Bronze Star Medal

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United States military award military decoration

The Bronze Star Medal is a United States military decoration awarded for heroic or meritorious achievement or service in a combat zone.

Aliases (3)

Bronze Star ×2
Bronze Star Medal (with Combat "V") ×1
Bronze Star Medal with "V" device ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States military award → military decoration →
abbreviation	BSM →
alsoKnownAs	Bronze Star →
awardedFor	acts of heroism not involving aerial flight → heroic achievement in a combat zone → heroic service in a combat zone → meritorious achievement in a combat zone → meritorious achievement not involving aerial flight → meritorious service in a combat zone → meritorious service not involving aerial flight →
awardingAuthority	Secretary of a military department → combatant commander →
campaignOrService	Gulf War → Iraq War → Korean War → Vietnam War → War in Afghanistan → World War II →
country	United States →
dateEstablished	1944-02-04 →
eligibility	foreign soldiers serving with U.S. forces → members of the United States Armed Forces →
establishedBy	Executive Order 9419 → Franklin D. Roosevelt →
firstAwarded	World War II →
hasDevice	V device → oak leaf cluster → service star →
higherAward	Defense Superior Service Medal → Silver Star →
lowerAward	Meritorious Service Medal → Purple Heart →
material	bronze →
mayBeAwardedPosthumously	true →
notAwardedFor	participation in aerial flight →
presentedBy	United States Coast Guard → United States Department of Defense → United States Department of the Air Force → United States Department of the Army → United States Department of the Navy →
relatedDecoration	Army Commendation Medal → Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal →
ribbonColor	blue → red → white →
shape	bronze star →
theaterRequirement	combat zone →
V deviceIndicates	valor in combat →

Referenced by (55)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Alexander Haig → Audie Murphy → Beau Biden → Bob Dole → Bob Kerrey → C. Robert Kehler → Carl Spaatz → Chuck Yeager → Colin Powell → Creighton Abrams → Daniel Inouye → David Petraeus → Ernest Hemingway → George S. Patton → Hap Arnold → Jacob L. Devers → James H. Doolittle → James M. Gavin → James M. Gavin → James Roosevelt II → John Eisenhower → Leslie R. Groves Jr. → Lewis B. Puller → Mark W. Clark → Mark W. Clark → Matthew Ridgway → Maxwell D. Taylor → Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. → Omar Bradley → Robert Mueller → Sterling Hayden → Tom Ridge → Tommy Franks → Walter Bedell Smith → Walton H. Walker → William Colby → William Westmoreland → Winthrop Rockefeller →	awardReceived
John F. Kelly → John Kerry → Paul M. Nakasone → Thomas F. Metz →	hasHonor
Legion of Merit → Navy and Marine Corps Medal ("Bronze Star Medal (with Combat "V")") → Silver Star Medal →	lowerAward
Elliot Richardson → John McCain →	awarded
Combat Medical Badge ("Bronze Star Medal with "V" device") → Purple Heart →	higherAward
John McCain III → Wesley Clark ("Bronze Star") →	militaryAward
Bronze Star Medal ("Bronze Star") →	alsoKnownAs
United States awards and decorations →	includes
Distinguished Flying Cross →	relatedAward
Silver Star Medal →	relatedDecoration