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It meant you had a son who had died in the service. You could buy little banners, red and white, with big blue stars on them, to hang in the front window of your house. There were banners available with one, two three, four or more stars. You got a banner with a blue star for every member of the household who was away in the service. If one (or more) of them died you got a banner with gold stars for them.
There is still an active organization, the National Association of Gold Star Mothers.
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What did silver stars in the window mean during world war 2?
The Silver Star banner meant a member of that household was serving in the Armed Forces. They were available with as many stars as necessary (some families had multiple members in the services). If a family member lost their life, the silver star was replaced with a gold star.
What are the qualification for a Gold Star?
During WW2 to qualify for a "Gold Star" a family had to suffer the loss of a family member who had perished during the war .
What is the value of a military gold star?
1500$
What does the holocaust star mean?
if the star of david is on someone's cloth, that meant the person was one of the person in the concentration camps
Is there a list of Gold star recipients?
Robert Salmon
