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18 unusual facts about Silver Star


1991–92 FIS Cross-Country World Cup

The 1991–92 FIS Cross-Country World Cup took place in Silver Star, Canada, from 8 December 1991 and finished in Vang, Norway, on 14 March 1992.

Action of 12 October 1950

The USS Pirate, the Pledge and the Redhead each received the Presidential Unit Citation and their commanders were awarded the Silver Star for bravery.

Battle of Ong Thanh

That evening Brigadier General William Coleman and other senior officers of the 1st Infantry Division visited the 2nd Battalion's camp, where they praised Allen's men for their efforts, and presented First Lieutenant Clark Welch—commander of Delta Company—with a Silver Star for his actions earlier in the day.

Cotton Hill

In the episode "When Cotton Comes Marching Home", his Silver Star is displayed in a case at the VFW.

House to House

House to House: A Soldier's Memoir is a 2007 memoir by Iraq War veteran and Silver Star recipient David Bellavia.

Jimmie E. Howard

Members of Howard's platoon were honored for their actions in this fight — four Navy Crosses and thirteen Silver Stars.

For his service in Korea, he was awarded the Silver Star, the Purple Heart with Gold Star in lieu of a second Purple Heart, and the Navy Unit Commendation.

Jon R. Thomas

Thomas spent 1966 through 1969 as a member of the U.S. Special Forces, earning a Silver Star, a Bronze Star, and Purple Heart.

Michele Mahone

He too, was awarded eight medals including: Purple Heart, National Defense Service Medal and the Silver Star for gallantry in action.

Operation Pony Express

One of the Pony pilots was awarded the Silver Star when he was diverted on the way back from Dong Ha to evacuate wounded soldiers from the A Shau Valley which was under attack by heavy mortar and machine gun fire.

Rapp Brush

During its WWII service, the 40th Infantry Division or its members were awarded 3 Distinguished Unit Citations, 1 Medal of Honor, 12 Distinguished Service Crosses, 1 Distinguished Service Medal, 245 Silver Stars, 21 Legions of Merit, 30 Soldier's Medals, 1036 Bronze Star Medals and 57 Army Medals.

Robert J. Natter

His awards and decorations include the Silver Star, Navy Distinguished Service Medal (3 awards), Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit (five awards), Bronze Star with Combat V, Purple Heart, Meritorious Service Medal (two awards), Navy Commendation Medal with Combat V, Navy Achievement Medal with Combat V, and various unit and campaign awards.

Seaboard-All Florida Railway

Amtrak also operates their Silver Meteor and Silver Star service over the line, both of which are former Seaboard passenger services.

The Corps Series

In Counterattack, when General Pickering's decorations are mentioned, his highest is the Silver Star, yet in later books it mentions that he was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross or the Navy Cross in Belleau Wood in World War I.

Thud Ridge: American Aces In 'Nam

The player earns the Bronze Star by completing Missions 1 through 3, the Silver Star and a promotion to Colonel upon completion of Missions 4 through 6, and membership in the Wild Weasel Thud Drivers if the player accomplishes all ten missions.

William Colby

During World War II, he parachuted behind enemy lines twice and earned the Silver Star as well as commendations from Norway, France, and Great Britain.

William Maxson

Maxson was awarded the Silver Star Medal, two AFD's, three Legions of Merit's, DSS and the DFC medal including around 15 more Air Force medal award's.

William Trump

It was during the Invasion of Normandy that Trump earned a Silver Star.


Battle of Old Baldy

The presence of the Colombian ground forces had been awarded for their exemplary performance in previous fighting and combat, Operations Nomad, Thunderbolt, Climber(Hill 400) and Barbula (Hill 180) with Presidential Citations from the United States and South Korea and U.S. Legion of Merit, Silver Stars and Bronze Stars awarded to the men.

Clark L. Wilson

He joined the U.S. Navy in World War II and served in the submarine force in the Pacific theater and was awarded the Silver Star and Gold Star.

Domingo Chavez

Domingo is known to possess at least 3 Intelligence Stars (one issued at the beginning of Debt of Honor, one issued for John Clark and himself during Debt of Honor as well as one during Executive Orders) that are analogous to the U.S. Military's Silver Star.

J.C. Wylie

For his improvised integration of radar, gunnery, and torpedo control during these two actions, Wylie received a Silver Star.

Joe Golding

His 1951 Bowman football card #115 relates the following: "In the service for 44 months. Won Silver Star, Bronze Star, Purple Heart. Commissioned on the battlefield while an infantry-man in Europe".

John S. Lekson

His medals included the Distinguished Service Medal, the Silver Star, the Legion of Merit and the Bronze Star.

John W. O'Daniel

His decorations include the French Croix de Guerre, the British Order of the Bath, the Italian Silver Medal, the Distinguished Service Cross, the Army Distinguished Service Medal, the Silver Star, the Legion of Merit with three oak leaf clusters, the Bronze Star, and the Purple Heart.

Leigh Ann Hester

While assigned to the 617th Military Police Company, a Kentucky Army National Guard unit out of Richmond, Kentucky, Hester received the Silver Star for her actions on March 20, 2005 during an enemy ambush on a supply convoy near the town of Salman Pak, Iraq.

Louis Henkin

While with a 13-man artillery observation unit serving near Toulon, he was awarded the Silver Star for an incident in which he was able to use his ability to speak Yiddish as a means to negotiate the terms of the surrender of a German unit consisting of 78 men.

Mel Ferber

He became a World War II hero when, after landing at Utah Beach, he and four other members of his unit captured 464 German soldiers and used their weapons to rearm a French battalion (earning him the Croix de Guerre with Silver Star).

Paul Withington

Withington was awarded the Legion of Merit by the U.S. Navy in 1945, the Silver Star, the French croix de guerre, the British Mons Star, World War I victory ribbon, the Army of Occupation of Germany ribbon, the American Defense ribbon and the Pacific Asiatic ribbon with star.

Samuel E. Anderson

During this period, he saw combat in the Pacific Theater, and in June 1942 was awarded the Silver Star "for gallantry in action in the vicinity of Port Moresby in Salamaua, New Guinea."

Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall and Museum

Today the hall has over 600 honorees among them are Medal of Honor, The Kearny Cross, Distinguished Service Cross, Navy Cross, Air Force Cross, Silver Star and Distinguished Flying Cross winners.

Whitewater, Wisconsin

Elaine Roe, U.S. Army officer, one of the first four women to be awarded the Silver Star