Bronze Star

noun

: a U.S. military decoration awarded for valor or for meritorious service not involving aerial flights

called also Bronze Star Medal

Examples of Bronze Star in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Doherty was in the Battle of Dak To and received a Bronze Star for meritorious service in combat. Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 17 Jan. 2024 Also in his things: a small box of military memorabilia, including his Bronze Star, his uniform patches and ribbons, and a large road map of France from 1944. Daniel Weintraub, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024 Logan retired after 20 years in the military and received numerous awards, including a Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster during his time in WWII and the Korean War. U-T Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2023 He was awarded the Bronze Star for his time in the Army's counterintelligence unit developing informants that led to the Gestapo arrests. Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 29 Nov. 2023 He was awarded a Bronze Star for heroic service in a combat zone. Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2023 Finnegan died a recipient of the following awards and decorations: the Purple Heart Medal, Combat Action Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, American Defense Service Medal (Fleet Clasp), Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (Bronze Star), World War II Victory Medal and American Campaign Medal. Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 10 Sep. 2023 Martin saw combat in Germany and Belgium and was awarded a Bronze Star … Players from both teams had gold ribbon decals on their jerseys in recognition of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Sep. 2023 He was deployed to Korea and completed three tours in Vietnam, for which he was awarded a Bronze Star and Purple Heart. Riley Rogerson, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Aug. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Bronze Star was in 1944

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“Bronze Star.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Bronze%20Star. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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