Medals for Heroism 1952 US Army, from The Big Picture TV-215
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Colonel Quinn explains and displays the various medals and awards that are given by
the Army.'
Excerpt from "The Big Picture" episode TV-215
Public domain film from the
US National Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and one-pass brightness-contrast-color correction & mild video noise reduction applied.
The soundtrack was also processed with volume normalization, noise reduction, clipping reduction, and/or equalization (the resulting sound, though not perfect, is far less noisy than the original).
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronze_Star_Medal
The Bronze Star Medal, unofficially the
Bronze Star, is a
United States decoration awarded to members of the
United States Armed Forces for either heroic achievement, heroic service, meritorious achievement, or meritorious service in a combat zone.
Whenever the medal is awarded by the
Army and
Air Force for acts of valor in combat, the "
V" Device is authorized for wear on the medal and whenever the medal is awarded by the
Navy,
Marine Corps, and
Coast Guard for acts of valor or meritorious service in combat, the
Combat "V" is authorized for wear on the medal.
Officers from the other
Uniformed Services of the United States are eligible to receive this award, as are foreign soldiers who have served with or alongside a service branch of the United States Armed Forces
...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Star
The Silver Star, officially the
Silver Star Medal, is the third-highest military decoration for valor awarded to members of the United States Armed Forces. Any uniformed servicemember may receive the medal, which is awarded for gallantry in action against an enemy of the United States...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Cross_(United_States)
The
Distinguished Service Cross is the second highest military award that can be given to a member of the
United States Army (and previously, the
United States Army Air Forces), for extreme gallantry and risk of life in actual combat with an armed enemy force. Actions that merit the Distinguished Service Cross must be of such a high degree that they are above those required for all other
U.S. combat decorations but do not meet the criteria for the
Medal of Honor. The Distinguished Service Cross is equivalent to the
Navy Cross (Navy and Marine Corps), the
Air Force Cross (Air Force), and the
Coast Guard Cross (Coast Guard).
The Distinguished Service Cross was first awarded during
World War I.
In addition, a number of awards were made for actions before World War I. In many cases, these were to soldiers who had received a
Certificate of Merit for gallantry which, at the time, was the only other honor for gallantry the Army could award, or recommend a Medal of Honor.
Others were belated recognition of actions in the
Philippines, on the
Mexican Border and during the
Boxer Rebellion.
The Distinguished Service Cross is distinct from the
Distinguished Service Medal, which is awarded to persons in recognition of exceptionally meritorious service to the government of the United States in a duty of great responsibility...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medal_of_Honor
The Medal of Honor is the
United States of America's highest military honor, awarded for personal acts of valor above and beyond the call of duty. The medal is awarded by the
President of the United States in the name of the
U.S. Congress to
U.S. military personnel only. There are three versions of the medal, one for the Army, one for the Navy, and one for the Air Force.
Personnel of the Marine Corps and Coast Guard receive the Navy version.
The Medal of Honor was created as a Navy version in 1861 named the "
Medal of Valor", and an Army version of the medal named the "Medal of Honor" was established in
1862 to give recognition to men who distinguished themselves "conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity" in combat with an enemy of the United States. Because the medal is presented "in the name of
Congress", it is often referred to as the "
Congressional Medal of Honor". However, the official name is the "Medal of Honor", which began with the
U.S. Army's version...