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HONOR

Awarded by the U.S. Army to soldiers who distinguish themselves by gallantry in combat. Created in 1918.

During WWII, approximately 80,000 Silver Stars were awarded.

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Hugh J. Addonizio
Politician
31-Jan-1914 2-Feb-1981 Mayor of Newark, 1962-70
Joseph B. Anderson, Jr.
Business
c. 1943   TAG Holdings LLC
Julius W. Becton, Jr.
Government
29-Jun-1926   FEMA Director, 1985-89
Henry Bellmon
Politician
3-Sep-1921 29-Sep-2009 Governor and Senator from Oklahoma
Charles E. Bennett
Politician
2-Dec-1910 6-Sep-2003 Congressman from Florida, 1949-93
Walter E. Boomer
Military
22-Sep-1938   Retired General, US Marine Corps
Bill Bowerman
Fitness Guru
19-Feb-1911 24-Dec-1999 Track coach, Co-Founder of Nike
Charles G. Boyd
Military
15-Apr-1938   Retired General, US Air Force
Omar Bradley
Military
12-Feb-1893 8-Apr-1981 US Army Chief of Staff
Neville Brand
Actor
13-Aug-1920 16-Apr-1992 Birdman of Alcatraz
George S. Brown
Military
17-Aug-1918 5-Dec-1978 Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1974-78
Wesley Clark
Military
23-Dec-1944   Supreme Allied Commander, 1997-2000
Max Cleland
Politician
24-Aug-1942   US Senator from Georgia, 1997-2003
Duke Cunningham
Politician
8-Dec-1941   Congressman from California, 1991-2005
Martin Dardis
Journalist
c. 1922 16-May-2006 Followed the Watergate money to Nixon
Bud Day
Activist
24-Feb-1925   Former POW
James Doolittle
Aviator
14-Dec-1896 27-Sep-1993 Doolittle Raid against Tokyo in 1942
Michael J. Dugan
Military
22-Feb-1937   USAF Chief of Staff, 1990
Charles Durning
Actor
28-Feb-1923   The Muppet Movie
Sam Ervin
Politician
27-Sep-1896 23-Apr-1985 US Senator from North Carolina, 1954-74
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
Actor
9-Dec-1909 7-May-2000 Sinbad the Sailor
Marshall Field IV
Business
15-Jun-1916 18-Sep-1965 Owner of the Chicago Sun-Times, 1956-65
Ronald R. Fogleman
Military
27-Jan-1942   USAF Chief of Staff, 1994-97
Joe Foss
Military
17-Apr-1915 1-Jan-2003 WWII ace, Governor of South Dakota
Frederick M. Franks, Jr.
Military
c. 1935   Retired US Army General
John J. Gilligan
Politician
22-Mar-1921   Governor of Ohio, 1971-75
Harry J. Gray
Business
18-Nov-1919 8-Jul-2009 CEO of United Technologies, 1972-86
Bo Gritz
Military
18-Jan-1939   Former Green Beret
Ed Guthman
Journalist
11-Aug-1919 31-Aug-2008 Nixon enemy, Pulitzer Prize winner
Alexander Haig
Government
2-Dec-1924 20-Feb-2010 US Secretary of State, 1981-82
Tom Harmon
Football
28-Sep-1919 15-Mar-1990 Winner, 1940 Heisman Trophy
Howell Heflin
Politician
19-Jun-1921 29-Mar-2005 US Senator from Alabama, 1979-97
Tony Hillerman
Novelist
27-May-1925 26-Oct-2008 Mystery novels set at Navajo reservation
Ralph Houk
Baseball
9-Aug-1919 21-Jul-2010 Former NY Yankees Manager
Dave Hughes
Journalist
c. 1928   Electronic bulletin boards
Lyndon B. Johnson
Head of State
27-Aug-1908 22-Jan-1973 36th US President, 1963-69
Phil Johnson
Judge
c. 1943   Justice, Texas Supreme Court
Sam Johnson
Politician
11-Oct-1930   Congressman, Texas 3rd
James L. Jones
Military
19-Dec-1943   US National Security Advisor, 2009-10
George A. Joulwan
Military
16-Nov-1939   Supreme Allied Commander, 1993-97
John M. Keane
Military
1-Feb-1943   US Army Vice Chief of Staff, 1999-2003
Barnaby C. Keeney
Educator
17-Oct-1914 18-Jun-1980 President of Brown University, 1955-66
Paul X. Kelley
Military
11-Nov-1928   28th USMC Commandant, 1983-87
John Kerry
Politician
11-Dec-1943   US Senator from Massachusetts
Charles C. Krulak
Military
4-Mar-1942   US Marine Corps Commandant, 1995-99
William Preston Lane, Jr.
Politician
12-May-1892 7-Feb-1967 Governor of Maryland, 1947-51
Curtis LeMay
Military
15-Nov-1906 1-Oct-1990 USAF General
Lyman L. Lemnitzer
Military
29-Aug-1899 12-Nov-1988 Supreme Allied Commander, 1963-69
Douglas MacArthur
Military
26-Jan-1880 5-Apr-1964 General of the Army
Torbert H. Macdonald
Politician
6-Jun-1917 21-May-1976 Congressman from Massachusetts, 1955-76
George C. Marshall
Military
31-Dec-1880 16-Oct-1959 US Army Chief of Staff, 1939-45
Barry McCaffrey
Government
17-Nov-1942   White House Drug Czar, 1996-2001
John McCain
Politician
29-Aug-1936   US Senator from Arizona
John S. McCain, Jr.
Military
17-Jan-1911 22-Mar-1981 Admiral, Father of John McCain
Pete McCloskey
Politician
29-Sep-1927   Congressman from California, 1967-83
Sid McMath
Politician
14-Jun-1912 4-Oct-2003 Governor of Arkansas, 1949-53
Merrill A. McPeak
Military
9-Jan-1936   USAF Chief of Staff, 1990-94
Thomas H. Moorer
Military
9-Feb-1912 5-Feb-2004 Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1970-74
Robert S. Morrison
Business
c. 1941   Vice Chairman of Pepsi, 2003-05
Audie Murphy
Actor
20-Jun-1924 28-May-1971 War hero turned cowboy actor
Lauris Norstad
Military
24-Mar-1907 12-Sep-1988 Supreme Allied Commander, 1956-63
Oliver North
Military
7-Oct-1943   Perjuring Iran-Contra figure
Mike O'Callaghan
Politician
10-Sep-1929 5-Mar-2004 Governor of Nevada, 1971-79
George S. Patton
Military
11-Nov-1885 21-Dec-1945 American WWII Army commander
Endicott Peabody
Politician
15-Feb-1920 1-Dec-1997 Governor of Massachusetts, 1963-65
James B. Peake
Government
18-Jun-1944   US Secretary of Veterans Affairs
John J. Pershing
Military
13-Sep-1860 15-Jul-1948 General of the Armies of the United States
Graham Purcell
Politician
5-May-1919 11-Jun-2011 Congressman from Texas, 1962-73
Rick Rescorla
Victim
27-May-1939 11-Sep-2001 Anticipated both WTC attacks, died in 9/11
Stanley R. Resor
Government
5-Dec-1917 17-Apr-2012 Secretary of the Army, 1965-71
Archie Roosevelt
Relative
9-Apr-1894 13-Oct-1979 Conservative leader against New Deal
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr.
Politician
17-Aug-1914 17-Aug-1988 Congressman from New York, 1949-55
James Roosevelt
Politician
23-Dec-1907 13-Aug-1991 Congressman from California, 1955-65
Robert Scales
Military
5-Aug-1944   Military analyst
Ben Schwartzwalder
Football
2-Jun-1909 28-Apr-1993 Syracuse Head Coach, 1949-73
Norman Schwarzkopf
Military
22-Aug-1934   Leader in Persian Gulf War
John K. Singlaub
Military
10-Jul-1921   US Army general, CIA operative
Frederick W. Smith
Business
11-Aug-1944   Founder and CEO of Federal Express
James Stockdale
Military
23-Dec-1923 5-Jul-2005 H. Ross Perot's would-be Vice President
Orson Swindle
Government
8-Mar-1937   Federal Trade Commissioner, 1997-2005
Maxwell D. Taylor
Military
26-Aug-1901 19-Apr-1987 Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1962-64
Wesley B. Taylor
Military
1944   President, Marshall Foundation
Pat Tillman
Military
6-Nov-1976 22-Apr-2004 NFL player turned Army Ranger
Hoyt Vandenberg
Government
24-Jan-1899 2-Apr-1954 CIA Director, 1946-47
Edwin A. Walker
Military
10-Nov-1909 31-Oct-1993 Ultraconservative activist
John T. Walton
Relative
8-Oct-1946 27-Jun-2005 World's 11th richest man, 2005
James H. Webb
Military
9-Feb-1946   US Senator from Virginia
Frederick C. Weyand
Military
15-Sep-1916 10-Feb-2010 US Army Chief of Staff, 1974-76
Lawrence K. White
Spy
10-Jun-1912 5-Apr-2006 Executive Comptroller for DCI's
John A. Wickham, Jr.
Military
25-Jun-1928   US Army Chief of Staff, 1983-87
Jerauld Wright
Military
4-Jun-1898 27-Apr-1995 US Atlantic Fleet Commander, 1954-60
Chalmers P. Wylie
Politician
23-Nov-1920 14-Aug-1998 Congressman from Ohio, 1967-93
Father Yod
Religion
4-Jul-1922 25-Aug-1975 Founder and Deity of The Source Family
Albert C. Zapanta
Government
c. 1941   US Mexico Chamber of Commerce


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