Military awards will be listed on your discharge (DD-214). There is a special block titled: Awards and Decorations. The awards should all be listed there.
The medal is properly called: "Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal", and one does not personally apply for the award. One must be recommended for the award by a higher authority, such as a...
For the Germans/Prussians it is the star of the grand cross of the order of the iron cross. Only two men have ever been awarded this honour they are Gebhard von Blucher 1813 and Paul von Hindenburg...
There are countless medals awarded for bravery or wounds sustained in defense of the USA. Some are the same for every service, and some services have their own. Numerous websites are available...
Any veteran of a US armed service will receive a Discharge (DD-214). On it, in a section titled: "Awards and Decorations", all should be listed there. If you feel some are missing, talk to a...
Toy Caldwell enlisted in the Marine Corps, the day after graduation in 1966. He served in VN and received a Purple Heart. He returned from active duty in 1968.