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Privately run databases such as the "Military Times Hall of Valor" exist with documents of decorations of 100,000 servicemembers, [1] and some military organizations do keep comprehensive data on the numbers of awards received, notably the U.S. Army Human Resources Command, though it does not identify the names of individual recipients. [2]
The Silver Star Medal is a gold five-pointed star, 11⁄2 inches (38 mm) in circumscribing diameter with a laurel wreath encircling rays from the center and a 3⁄16 inch (4.8 mm) diameter silver star superimposed in the center. The pendant is suspended from a rectangular shaped metal loop with rounded corners. The reverse has the inscription ...
Brown receives the Silver Star from Vice President Dick Cheney in March 2008.. Monica Lin Brown (born 24 May 1988) [4] is a United States Army sergeant and medic who became the first woman during the War in Afghanistan and only the second woman since World War II to receive the Silver Star, the United States military's third-highest medal for valor in combat.
The Navy Cross is the United States Naval Service 's second-highest military decoration awarded for sailors and marines who distinguish themselves for extraordinary heroism in combat with an armed enemy force. [3] The medal is equivalent to the Army's Distinguished Service Cross, the Air and Space Forces' Air Force Cross, and the Coast Guard Cross.
VB-6 pilots in January 1942: Best is seated 3rd from the left. Richard Halsey Best (March 24, 1910 – October 28, 2001) was a dive bomber pilot and squadron commander in the United States Navy during World War II.
Robert Buffum (July 7, 1828 to July 20, 1871) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War.Buffum was the third person to receive the country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action during the Great Locomotive Chase in Georgia (U.S. state) in April 1862.
The Defense Distinguished Service Medal is a military decoration of the United States Department of Defense, which is presented to United States Armed Forces service members for exceptionally distinguished performance of duty contributing to the national security or defense of the United States.
Legion of Merit w/ Combat V. Presidential Unit Citation (United States) American Defense Service Medal (with star) Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal. Ann Agnes Bernatitus (21 January 1912 – 3 March 2003) was a United States Navy nurse who served under combat during World War II. She was the first American recipient of the Legion of Merit.