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Authorized on February 4, 1944, the Bronze Star Medal is awarded to members of all branches of military service. The medal may be awarded either for meritorious service or for combat actions,...
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22 Μαΐ 2024 · The Bronze Star has been awarded to thousands of recipients for valor and achievement. Service members have received the award during such conflicts as World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
The Bronze Star Medal (without the "V" device) may be awarded to each member of the Armed Forces of the United States who, after 6 December 1941, was cited in orders or awarded a certificate for exemplary conduct in ground combat against an armed enemy between 7 December 1941 and 2 September 1945.
The Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps may authorize the "V" device for wear on the DFC to denote valor in combat; Navy and Marine Corps, Combat "V". The Bronze Star Medal with the "V" device to denote heroism is the fourth highest military decoration for valor.
A bronze "V" for "Valor" was awarded when the Bronze Star was received for heoism in battle, thus distincting the award from the Bronze Stars warded for merit. This "V" was introduced in 1945. The action it was to be awarded for had to be of significant value.
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11 Μαΐ 2020 · The names shown here are links to personal memorial pages on The Virtual Wall in honor of the men who earned the Bronze Star Medal with V for Valor at the cost of their own lives in the Vietnam War. We can list only those we know about.
