171207-N-ZA692-0058 DUBUQUE, Ia. (Dec. 7, 2017) The Silver Star is the third-highest military combat decoration that can be awarded to a member of the United States Armed Forces. Lt. j.g. Aloysius H. Schmitt is awarded the Silver Star Medal for his selfless act to help save countless men from the Battleship USS Oklahoma (BB 37) during the attack on Pearl Harbor Dec. 7, 1941. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Anita C. Newman/Released)