These US Service Medals are all higher commendations than the Silver Star. In their Order of Precedence: 1. Medal of Honor 2. Service Cross Medals: Navy Cross, Army Distinguished Sevice Cross, Air Force Cross 3. Distinguished Service Medals: Defense Distinguished Service Medal, Navy Distinguished Service Medal, Army Distinguished Service Medal, Air Force Distiguished Service Medal and Coast Guard Distinguished SErvice Medal. 4. Silver Star The Medal of Honor, Service Cross, Silver Star are awarded for different degrees of heroism in battle.
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The list of medals higher than the Bronze Star are:
1.Medal of Honor
2.Distinguished Service Cross(Army)/Navy Cross/Air Force Cross
3.Army/Navy/Air Force/Defence/Homeland Security Distinguished Service Medal
4.Silver Star
5.Defence Superior Service Medal
6.Legion of Merit
7.Distinguished Flying Cross
8.Soldier's/Navy & Marine Corp/Airman's/Coast Guard Medal
9.Gold Lifesaving Medal
According to AR 600-9-22, Table 3-4, the Purple Heart is to the left of the Bronze Star. The Bronze Star is a higher medal than the Purple Heart, and medals or ribbons are mounted right to left, top to bottom. The regulation can be found at http://www.apd.army.mil/pdffiles/r600_8_22.pdf
Recommend researching: The American War Library.Improvement:Go to the Hall Of Heroes website and search on his name. This site will also be useful for all medals higher than the SS.
Because tradition made it that way. Silver in some cases, is more prestigious than gold, but in the case of the Olympics, it is not.
Taking all international athletes into consideration, the one with the most Olympic medals overall is a Russian-Ukranian, Larissa Latynina. A former Soviet gymnast, she won more Olympic medals than anyone in history, male or female, in any sport. She won 18 medals; nine gold medals, five silver and four bronze.
Yes there is the big one which is the last one called the platinum medal