Silver Star Medal

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military award military decoration

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

Aliases (1)

Silver Star with oak leaf cluster ×1

Statements (51)

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 → World War I → World War II →
canBeAwardedPosthumously	true →
confersPostNominals	SS →
conflictType	combat →
country	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	silver star device (Citation Star) →
precededBy	Citation Star →
presentedBy	United States Department of Defense → United States Department of Homeland Security → 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 →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Audie Murphy ("Silver Star with oak leaf cluster") →	awardReceived
Citation Star →	basisOfDesignFor
Citation Star →	convertedTo
John Kerry →	hasHonor
Citation Star →	succeededBy