| 单词 | silver star |
| 释义 | > as lemmasSilver Star Silver Star n. a decoration for gallantry awarded to members of the U.S. Army and Navy (see quot. 1941); also Silver Star medal. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military organization > insignia > [noun] > decorations or orders Order of St Michael1530 Legion of Honour1802 clasp1813 Iron Cross1813 medal1813 star1844 Victoria Cross1856 V.C.1859 Medal of Honour1861 bar1864 yellow jacket1864 V.D.1901 Croix de Guerre1915 Military Cross1915 C.G.M.1916 Military Medal1916 pip1917 M.M.1918 purple heart1918 Maconochie Cross1919 Maconochie Medal1919 wound-stripe1919 T.D.1924 rooty gong1925 Silver Star1932 Ritterkreuz1940 Africa Star1943 ruptured duck1945 Spam medal1945 screaming eagle1946 1932 U.S. Army Regulations 8 Aug. No. 600 –45 p. 1 The authorized decorations awarded by the United States are: a. Awarded by the War Department... (4) Silver Star. 1932 N.Y. Times 18 Dec. ii. 2/5 Captain Herbert G. Rosboro..received the Silver Star medal today from the War Department for gallantry in action in October, 1918. 1941 J. McDowell Morgan Military Medals & Insignia of U.S. 76 The Silver Star was established..on July 9, 1918. This originally was a unique badge of honor, being a small silver star, 3/16-inch in diameter, designed to be worn on the ribbon of a campaign medal to indicate..‘a citation for gallantry in action’... On August 8, 1932, a distinct medal, known as the Silver Star Decoration, was established as a reward to those persons previously cited in orders for gallantry in action. 1948 E. E. Cummings Let. 27 Aug. (1969) 185 The hyperscientific climax of this hero (a prominent killer, holder of Silver Stars & Clusters & Purple Hearts galore)'s experience. 1969 I. Kemp Brit. G.I. in Vietnam vii. 153 You've been awarded the Silver Star for your action at Dak To. 1982 H. Lieberman Late Call lxiii. 308 I'm a veteran with a silver star and a purple heart. < as lemmas |
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