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Silver Star with Vietnemese last name ?


scottplen
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I could not resist this WWII style Silver Star with TUAN engraved on it . Not finding much info on Silver stars awarded to ARVN ??

Engraving is old and aged so any chance to I'd this ? Engraving seems very large machine engraved ?Theater engraved ?

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Found on Ancestry a Major named Tuan:

 

 

Name: Le Anh Tuan Date Recommended Award Received : 18 Jul 1972 Date Award Forwarded : 16 Aug 1972 Service/Country: RVN Army Command/Staff: III Corps Recommended Award: Silver Star Approved Award: Silver Star Location Award Presented: Award Presented in Republic of Vietnam [south Vietnam] (RVN) Posthumous: Award presented while Living
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  • 2 weeks later...
thefallenbuddha

I have four bronze stars to Vietnamese. Three are war period, one is a 1990s award that was reissued after the recipient became a US citizen.

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