unfortunately a pin is broken, but the large silver star device is interesting. Can anyone tell me anything about it?

unfortunately a pin is broken, but the large silver star device is interesting. Can anyone tell me anything about it?

 

That star would have been used to denote five awards of a medal to a marine or sailor. In this case, I would assume it was substituted for a silver service star to denote five campaigns.

 

Allan

oh yes, I meant more along the lines of what the origin is of the device. It does not seem to be a US made device

I have several large British made stars on ribbons from the ETO, but have no clue as to the Pacific origin of this one.

cdge...Croix deGurre(?)

 

I see larger stars on enlish or Italian made ribbon bars.

 

Could this be an Aussie or New zeland made star??

 

I dont think its a Japanese rank star but it would be an intresting variation.

I dont think its a lapanese rank star but it would be an intresting variation.

RD,

You may "lust" be right!!

cdge...Croix deGurre(?)

 

I see larger stars on enlish or Italian made ribbon bars.

 

Could this be an Aussie or New zeland made star??

 

I dont think its a Japanese rank star but it would be an intresting variation.

yes sorry about the typo

Some time ago I picked up a box full of ribbon attachments at an estate sale. I sorted them as best I could by size and color and have sold a few when I set up at a show. I know that there are regulations as to the authorized size of the stars for full size medals, miniature medals and ribbons, but as you can see in the pic, I have a wide variety of sizes. Any idea as why there are so many different sizes? hanks, Al Hirschler in Dallas.

I think the silver star devices shown are US made. They are definitley NOT English, Italian, or French and the only stars I can think of for the Japanese were rank devices and they are much larger.

 

Allan

Allan H. is on the right track. The 1948 edition of the Navy, USMC, & USCG Awards Manual (Gleim reprint #5A of 1982) clarified these oversized silver stars. Sections 9a & 9b specify bronze campaign stars of 3/16 inch for theater ribbons, and gold stars also of 3/16 inch for additional decoration awards. When five bronze or five gold stars were earned, these were to be replaced with one silver star of 5/16 inch. These large silver stars were to be used both on the ribbon bar and the medal ribbon.

 

I have an attributed ribbon bar set to a sailor who served on the USS Cowpens, CVL-25. His Asiatic-Pacific ribbon has two large silver and three small bronze stars, for 13 battle credits which are confirmed in his records. Cowpens accounted for 11 or 12 of these, depending on which reference one accepts.

I received this in a 26th ID grouping recently. Can anyone tell me if they've seen this type of large campaign star?

Thanks,

Sean

 

Yes

 

Usually an english made star.Sometimes you will see larger stars that are Italian origin/made.

 

I have a set of jump wimgswit larger starsand have hadseveral ribbons withthem also.