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This article is about the US military award. For the campaign attachment, seeservice star. For the Canadian life saving award, seeRoyal Life Saving Society Canada."Bronze Star" redirects here. Not to be confused withBronze Award,Bronze medal, orBronze Medallion.Bronze Star MedalFront viewTypeMilitary medal (Decoration)Awarded for"Heroic or meritorious achievement or service"Presented byDepartment of the Army[1]
Department of the Navy[2]
Department of the Air Force[3]
Department of Homeland Security[4]ClaspsArmy, Air Force, and Space Force –"V" device
- Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard –Combat "V"
StatusCurrently awardedEstablishedExecutive Order 9419, 4 February 1944 (superseded byE.O. 11046, 24 August 1962)First awarded4 February 1944 (retroactive through 7 December 1941)Last awardedCurrently awardedMedal ribbon(above) – Reverse side of star Medal
Naval Service:Navy and Marine Corps Medal
Air and Space Forces:Airman's Medal
Coast Guard:Coast Guard MedalNext(lower)Purple Heart
TheBronze Star Medal(BSM) is aUnited States Armed Forces decorationawarded to members of theUnited States Armed Forcesfor either heroic achievement, heroic service, meritorious achievement, or meritorious service in acombat zone.
When the medal is awarded by theArmy,Air Force, orSpace Forcefor acts of valor in combat, the"V" deviceis authorized for wear on the medal. When the medal is awarded by theNavy,Marine Corps, orCoast Guardfor acts of valor or meritorious service in combat, theCombat "V"is authorized for wear on the medal.
Officers from the otherUniformed Services of the United Statesare eligible to receive this award, as are foreign soldiers who have served with or alongside a service branch of the United States Armed Forces.[5][6]
Civilians serving with U.S. military forces in combat are also eligible for the award. For example,UPIreporterJoe Gallowaywas awarded the Bronze Star with "V" device for actions during theVietnam War, specifically rescuing a badly wounded soldier under fire in theBattle of Ia DrangValley, in 1965.[7][8]Another civilian recipient was writerErnest Hemingway.[9]
