
Stephen Andrew
20 Apr 1914 Girvin, Saskatchewan, Canada - 13 Oct 1973
Norman Appold
03 Apr 1917 Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States - 17 Mar 2004
Philip Ardery
06 Mar 1914 Fayette, Kentucky, United States - 26 Jul 2012
Clarence Aschenbrenner
30 May 1918 - 19 Mar 1942
William Ashurst
30 Oct 1893 Green Ridge, Pettis, Missouri, United States - 18 Feb 1952
Ernest Rudolph Valentino Atkins
09 Aug 1923 Wilson Station, Monroe, Tennessee, United States - 04 Jul 2006
Edwin Atterberry
03 Mar 1934 Klondike, Delta, Texas, United States - 18 May 1969
Joseph Avendano
10 May 1917 Fresno, California, United States - 23 Jan 1944
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Julius Babst
26 May 1878 Naperville, DuPage, Illinois, United States - 04 Oct 1943
William Bacon
17 Apr 1919 Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States - 08 Mar 2008
Bobby Bagley
10 Feb 1933 Cumming, Forsyth, Georgia, United States - 06 Dec 1997
Kenneth Bailey
21 Oct 1910 Oklahoma, USA - 27 Sep 1942
Melvyn Bailey
05 Dec 1913 Landenberg, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA - 25 Nov 1944
Roy Bailey
20 Aug 1918 Michigan, United States - 30 May 1966
Wayne Bailey
03 Mar 1921 Mapleton Huntingdon County Pennsylvania, USA - 25 Jun 1979
William Baird
07 Jun 1949 Millersburg, Holmes, Ohio, United States - 30 Jul 2002
Addison Baker
01 Jan 1907 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 01 Aug 1943
Royal Baker
27 Nov 1918 Corsicana, Navarro, Texas, United States - 17 Apr 1976
Samuel Bakke
1931 Madison, Lake, South Dakota, United States - 14 Sep 2020
David Bald Eagle
08 Apr 1919 Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Reservation in South Dakota. - 22 Jul 2016
Clinton Ball
12 Sep 1918 Waco, McLennan, Texas, United States - 09 Aug 1981
Arthur Ballard
01 Feb 1932 Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States - 23 May 2019
Harry Bandholtz
18 Dec 1864 Constantine, St. Joseph, Michigan, United States - 11 May 1925
Donald Banker
23 Sep 1917 Minnesota, United States - 06 Nov 1944
Rex Barber
06 May 1917 Culver, Jefferson, Oregon, United States - 26 Jul 2001
William Barber
30 Nov 1919 Dehart, Morgan, Kentucky, United States - 19 Apr 2002
Jerry Barfield
14 Aug 1947 Dania Beach, Broward, Florida, United States - 09 Jul 1969
Van Barfoot
15 Jun 1919 Edinburg, Mississippi, USA - 02 Mar 2012
James Barksdale
01 Nov 1891 Yazoo, Mississippi, United States - 05 Sep 1958
Cephas Barnes
22 Feb 1945 Belle Glade, Florida, United States - 11 Dec 1965
Glendon Barnett
19 Mar 1944 Barre, Washington, Vermont, United States - 14 Jun 1967
Robert Barrow
05 Feb 1922 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States - 30 Oct 2008
Raymond Barry
11 Oct 1918 Duluth, St. Louis, Minnesota, United States - 18 Apr 2005
Edward Barton
31 Mar 1907 Worcester, Massachusetts, United States - 09 Apr 1943
Raymond Bass
15 Jan 1910 Chambersville, Calhoun, Arkansas, United States - 10 Mar 1997
Paul Bates
04 Mar 1908 Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States - 21 Feb 1995
William Baugh
17 Jul 1934 Piqua, Miami, Ohio, United States - 19 Feb 2010
Abraham Baum
29 Mar 1921 Bronx, Bronx, New York, United States - 03 Mar 2013
William Beach
18 Jun 1856 Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States - 18 Jun 1932
Joseph Beacham
08 Apr 1874 Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States - 28 Jul 1958
James Bean
05 Dec 1923 Coxs Creek, Nelson, Kentucky, United States - 03 Jan 2006
Robert Beer
06 Apr 1910 Genoa, Nance, Nebraska, United States - 13 Feb 1990
Bernard Bell
29 Dec 1911 Grantsville, Calhoun, West Virginia, United States - 08 Jan 1971
James Bell
29 Apr 1931 Summit, Ohio, United States - 30 Sep 2014
Henry Bellmon
03 Sep 1921 Red Rock, Noble, Oklahoma, United States - 29 Sep 2009
Donald Bennett
29 Nov 1946 Michigan, USA - 11 Mar 1967
B cont.
James Berger
06 Nov 1938 Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States - 09 Oct 2015
Raymond Beuhring
01 Aug 1891 Decatur, Alabama, United States - 30 Dec 1970
John Bickers
08 Nov 1913 Culpeper, Virginia - 19 Sep 1944
John Biddle
02 Feb 1859 Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA - 18 Jan 1936
Henry Biernacki
14 Jul 1930 Michigan, United States - 16 Mar 1962
Edward Billingsley
18 Jun 1910 Melbourne, Izard, Arkansas, United States - 03 Sep 1997
Schlicht Billy
20 Dec 1920 Oklahoma, United States - 20 Jan 1994
Sidney Bingham
04 May 1915 Douglas, Cochise, Arizona, United States - 22 Aug 1993
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Cole Black
28 Nov 1932 Lake City, Wabasha, Minnesota, United States - 09 Nov 2007
Percy Black
07 Sep 1893 Corona, Queens, New York, United States - 11 Jan 1970
Samuel Blackford
26 Oct 1923 Christopher, Franklin, Illinois, United States - 16 Jun 2001
Robert Blake
17 Aug 1894 Seattle, Washington - 02 Oct 1983
Lawrence Blanchet
04 Oct 1925 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States - 10 Feb 1945
Victor Bleasdale
02 Dec 1895 Norsewood, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand - 10 Feb 1984
Walter Blevins
1918 Pernell, Oklahoma, United States - abt 2011
Ronald Bliss
22 Mar 1943 Buckeye, Maricopa, Arizona, United States - 08 Feb 2005
Charles Blyth
21 Jun 1923 Arlington, Riverside, California, United States - 02 May 1977
Ralph Bobian
13 Mar 1949 Pittsburg, Contra Costa County, California, USA - 19 Dec 1967
Hampton Boggs
17 Aug 1921 Garvin, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States - 31 Jan 1953
Jesse Bolling
24 Nov 1923 Halifax, North Carolina, United States - 03 Oct 1951
Richard Bolstad
07 Jul 1929 Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States - 21 Feb 2014
Cecil Bolton
07 Oct 1908 Crawfordville, Wakulla County, Florida, USA - 22 Jan 1965
Jack Bomar
10 Jun 1926 Flint, Genesee, Michigan, United States - 21 May 2009
Richard Bong
24 Sep 1920 Superior, Douglas, Wisconsin, United States - 06 Aug 1945
Joel Boone
29 Aug 1889 St. Clair. Pennsylvania, USA - 02 Apr 1974
Wardell Borders
06 Nov 1945 Bronson, Levy, Florida, United States - 15 May 1968
Michael Bosiljevac
09 Oct 1945 Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States - 03 Oct 1972
John Bottom
16 May 1899 Denver, Colorado, United States - 12 Oct 1983
John Boyce
1925 - 20 May 2009
William Braddock
03 Jan 1922 Uvalda, Montgomery, Georgia, United States - 09 Nov 2013
Cary Braddy
21 Dec 1918 Dublin, Laurens, Georgia, United States - 21 Apr 1945
James Bradshaw
06 Oct 1924 Hanna City, Peoria, Illinois, United States - 02 May 1998
David Branch
11 Jun 1946 Daytona Beach, Volusia, Florida, United States - 07 Oct 1966
Lawrence Brand
13 Aug 1920 Griswold, Iowa USA - 16 Apr 1992
John Breckinridge
19 Nov 1925 Frederick, Virginia, USA - 09 Oct 1951
William Breckner
25 May 1933 Alliance, Mahoning, Ohio, United States - 16 Feb 2008
Lewis Brereton
21 Jun 1890 Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States - 01 Aug 1967
Harold Briggs
06 Apr 1904 Michigan, United States - 10 Jul 1999
Maurice Britt
29 Jun 1919 Carlisle, Lonoke, Arkansas, United States - 26 Nov 1995
Bruce Brown
13 Feb 1945 Washington, District of Columbia, United States - 12 Sep 1968
Larry Brown
13 Jan 1946 Baldwin, Duval, Florida, United States - 20 Jan 1969
Lyle Brown
1920 - 12 Jul 1944
Michael Browning
23 May 1948 Hawaii County, Hawaii, USA - 24 Oct 1967
Miles Browning
10 Apr 1897 Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States - 29 Sep 1954
John Bruckner
14 Nov 1923 Honolulu, Hawaii, United States - 31 Dec 1951
Edward Brudno
04 Jun 1940 Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States - 03 Jun 1973
Arthur Brumagen
10 Jul 1929 Richmond, Madison County, Kentucky, United States - 24 Nov 1966
John Brunson
19 Mar 1921 Marksville, Avoyelles, Louisiana, United States - 11 Jun 1945
John Bulkeley
19 Aug 1911 New York, New York, United States - 06 Apr 1996
Omar Bundy
17 Jun 1861 New Castle, Henry Township, Henry, Indiana, United States - 20 Jan 1940
Merrett Bunge
02 May 1918 Cook, Illinois, United States - 29 Mar 1945
Walter Bunker
07 Feb 1915 Lewiston, Lincoln, Maine, United States - 31 Oct 1986
Edward Burdett
10 Mar 1921 Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States - 18 Nov 1967
Arthur Burer
03 Sep 1932 San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States - 13 Apr 2010
R Burgess
1920 Appleton, Lawrence, Tennessee, United States - 03 Aug 1943
Donald Burkey
09 Feb 1921 Garrison, Benton, Iowa, USA - 05 Jul 1944
Donald Burns
02 Jan 1929 Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto, Texas, United States - 26 Apr 1996
Robert Burns
08 Dec 1916 Nettleton, Lee, Mississippi, United States - 06 Feb 2004
Ernest Burnside
10 Oct 1919 Alexander, Upshur, West Virginia, United States - 25 Nov 1943
William Burroughs
29 Sep 1932 Indian Head, Charles, Maryland, United States - 22 Mar 1999
David Butler
03 Sep 1928 Guildford, Western Australia, Australia - 24 Nov 2020
William Butler
29 Nov 1941 Grass Valley, Nevada, California, United States - 11 Mar 2013
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Henry Cabell
11 Dec 1858 Richmond, Virginia, United States - 10 Mar 1930
James Calvert
08 Sep 1920 Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States - 03 Jun 2009
Wilbert Calvert
06 Feb 1916 Archer, Texas, United States - 22 Jan 1945
C cont.
Kenneth Cameron
09 Aug 1928 Berkeley, Alameda, California, United States - abt 04 Oct 1970
Burton Campbell
27 May 1939 Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States - 03 Sep 2002
Ralph Canine
09 Nov 1895 Flora, Miami, Indiana, United States - 08 Mar 1969
Louis Caplanis
14 Feb 1925 New Castle, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States - 22 Jul 2010
Louis Capozi
15 Jan 1920 Westchester, New York, United States - 06 Aug 1944
Albert Carlson
06 Jul 1941 San Lorenzo, Alameda, California, United States - 07 Aug 1999
Bruce Carr
28 Jan 1924 Union Springs, Cayuga, New York, United States - 25 Apr 1998
Hugh Casey
24 Jul 1898 Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA - 30 Aug 1981
John Casteel
15 Jun 1919 Protection, Comanche, Kansas, United States - 12 Aug 1944
Frederick Castle
14 Oct 1908 Manila, Philippines - 24 Dec 1944
Joseph Castner
18 Nov 1869 New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA - 08 Jul 1946
Cliffton Cates
31 Aug 1893 Tiptonville, Tennessee, United States - 04 Jun 1970
Oscar Cauldwell
24 Aug 1892 Nyesville, Indiana, United States - 08 Sep 1959
Robert Cavanaugh
1929 Nebraska, USA - 1994
Richard Cavazos
31 Jan 1929 Kingsville, Kleberg, Texas, United States - 29 Oct 2017
Justice Chambers
02 Feb 1908 Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, United States - 29 Jul 1982
Fred Cherry
24 Mar 1928 Nansemond County (now Suffolk), Virginia, United States - 16 Feb 2016
Stewart Chester
11 Nov 1921 Northfield, Rice, Minnesota, United States - 19 Sep 2015
Michael Christian
17 Oct 1940 Huntsville, Madison, Alabama, United States - 04 Sep 1983
Hans Christiansen
06 Nov 1918 Cedar Falls, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States - 07 Dec 1941
Ralph Christie
30 Aug 1893 Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States - 19 Dec 1987
Cyril Christoph
09 Jan 1911 Dyersville, Dubuque, Iowa, United States - 10 Dec 1944
Robert Christopherson
- 26 Jun 1943
Gordon Chung-Hoon
25 Jul 1910 Honolulu, Oahu, Honolulu, Hawaii Territory, United States - 24 Jul 1979
Arturo Cirino Rivera
1929 Puerto Rico - 04 Feb 1951
John Clark
29 May 1894 Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States - abt 29 Nov 1983
William Clark
01 Feb 1891 Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States - 10 Oct 1957
James Clements
10 Aug 1932 Queen City, Cass, Texas, United States - 27 Mar 1997
Living Clow
Claude Clower
30 Nov 1930 Belzoni, Humphreys, Mississippi, United States - 03 Oct 2010
Milford Cobb
04 Jun 1935 McAlester, Pittsburg, Oklahoma, United States - 23 May 1969
William Cobb
15 Aug 1917 Dallas, Collin, Texas, United States - 07 Jan 2007
George Coleman
05 Dec 1942 Maplewood, Essex County, New Jersey, United States of America - 17 Mar 1968
James Collins
10 Dec 1882 Algiers, Orleans, Louisiana, United States - 30 Jun 1963
James Lawton Collins
05 Nov 1917 El Paso, El Paso, Texas, United States - 06 May 2002
Joseph Lawton Collins
01 May 1896 Algiers, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA - 12 Sep 1987
Rex Combs
13 May 1912 Grant City, Worth, Missouri, United States - 03 Jul 1976
Lynn Compton
31 Dec 1921 Los Angeles, California, United States - 25 Feb 2012
Garlin Conner
02 Jun 1919 Aaron, Clinton County, Kentucky - 05 Nov 1998
George Connolly
22 Jun 1941 Edison, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States - 13 Jun 2021
Kevin Conway
11 Dec 1928 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia - 06 Jul 1964
Gilbert Cook
30 Dec 1889 Texarkana, Miller, Arkansas, United States - 19 Sep 1963
Charles Coolidge
04 Aug 1921 Signal Mountain, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA - 06 Apr 2021
Harvey Copeland
13 Feb 1931 Brady, McCulloch, Texas, United States - 12 Jun 2012
Howard Corey
22 May 1907 Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee - 03 Aug 1987
Harold Cornelison
11 Jul 1924 Richmond, Madison County, Kentucky - 30 Jan 1990
James Corner
30 Apr 1915 Platteville, Grant, Wisconsin, United States - 02 Dec 1944
Bertrand Coulombe
01 Mar 1924 Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States - 25 Mar 2006
Franklin Craig
29 Aug 1922 Stouts Mills, Gilmer, West Virginia, United States - 06 Nov 2005
Robert Craner
10 Jun 1933 Cohoes, Albany, New York, United States - 03 Oct 1980
John Creel
15 Apr 1919 Joyce, Winn, Louisiana, United States - 02 Jul 1944
Russell Crego
17 Mar 1916 New York, United States - 13 Mar 1945
John Crews
08 Mar 1923 Golden, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States - 25 Sep 1999
Adelbert Cross
02 May 1917 Pennsylvania, United States - 21 Feb 1981
Louis Cukela
01 May 1888 Sebenico, Dalmatia, Austria - 19 Mar 1956
Samuel Cumming
14 Oct 1895 Kobe, Japan - 14 Jan 1983
Slade Cutter
01 Nov 1911 Oswego, Kendall, Illinois, United States - 09 Jun 2005
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Peter Dalessandro
18 May 1918 Watervliet, Albany, New York, United States - 15 Oct 1997
Michael Daly
15 Sep 1924 Manhattan, New York, New York, USA - 25 Jul 2008
Paul Daly
04 Jul 1891 Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States - 10 Jun 1974
William Darby
09 Feb 1911 Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States - 30 Apr 1945
Robert Daughtrey
05 Oct 1933 Eagle Pass, Maverick, Texas, United States - 20 Jul 2005
Warren Davies
04 Feb 1921 Minnesota, USA - 05 Jul 1944
Benjamin Davis
18 Dec 1912 Washington, District of Columbia, United States - 04 Jul 2002
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