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    CLYDE L. BONNELYCKE

    Mar 01, 2022 3 minutes
    By Doug Sterner

    HALL OF VALOR

    n World War I, the U.S. Army established the Citation Star, which in 1932 became the Silver Star, its third highest award for combat heroism. The Silver Star was authorized for the Navy and Marine Corps in August 1942. In World War I and early World War II, Marines serving in the Army could be awarded the Silver Star by the Army. Since the end of World

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