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.
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known 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 |