Silver Star Medal

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The Silver Star Medal is a high-level United States military decoration awarded for gallantry in action against an enemy of the United States.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military award
military decoration
authorizedBy United States Congress
awardedFor gallantry in action
gallantry in action against an enemy of the United States
gallantry in action against an opposing foreign force
gallantry in action while serving with friendly foreign forces engaged in armed conflict
awardingBranches United States Air Force
United States Army
United States Coast Guard
United States Marine Corps
United States Navy
United States Space Force
campaigns Gulf War
Iraq War
Korean War
Vietnam War
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
surface form: War in Afghanistan

World War I
World War II
canBeAwardedPosthumously true
confersPostNominals SS
conflictType combat
country United States of America
surface form: United States
currentMedalDesignAdopted 1932
eligibility members of friendly foreign armed forces
members of the United States Armed Forces
established July 9, 1918
higherAward Air Force Cross
Distinguished Service Cross
Navy Cross
initialForm Citation Star
initialFormEstablished 1918
lowerAward Bronze Star Medal
material gold-colored metal
multipleAwardsIndicatedBy gold or silver oak leaf clusters
gold or silver service stars
namedAfter Citation Star
surface form: silver star device (Citation Star)
precededBy Citation Star
presentedBy Department of Defense
surface form: United States Department of Defense

United States Department of Homeland Security
United States military departments
surface form: United States military service departments
rankInUSValorAwards third-highest military combat decoration
relatedDecoration Bronze Star Medal
Purple Heart
ribbonColors blue
red
white
ribbonPattern alternating blue, white, and red stripes
shape gold star
valorDecoration true

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Citation Star succeededBy Silver Star Medal
Citation Star convertedTo Silver Star Medal
Citation Star basisOfDesignFor Silver Star Medal
Audie Murphy awardReceived Silver Star Medal
this entity surface form: Silver Star with oak leaf cluster
John Kerry hasHonor Silver Star Medal
Coast Guard Cross higherThan Silver Star Medal
this entity surface form: Silver Star Medal (for Coast Guard personnel in non-combat heroism context)
Department of the Army awards includes Silver Star Medal
SS refersTo Silver Star Medal