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What do 9 Army Achievement Medals look like?
An award of 9 Army Achievement Medals would be shown by the original medal pinned with a silver oak leaf cluster (for 5 awards) and 4 bronze oak leaf clusters.
What is a bronze star with 2 oak leaf clusters?
A Silver Star with an Oak Leaf Cluster means a second award of the Silver Star. The Silver Star is only awarded for distinguished gallantry in action against an enemy of the United States or while serving with friendly forces against an opposing enemy force. It is the third highest award for valor. The next higher is the Distinguished Service Cross, and the lower is the Bronze Star. One Silver Star is a rare award - two awards are exceptional!
How many times can the Army Commendation Medal be awarded?
As many times as you earn it. There's no hard limit, but you see a troop walking around with two silver oak leaf clusters (which means eleven awards of the same medal) and you have to wonder if his chain of command is really taking care of him - are they putting him in for ARCOMs instead of Meritorious Service Medals because it's less work to get an ARCOM approved?
How do you wear two army achievement medals?
You would wear one Army Achievement Ribbon with an oak leaf to indicate each subsequent award affixed on the ribbon, or the ribbon portion of the medal. This is correct. To specify, one would wear a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster for each subsequent ribbon awarded. The Silver Oak Leaf cluster would be used to show 5 subsequent awards. For example: One is awarded the Army Achievement Medal 11 separate times. Therefore one would wear The Army Achievement Ribbon with two Silver Oak Leaf Clusters.
Difference between silver oak leaf and bronze oak leaf on a army medal?
A bronze oak leaf indicates a single additional award of the same medal. A silver oak leaf indicates five awards of the same medal.
How many oak leaf clusters for 5 Army Achievement Medals?
500 and 55 thousand To correct the above post, 4 bronze oak leaf clusters indicates 5 total awards of a single medal (the initial award +1 OLC for each additional award). Starting with the 6th award, a silver oak leaf cluster is worn instead (silver OLC indicating 5 previous awards). The 7th will add another bronze OLC, and so forth. Caveat, this is for the Army. The Naval services use stars instead of OLCs to indicate previous awards.
What is the leaf type of an silver maple tree?
a silver maple leaf
Who are the ranks from highest to lowest in the us army officer?
Here's the list of commissioned officers for the US Army: General of the Army (5 stars), General (4 stars), Lieutenant General (3 stars), Major General (2 stars), Brigadier General (1 star), Colonel (Eagle), Lieutenant Colonel (Silver Leaf), Major (Gold Leaf), Captain (2 Silver Bars), First Lieutenant (Silver Bar), Second Lieutenant (Gold Bar).
How many decorations did the 442nd infantry regiment receive for combat during wwii?
Awards & Decorations of the 442 Regimental Combat TeamAs of 7 August 1945*Based on above text.Distinguished Unit Citation .............. 3Distinguished Service Cross: .............. 42Distinguished Service Medal: .............. 1Legion of Merit: .............. 13Silver Star: .............. 249Oak Leaf Cluster: .............. 5Soldier's Medal: .............. 11Bronze Star: .............. 579Oak Leaf Cluster .............. 24Army Commendation .............. 13Division Commendation .............. 62Purple Hearts are not listed. Other sources credit this unit with 9,486 Purple Heart Medals.* Congressional Medal of Honor was issued to members of the 442RCT after the war. In June 2000, President Clinton awarded an additional 20 Medals of Honor to members of the 100th Battalion and 442nd Regimental Combat Team.
Do you wear oak leaf clusters on the medals or on the ribbons or both?
both
What is the Diameter of a Canadian Silver Maple Leaf?
The diameter of a Canadian Silver Maple Leaf coin is 38 millimeters.
How many bronze oak leaf cluster equals a silver?
five oak leaf clusters equal on silver.,
