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Non-comprehensive Silver Star citations issued by the Eighth Army can be found in the Records of the Adjutant General Section, Eighth Army, found in College Park, MD. Note the following information:
II.379 General orders, 1948-56 [A1, Entry 151] (2 ft.), are arranged chronologically and thereunder numerically. The orders include listings of recipients for awards such as the Bronze Star, Silver Star, and Purple Heart, but do not contain background papers documenting the award justification. However, such papers may reside in the award case files, 1950-53 [A1, Entry 159] (70 ft.), which are arranged by year and thereunder alphabetically by name of recipient. A box listing and a rudimentary name listing for this series is available for use in the Textual Research Room in College Park, MD, or upon request. Award case files for Medal of Honor and other decorations, 1950-51 [A1, Entry 161] (10 in.), are arranged roughly by year and thereunder alphabetically. Additional unit award case files, 1950-51 [A1, Entry 154] (2 ft.), have been organized as a separate series.
Albert F. Gleim of the Planchet Research Group has compiled a booklet entitled, "U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force Awards of the Silver Star for the Korean War." The booklet includes an incomplete listing (far less than found by the KWE) of the names of recipients, as well as a code to identify the specific General Order that announced the award. The code includes the year the order was given. Gleim's research includes Silver Star medals issued to civilians, as well as members of the British Army, Royal Marines, Australian Forces, South African Forces, Belgian Forces, Colombian Forces, Ethiopian Forces, French Forces, Greek Forces, Republic of Korea Forces, and Forces of the Netherlands, Philippines, Thailand, and Turkey. To obtain a copy of this booklet, write to:
Planchet Research Group
P.O. Box 407
Madison, VA 22727
The booklet is not free. The Korean War Educator does not benefit from product purchases.