Silver Star |
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 Silver Star |
The Silver Star is the successor
decoration to the Citation Star which was established by an act
of the U.S. Congress on July 9, 1918. On July 19, 1932, the
Secretary of War approved the Silver Star Medal to replace the
Citation Star. The original Citation Star is incorporated into
the center of the Silver Star Medal, and the ribbon for the
Silver Star Medal is based closely on the Certificate of Merit
Medal. Authorization for the Silver Star was placed into law by an Act of Congress for the U.S. Navy on August 7, 1942 and an Act of Congress for the U.S. Army on December 15, 1942. The primary reason for congressional authorization was the desire to award the medal to civilians as well as the Army. The current statutory authorization for the Silver Star Medal is Title 10 of the United States Code (Section 3746). |
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