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An oak leaf cluster is a ribbon device to denote preceding decorations and awards consisting of a miniature bronze or silver twig of four oak leaves with three acorns on the stem. It is authorized by the United States Armed Forces for a specific set of decorations and awards of the Department of Defense , Department of the Army , and Department ...
Additional awards of the Meritorious Service Medal are denoted by bronze oak leaf clusters in the Army, Air Force, and Space Force, with one silver oak leaf cluster denoting five additional awards. (1 silver OLC plus the medal itself represents six) and gold 5/16 inch stars in the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Coast Guard (with a 5/16 ...
Additional awards of the Defense Meritorious Service Medal are denoted by bronze oak leaf clusters, with a silver oak leaf cluster representing six awards. As a joint award, oak leaf clusters traditionally associated with Army, Air Force, and Space Force awards are also used for multiple awards of the DMSM to Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard ...
Distinguished Flying Cross with one silver and two bronze Oak Leaf Clusters indicating a total of eight awards Bronze Star Medal with bronze "V" Device Meritorious Service Medal with "R" device Air Medal, five awards, of which four were for valor, and bronze Strike/Flight numeral 3 (Navy and Marine Corps)
with six Oak Leaf Clusters a seventh Oak Leaf was later upgraded to the Medal of Honor Matthew B. Ridgway: US Army GEN with one Oak Leaf Cluster Army Chief of Staff and NATO Supreme Allied Commander Keller E. Rockey: US Marine Corps LtGen Bernard W. Rogers: US Army GEN US Army Chief of Staff and NATO Supreme Allied Commander. Theodore Roosevelt Jr.
Additional awards of the Army and Air and Space Commendation Medals are denoted by bronze and silver oak leaf clusters. The Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal and Coast Guard Commendation Medal are authorized gold and silver 5/16 inch stars to denote additional awards.
Second and subsequent awards of the Silver Star Medal are denoted by bronze or silver oak leaf clusters in the Army and Air Force and by gold or silver 5 ⁄ 16 inch stars in the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. [5] [10] [11]
Ribbon with oak leaf cluster. The medal is round and made of a gold colored metal. A graphic on the medal represents the core mission for personnel, nuclear capability. The medal is gold in color to represent the legacy of the United States' strategic nuclear deterrence mission. The medal is suspended from a blue ribbon with red, green and gold ...