Pacific Star
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The Pacific Star is a British campaign medal awarded for service in the Pacific theatre during the Second World War.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Second World War campaign star
ⓘ
campaign medal ⓘ |
| awardedFor | service in the Pacific theatre during the Second World War ⓘ |
| awardedPosthumously | yes ⓘ |
| awardingAuthority | British honours system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignPeriodEnd | 2 September 1945 ⓘ |
| campaignPeriodStart | 8 December 1941 ⓘ |
| category |
British campaign medals
ⓘ
Military awards and decorations of World War II ⓘ |
| clasp | BURMA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| claspInscription | "BURMA" in raised letters on a bar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| claspWornAs | silver rosette on the ribbon when ribbon alone is worn ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| eligibility |
British Army personnel
ⓘ
British and Commonwealth forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Merchant Navy personnel ⓘ Royal Air Force personnel ⓘ Royal Navy personnel ⓘ certain civilian categories ⓘ |
| established | 1945 ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
King George VI
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | yellow copper zinc alloy ⓘ |
| namedOnEdge |
generally unnamed for British forces
ⓘ
often named for some Commonwealth forces ⓘ |
| notAwardedFor | service already recognized by the Burma Star ⓘ |
| obverseDesign |
Royal Cypher "GRI VI" surmounted by a crown
ⓘ
circumscribed by the inscription "THE PACIFIC STAR" ⓘ |
| precedenceInOrderOfWear |
after the Atlantic Star
ⓘ
before the Burma Star ⓘ |
| relatedAward |
1939–1945 Star
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Africa Star NERFINISHED ⓘ Atlantic Star NERFINISHED ⓘ Burma Star NERFINISHED ⓘ France and Germany Star NERFINISHED ⓘ Italy Star NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reverseDesign | plain reverse ⓘ |
| ribbonColours |
dark blue
ⓘ
dark green ⓘ yellow ⓘ |
| ribbonSymbolism |
Pacific Ocean (blue)
ⓘ
beaches (yellow) ⓘ jungle (green) ⓘ |
| serviceRequirement |
minimum qualifying period of service
ⓘ
operational service in the Pacific area ⓘ |
| shape | six-pointed star ⓘ |
| suspension | ring suspension ⓘ |
| theatre | Pacific theatre of operations ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.