Editing Service star (section)

{{short description|Military decoration}}
{{redirect|Battle star||Battlestar (disambiguation){{!}}Battlestar}}
{{redirect|Campaign star|the Canadian military award|General Campaign Star}}
{{about|the U.S. military award|the Belgian star awarded for service in the Congo|Service Star (Congo)|the Irish military award|Military Star|the U.S. CIA award|Intelligence Star|and|CIA Memorial Wall}}
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|name=Service Star
|image=Silver and Bronze Service Stars.PNG
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|caption=Bronze and silver {{frac|3|16}} inch stars
|presenter= the [[United States]]
|type=Ribbon [[United States military award devices|device]]
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|awarded_for= Worn to denote subsequent awards or periods of service.<ref name=DODM1348.33V3-SS>{{cite web|title=Manual of Military Decorations and Awards, Volume 3|url=http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/134833vol3.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110322212501/http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/134833vol3.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 22, 2011|publisher=Department of Defense|access-date=March 13, 2015|at=Paragraph 15e (Page 67)}}</ref> 
|status=Currently in use
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A '''service star''' is a miniature bronze or silver [[five-pointed star]] {{convert|3/16|in|mm}} in diameter that is authorized to be worn by members of the eight [[uniformed services of the United States]] on medals and ribbons to denote an additional award or service period.<ref name=DODM1348.33V3-SS/> The service star may also be referred to as a '''campaign star''' or '''battle star''' depending on which award the star is authorized for and the manner in which the device is used for the award.<ref name=DODM1348.33V3-CS/> "Battle star" is also the term used to refer to [[Service star#Earlier service stars and battle stars|decorations]] issued by the [[United States Navy]] during [[World War II]] and the [[Korean War]] to individual ships, recognizing a vessel's participation in a particular battle or operation.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Navy and Coast Guard (Battle/Efficiency) E Display Recognition Form |url=https://www.amervets.com/replacement/bate.htm#hst |access-date=2023-09-15 |website=www.amervets.com}}</ref>

[[File:Service stars on ribbons.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|Stars on service ribbons]]
Service stars, campaign stars, and battle stars are worn with one point of the star pointing up on the suspension ribbon of a medal or [[service ribbon]]. A silver star is worn instead of five bronze stars.<ref name=DODM1348.33V3-SS/> A service star is sometimes mistaken for a [[Bronze Star Medal|Bronze Star]] (Bronze Star Medal) or [[Silver Star]] (Silver Star Medal). The service star is also similar to the gold and silver [[5/16 inch star|{{frac|5|16}} -inch star]]s that may be authorized to be worn on specific [[5/16 inch star#Decorations and awards|individual decorations]] of certain services to denote additional decorations.