Army Specialist Monica Lin Brown receives the Silver Star from Vice President Dick Cheney. The Silver Star, officially the Silver Star Medal, is the United States third highest military decoration for valor that can be awarded to any person serving in any capacity with the United States Armed Forces. The medal is awarded for gallantry in action against an enemy of the United States. History Award criteria Appearance RecipientsEdit The Department of Defense does not keep extensive records of awards of the Silver Star. Independent groups estimate that between 100,000 and 150,000 Silver Stars have been awarded since the decoration was established.[9] Colonel David Hackworth is likely to be the person who has been awarded the most Silver Stars. He earned ten Silver Stars for service in the Korean War and the Vietnam War.[10] Female recipients An unknown number of women received the award in World War II. In 1944, four Army nurses serving in Italy – First Lieutenant Mary Roberts, Second Lieutenant Elaine Roe, Second Lieutenant Rita Virginia Rourke, and Second Lieutenant Ellen Ainsworth (posthumous) – became the first women recipients of the Silver Star, all cited for their bravery in successfully evacuating the 33rd Field Hospital at Anzio, Italy on February 10.[11] No record of additional female awardees since World War II has come to light, until Sergeant Leigh Ann Hester was awarded the Silver Star in 2005 for gallantry during an insurgent ambush on a convoy in Iraq.[11] In 2007, it was discovered that three nurses who served in World War I were cited with Citation Stars for their service in July 1918. Having never been awarded their Citation Stars, they were awarded the Silver Star posthumously.[12] Army Specialist Monica Lin Brown was awarded the Silver Star in March 2008 for heroism in the War in Afghanistan.[11] Notable recipients See also: Category:Recipients of the Silver Star Notable recipients include: Joseph H. Albers John R. Alison Terry de la Mesa Allen, Sr. Bernard L. Austin William Brantley Aycock Peter Badcoe (two awards) Robert H. Barrow Olinto Barsanti César Basa Harry F. Bauer Charles Alvin Beckwith David Bellavia Rafael Celestino Benítez Albert Blithe Richard Bong Bruce Godfrey Brackett Omar Bradley Maurice L. Britt Phil H. Bucklew Arleigh Burke Jess Cain Modesto Cartagena Johnny Checketts Llewellyn Chilson (three awards) David Christian Nestor Chylak Wesley Clark Max Cleland Lynn Compton Louis Cukela William J. Cullerton[13] Roy M. Davenport Juan César Cordero Dávila Benjamin O. Davis Jr. Ray Davis Oliver W. Dillard James H. Doolittle Hugh A. Drum Jesus S. Duran (later upgraded to the Distinguished Service Cross and then to the Medal of Honor in 2014) Charles Durning Graves B. Erskine Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Joseph A. Farinholt Bernard Fisher Wayne Fisk Martin H. Foery Ronald Fogleman Mayhew Foster Guy Gabaldon James M. Gavin Hobart R. Gay Jerauld R. Gentry John J. Gilligan Luigi Giorgi (Italian serviceman) David L. Grange (three awards) Charles H. Green (Cdr, 3rd Bn, RAR) John Campbell Greenway William Guarnere Ed Guthman David Hackworth (ten awards) Hugh William Hadley Alexander Haig Robert Halperin Iceal Hambleton Edward Hardin Tom Harmon Raymond Harvey Carlos Hathcock Sterling Hayden Diego E. Hernández Clifford B. Hicks Thomas Taro Higa Charles Franklin Hildebrand David Lee Tex Hill Tony Hillerman Lucius Roy Holbrook Gordon Paiea Chung-Hoon Joe R. Hooper Robert L. Howard Clifton James Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg Lyndon B. Johnson Phil Johnon Sam Johnson (two awards) James L. Jones John Kerry Joseph Kittinger (two awards) Charles C. Krulak Chris Kyle (two awards) Henry Louis Larsen (three awards) Ben Lear John C. H. Lee Kurt Chew-Een Lee Homer Litzenberg Elliott Loughlin (two awards) Douglas MacArthur (seven awards) Victor Maghakian (two awards) Fred K. Mahaffey (three awards) Peyton C. March Richard Marcinko George Marshall Richard Marshall John McCain Sid McMath Merrill A. McPeak Charles B. McVay III Charles L. Melson Daniel J. Miller Michael A. Monsoor Cliff Montgomery Audie Murphy (two awards) Raymond Murray (four awards) Bismarck Myrick Oliver North Mike OCallaghan Eric T. Olson Jorge Otero Barreto (three awards) Mohamed Oufkir[14][15][16][17] Moultrie Patten George S. Patton George Patton IV Keith Payne Endicott Peabody John J. Pershing Basil L. Plumley Harvey Possinger Charles E. Potter Tommy Prince Francis Gary Powers Chesty Puller Agustín Ramos Calero William Wilson Quinn Edward F. Rector Stephen C. Reich Robert B. Rheault Karl W. Richter Matthew Ridgeway (two awards) Antonio Rodríguez Balinas Pedro Rodriguez Robert Rosenthal Barney Ross James N. Rowe Dick Rutan Wade Sanders (later revoked) Alfredo M. Santos Paul Saunders Harold Schrier Leonard T. Schroeder Jr. Robert L. Scott Arthur D. Simons Rodger W. Simpson H. Norman Schwarzkopf Sidney Shachnow Frederick W. Smith Oliver Prince Smith Ronald Speirs Brian Stann James Stockdale (four awards) George L. Street III Samuel D. Sturgis Jr. Richard K. Sutherland Thomas Tigue Pat Tillman Michel Thomas William F. Train II Matt Urban (two awards) James Van Fleet (three awards) Paul K. Van Riper (two awards) Humbert Roque Versace Donald Walters John T. Walton Rawleigh Warner, Jr. Billy Waugh Jim Webb Kevin Wheatley Charles Willeford Jerauld Wright Tahsin Yazıcı Chuck Yeager (two awards) Elton Younger Douglas A. Zembiec
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