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CAMPAIGN STARS

   The 508th was awarded one campaign star each for the battles shown below and each man that participated in these battles was entitled to wear one or more stars on his .European-Africa -Middle East Campaign Ribbon.
   These miniature Bronze Stars are not the same as a Bronze Star Medal although they have often been confused as that higher level award because of the similar nomenclature.

Normandy 6 June to 24 July, 1944
Rhineland 15 September 1944 to 21 March 1945
Ardennes-Alsace 16 December 1944 to 25 January 1945
Central Europe 22 March to 11 May 1945