List of Australian Silver Star recipients

The Silver Star is the third-highest military decoration that can be awarded by the United States. It is awarded for gallantry in action against an enemy of the United States and may be awarded to any person who, while serving in any capacity with the armed forces, distinguishes himself or herself by extraordinary heroism.

The Silver Star is the successor decoration to the Citation Star which was established by an Act of the United States Congress on 9 July 1918. On 19 July 1932, the United States Secretary of War approved the Silver Star to replace the Citation Star.

Recipients

  This along with the * indicates that the Silver Star was awarded posthumously

NameDate of actionConflictUnitPlace of actionNotes
Frank Bladin1942WWIIRoyal Australian Air ForceKendari Dutch East Indies[1]
Leslie Allen1943World War II2/5th BattalionMount Tambu, New Guinea[2]
John Sims Archer1942World War IINo. 4 Squadron RAAFGona, Papua[3]
Peter Badcoe1967*Vietnam WarAustralian Army Training Team VietnamAn Thuan, Vietnam[4]
Peter Badcoe1967*Vietnam WarAustralian Army Training Team VietnamMong Ha, VietnamOak Leaf Cluster (second award)[4]
David Butler1951Korean War3rd Battalion, Royal Australian RegimentYongju, North Korea[5]
Major General Geoff Carter AO DSM1972Vietnam WarAustralian Army Training Team Vietnam (AATTV)South Vietnam[6][7]
Garry G. Cooper1968Vietnam WarRoyal Australian Air ForceSaigon, Vietnam[8] Attached to 19th Tactical Air Support Squadron, United States Air Force
Charles Green1951*Korean War3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment[5]
Harry Harcourt1942World War II2/6th Independent CompanyBuna, Papua[9]
Elton Murray Ifould1942World War IINo. 4 Squadron RAAFPapua[10]
Edward Thompson Mobsby1942*World War IIRoyal Australian Air ForcePapua[11]
John Ronald Mowbray1942World War IINo. 4 Squadron RAAFBuna, Papua[12]
Harold Edward Patch1953Korean WarAustralian Army[13]
Keith Payne1969Vietnam WarAustralian Army Training Team Vietnam[14]
Andrew Perry1970Vietnam WarRAN Helicopter Flight – VietnamBinh Dai, Vietnam[15]
John G. Pettit1970*Vietnam WarAustralian ArmyDak Seang, Vietnam[16]
David Rowley Sinclair1942World War II435th Bomb Squadron, 9th Bomb Group, US Air ForceRabaul, New Guinea[17][18]
John Henry Stafford1951Korean War3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment[5]
Jeffrey Jones1950Korean War3rd Battalion, Royal Australian RegimentPakchon[19]
Kevin Wheatley1965*Vietnam WarAustralian Army Training Team Vietnam[20]
Macaulay Cottrell1968Vietnam WarRoyal Australian Air Force[20]
Darval Lyell Sly1944World War IIAustralian Military Forces[21] AMF 21/A-Z 17

Citations

  1. ↑ "U.S. AWARDS FOR R.A.A.F. MEN - HEROIC PILOT OFFICER AND AIR COMMODORE - the Sun News-Pictorial (Melbourne, Vic. : 1922 - 1954; 1956) - 21 Sep 1942". Archived from the original on 13 December 2024. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  2. ↑ Moremon, John. "Allen, Leslie Charles (Clarence) (1916–1982)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "Honours and Awards: John Sims Archer". Australian War Memorial. Archived from the original on 4 November 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  4. 1 2 Silver Star Citation – Peter Badcoe Archived 15 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine, www.militarytimes.com
  5. 1 2 3 Butler, Green & Stafford: London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 39265, p. 3411, 19 June 1951. Retrieved 23 August 2009
  6. ↑ "Major General Geoff Carter, AO, DSM". Royal Australian Artillery Historical Company. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
  7. ↑ "Major General Geoffrey David Carter". Australian War Memorial. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
  8. ↑ Silver Star Citation – Garry G. Cooper Archived 15 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine, www.militarytimes.com
  9. ↑ Harcourt: "Gains Silver Star". The Mercury. 21 January 1943. p. 3. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  10. ↑ "Honours and Awards: Elton Murray Ifould". Australian War Memorial. Archived from the original on 11 November 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  11. ↑ Mobsby: "'Administrative oversight' settled as RAAF pilot honoured with US gallantry award". ABC News. 14 March 2014. Archived from the original on 4 November 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  12. ↑ "John Ronald Mowbray". Australian War Memorial. Archived from the original on 11 November 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  13. ↑ Patch: London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 39999, p. 5768, 30 October 1953. Retrieved 14 April 2010 Archived 8 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  14. ↑ "Keith Payne, VC". Legion of Frontiersmen Australian Division. 2001. Archived from the original on 26 January 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  15. ↑ Eather, Steve (1998). Get the Bloody Job Done: The Royal Australian Navy Helicopter Flight – Vietnam and the 135th Assault Helicopter Company 1967–1971. St Leonards, New South Wales: Allen & Unwin. pp. 86–87. ISBN 1-86448-802-6.
  16. ↑ Silver Star Citation – John G. Pettit
  17. ↑ "RAAF Co-pilots with the 435th Bomb Squadron, 19th Bomb Group during WW2". ozatwar.com. Archived from the original on 13 March 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  18. ↑ "Honours and Awards: David Rowley Sinclair". awm.gov.au. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  19. ↑ "Honours and awards: Jeffery Jones". Australian War Memorial. Archived from the original on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  20. 1 2 Gore, Charlotte (14 December 2021). "Two Australian veterans receive prestigious US Silver Star award for valour". ABC News. Archived from the original on 14 December 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  21. ↑ "Australian War Memorial - Silver Star Award Card". Australian War Memorial. 31 December 2021.
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