List of Australian Silver Star recipients
The Silver Star is the third-highest military decoration that can be awarded by the United States. It is awarded for gallantry in action against an enemy of the United States and may be awarded to any person who, while serving in any capacity with the armed forces, distinguishes himself or herself by extraordinary heroism.
The Silver Star is the successor decoration to the Citation Star which was established by an Act of the United States Congress on 9 July 1918. On 19 July 1932, the United States Secretary of War approved the Silver Star to replace the Citation Star.
Recipients
This along with the * indicates that the Silver Star was awarded posthumously
| Name | Date of action | Conflict | Unit | Place of action | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leslie Allen | 1943 | World War II | 2/5th Battalion | Mount Tambu, Papua | [1] |
| Peter Badcoe | 1967* | Vietnam War | Australian Army Training Team Vietnam | An Thuan, Vietnam | [2] |
| Peter Badcoe | 1967* | Vietnam War | Australian Army Training Team Vietnam | Mong Ha, Vietnam | Oak Leaf Cluster (second award)[2] |
| David Butler | 1951 | Korean War | 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment | Yongju, North Korea | [3] |
| Garry Cooper | 1968 | Vietnam War | Royal Australian Air Force | Saigon, Vietnam | [4] Attached to 19th Tactical Air Support Squadron, United States Army |
| Charles Green | 1951* | Korean War | 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment | [3] | |
| Harry Harcourt | 1942 | World War II | 2/6th Independent Company | Buna, Papua New Guinea | [5] |
| Harold Patch | 1953 | Korean War | Australian Army | [6] | |
| Keith Payne | 1969 | Vietnam War | Australian Army Training Team Vietnam | ||
| Andrew Perry | 1970 | Vietnam War | RAN Helicopter Flight – Vietnam | Binh Dai, Vietnam | [7] |
| John Pettit | 1970* | Vietnam War | Australian Army | Dak Seang, Vietnam | [8] |
| David Sinclair | 1942 | World War II | 435th Bomb Squadron, 9th Bomb Group, US Air Force [9] | Rabaul, Papua | [10] |
| John Stafford | 1951 | Korean War | 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment | [3] |
Citations
- Moremon, John. "Allen, Leslie Charles (Clarence) (1916–1982)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 29 August 2014 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
- Silver Star Citation – Peter Badcoe, www.militarytimes.com
- Butler, Green & Stafford: London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 39265, p. 3411, 19 June 1951. Retrieved 23 August 2009
- Silver Star Citation – Garry G. Cooper, www.militarytimes.com
- Harcourt: "Gains Silver Star". The Mercury. 21 January 1943. p. 3. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
- Patch: London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 39999, p. 5768, 30 October 1953. Retrieved 14 April 2010
- Eather, Steve. Get the Bloody Job Done: The Royal Australian Navy Helicopter Flight – Vietnam and the 133th Assault Helicopter Company 1967–1971. St Leonards, New South Wales: Allen & Unwin. pp. 86–87. ISBN 1-86448-802-6.
- Silver Star Citation – John G. Pettit
- "RAAF Co-pilots with the 435th Bomb Squadron, 19th Bomb Group during WW2". ozatwar.com. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- "Honours and Awards: David Rowley Sinclair". awm.gov.au. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
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