The Citation Star was an award of the United States Army which was first established by the United States Congress on July 9, 1918. Awards and decorations of the United States military are Military decorations which recognize service and personal accomplishments while a member of the United States armed The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Citation Star was a silver star device pinned to the World War I Victory Medal to denote those who had been cited for extreme heroism or valor. The World War I Victory Medal is a decoration of the United States military which was first created in 1919 designed by James Earle Fraser. The decoration was made retroactive as an attachment to all service medals back to the American Civil War. Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South
General Jervey, Office of the Chief of Staff, in a letter dated February 26, 1926, wrote:
The Secretary of War directs as follows - The following is the amended version of paragraph 187 of Army Regulation: "No more than one Medal of Honor or one Distinguished Service Cross or one Distinguished Service Medal shall be issued to any one person, but for each succeeding or act sufficient to justify the award of a Medal of Honor or Distinguished Service Cross or Distinguished Service Medal, respectively, a bronze oak leaf cluster, shall be issued in lieu thereof; and for each citation of an officer or enlisted man for gallantry in action, published in orders from headquarters of a force commanded by a general officer, not warranting the issue of a Medal of Honor, Distinguished Service Cross or Distinguished Service Medal, he shall wear a silver star, 3/16 inch in diameter, as prescribed in Uniform Regulations. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government. The Distinguished Service Cross (DSC is the second highest military decoration that can be awarded to a member of the United States Army, awarded for extreme The Distinguished Service Medal is the highest non-valorous military and civilian decoration of the United States of America military which is issued for exceptionally meritorious An oak leaf cluster or oakleaves is a common device which is placed on U "
In 1921, Army Regulation 600-40 specified that the Citation Star would be worn above a campaign clasp on the ribbon of the service medal for service which a citation had been given. A medal bar or medal clasp is a thin metal bar attached to the ribbon of a Military decoration, Civil decoration, or other Medal. When displayed on an award ribbon, the Citation Star would be worn before service stars.
The service medals which were authorized for the Citation Star include:
- World War I Victory Medal
- Civil War Campaign Medal
- Indian Campaign Medal
- Spanish Campaign Medal
- Philippine Campaign Medal
- China Campaign Medal
- Mexican Service Medal
On July 19, 1932 the United States Secretary of War approved the Silver Star to replace the Citation Star. The World War I Victory Medal is a decoration of the United States military which was first created in 1919 designed by James Earle Fraser. The Civil War Campaign Medal is considered the first campaign service medal of the United States military. The Indian Campaign Medal is a decoration of the United States Army which was first created in 1905 The Spanish Campaign Medal was a military award of the United States Armed Forces which recognized those members of the U The Philippine Campaign Medal is a military decoration of the United States Armed Forces which was created to denote service of U The China Campaign Medal is a decoration of the United States Army which was created by order of the United States War Department on January 12, 1905 The Mexican Service Medal is an award of the United States military which was established by General Orders of the United States War Department on December Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. The Silver Star is the third highest military decoration that can be awarded to a member of any branch of the United States Armed Forces. For those who had received several Citation stars, oak leaf clusters were authorized for the Silver Star. During World War II, the silver citation star was brought back as an attachment to medals, but in the far lesser degree of being awarded as a campaign service device, in lieu of five bronze service stars. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including
The Citation Star was only authorized for the U. S. Army, however a very similar device, known as the Navy Commendation Star was authorized for wear by Navy and Marine Corps personnel on the World War I Victory Medal. The Navy Commendation Star was a decoration of the United States Navy which was authorized in 1918 as an attachment to the World War I Victory Medal. The two decorations were not considered equivalent, however, and the Navy Commendation Star was not upgradeable to the Silver Star Medal.
At the start of the Second World War, the Navy Commendation Star was declared obsolete and none were issued between 1941 and 1945. In the 1950s, the Department of the Navy began accepting applications from World War I veterans to upgrade the Navy Commendation Star to the Navy Commendation Medal. The Commendation Medal is a mid-level United States military award which is presented for sustained acts of heroism or meritorious service