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A small star worn on a military medal ribbon to count campaigns or awards.
Also known as: Campaign star, Battle star, Star on a medal ribbon, Star on a military medal
A small five-pointed star pinned to the ribbon of a military medal. In United States practice it counts campaigns on a campaign ribbon or repeat awards on a decoration, and bronze and silver mean different quantities — a silver star device stands for five bronze ones, which is the detail that most often confuses people.
A small five-pointed star worn on the ribbon of a military medal, denoting an additional campaign, engagement or award beyond the one the ribbon itself represents.
United States · Contexts: History
Bronze and silver stars carry different values as devices: a silver service star represents five bronze ones, so a silver and two bronze stars means seven, not three.
The arithmetic is the part people get wrong. The colour is a multiplier, not a rank.
United States
Entirely distinct from the Silver Star and Bronze Star, which are decorations in their own right with their own medals and ribbons. A silver service star device is not a Silver Star.
A genuine and consequential ambiguity in American usage: the same two words name both a decoration and a small ribbon device.
United States
A small five-pointed star, pinned flat to the centre of a ribbon, in bronze or silver finish.
Both are devices worn on a ribbon; a clasp names a campaign and a service star counts them.
Service stars are worn on the ribbon bar as well as on the full medal's ribbon.
A small star on a ribbon counts awards; a star on a shoulder marks a general officer's rank. Position separates them.