The Silver Star is the third-highest military decoration that can be awarded by the United States. It is awarded for gallantry in action against an enemy of the United States and may be awarded to any person who, while serving in any capacity with the armed forces, distinguishes himself or herself by extraordinary heroism.
The Silver Star is the successor decoration to the Citation Star which was established by an Act of the United States Congress on 9 July 1918. On 19 July 1932, the United States Secretary of War approved the Silver Star to replace the Citation Star.
Recipients
Name Date of action Conflict Unit Place of action NotesFrank Bladin 1942 WWII Royal Australian Air Force Kendari Dutch East Indies 1943 World War II 2/5th Battalion Mount Tambu, New Guinea John Sims Archer1942 World War II No. 4 Squadron RAAF Gona, Papua 1967* Vietnam War Australian Army Training Team Vietnam An Thuan, Vietnam Silver Star Citation – Peter Badcoe , www.militarytimes.com 1967* Vietnam War Australian Army Training Team Vietnam Mong Ha, Vietnam Oak Leaf Cluster (second award) 1951 Korean War 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Yongju, North Korea Butler, Green & Stafford: London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 39265, p. 3411, 19 June 1951. Retrieved 23 August 2009 Major General Geoff Carter AO DSM 1972 Vietnam War Australian Army Training Team Vietnam (AATTV) South Vietnam Garry G. Cooper1968 Vietnam War Royal Australian Air Force Saigon, Vietnam Silver Star Citation – Garry G. Cooper , www.militarytimes.com Attached to 19th Tactical Air Support Squadron, United States Air Force 1951* Korean War 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment 1942 World War II 2/6th Independent Company Buna, Papua Harcourt: Elton Murray Ifould1942 World War II No. 4 Squadron RAAF Papua Edward Thompson Mobsby 1942* World War II Royal Australian Air Force Papua Mobsby: John Ronald Mowbray1942 World War II No. 4 Squadron RAAF Buna, Papua Harold Edward Patch 1953 Korean War Australian Army Patch: London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 39999, p. 5768, 30 October 1953. Retrieved 14 April 2010 1969 Vietnam War Australian Army Training Team Vietnam Andrew Perry 1970 Vietnam War RAN Helicopter Flight – Vietnam Binh Dai, Vietnam John G. Pettit 1970* Vietnam War Australian Army Dak Seang, Vietnam Silver Star Citation – John G. PettitDavid Rowley Sinclair 1942 World War II 435th Bomb Squadron, 9th Bomb Group, US Air Force Rabaul, New Guinea John Henry Stafford 1951 Korean War 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Jeffrey Jones 1950 Korean War 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Pakchon Kevin Wheatley 1965* Vietnam War Australian Army Training Team Vietnam Macaulay Cottrell 1968 Vietnam War Royal Australian Air Force Darval Lyell Sly 1944 World War II Australian Military Forces AMF 21/A-Z 17
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