01-29-2007, 10:14 PM
jefflgarrison Wrote:I know some information has been stated but point me toward something about this range of stars and the reason they most were issued on 3.11.44.
Honestly, I am ordering my "Echos of War" book but in the meantime, help me out.
Hello,
If I understand correctly your question, I would say that this is because the was a massive awarding decree on that date and everybody who were eligible for the 15 years of irreproachable service got it on that date. There were few other massive awarding dates like this (I remember 1951 and 1956 among other).
If you check Echoes of War when you receive it, you will see the same dates for other long service awards as well... combat service medal (10 years), red stars (15 years), red banner (20 years), lenin (25 years) and red banner again (25 years).
During those years, people were not getting long service awards at the exact date of their 10,15,20 or so years of service but generally on such massive awarding dates... one single decree for everybody.
