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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...
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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". Bronze Star Medal. The Bronze Star Medal with the "V" device to denote heroism is the fourth highest military decoration for valor.
The Bronze Star Medal (BSM, or BSV with valor device) is a United States Armed Forces individual military decoration that may be awarded for bravery, acts of merit, or meritorious service. As a medal it is awarded for merit, and with the “V” for valor device it is awarded for heroism.
The Bronze Star Medal was designed by Rudolf Freund of Bailey, Banks and Biddle who also designed the Silver Star. The decoration measures 1,5 inch (38 mm) over all. In the middle there can be found another bronze star with a diametre of 3/16 inch (4,8 mm).
The Bronze Star is a premier American combat decoration awarded for both valor and merit.
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 "V" on a soldier or airman’s Bronze Star Medal did not mean the same thing as the "V" on a Bronze Star worn by a member of the Sea Services. The "V for Valor" Device in the Army (1944 to present). In the Army, the Bronze Star Medal was the only U.S. decoration to have the "V" device as an attachment for some 20 years.
