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The Bronze Star Medal is awarded for valor in battle or for achievement in a battlefield theater of operation. In US Military, oak leaf clusters are awarded for additional awards of the same medal. So two (2) oak leaf clusters indicates a person has received three (3) total awards of the same medal.
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What is difference between a Bronze Star and a Bronze Star First Oak Leaf Cluster?
The oak leaf cluster indicates that the decoration has been awarded a second time. Thus a bronze star with oak leaf cluster means the person won two bronze stars. Michael Montagne
What does seeing an oak leaf mean?
One Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster indicates second award of a certain military award. Some duplicate awards contain bronze service stars.
How does the recipient of both a Bronze star with V device and a Bronze Star for merit display the ribbon on the dress uniform?
The "V" device is worn on the left side of the ribbon (as you look at it), with an oak leaf cluster on the right hand side [ V @ ]
What is a cluster on bronze star medal?
A Cluster or known as an Oak Leaf Cluster is aA bronze or silver twig of four oak leaves with three acorns on the stem, 13/32-inch long for the suspension ribbon, and 5/16-inch long for the service ribbon bar and the unit award emblem is issued to denote award of second and succeeding awards of decorations.
What does an oak leaf Custer symbolize?
Typically an Oak Leaf Cluster represents an additional award of the medal. Others use a star to indicate a second award.
