yet another ribbon ID request

I've looked every where I can think of to ID a ribbon of my father. He was a cadet in the Army Air Corp when WWII ended. His tunic (jacket?) silver badge indicated bomber aerial gunner ( http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...alGunnerBadge.jpg/220px-AerialGunnerBadge.jpg ), which jives with the information he offered from time to time. He was training in B17's and he seemed to love them. Anyway the ribbon has ,from left to right a blue stripe, white stripe, red stripe (the blue and white of approximately the same width with the red stripe being about 1/2 the width of the previous colors) then a wide yellow stripe about 1 inch wide followed by the mirror image of the red, white and blue stripes again. In the center of the yellow section is star that appears to be bronze. Can anyone identify this ribbon for me? Thank you for your time and expertise.

 

A photo would help. Based on what you described, I quickly threw this together:



I can't find a match for it, either. Excuse the size, I don't know why it appears this big.

 

Also found nothing - there are a few that are similar, but the red stripe is equal or near equal to the blue and white.

Perhaps this site might help if nobody here can;

Main Index - The OMSA Medal Database

I have found one that appears to be what you are describing; in a set belonging to a female USN Vietnam war era servicewoman, unfortunately they don't appear to describe it in the list of medals they provide, but searching her records more closely may get you somewhere; (far left hand side 2nd row)

Gay Military Signal 0909Bradley

 

Sorry I could not find the ribbon, I can tell you that the little star is a campaign star.

Service star - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

I found a ribbon that matches the one in my diagram. Its called the "Arizona Service Ribbon", issued by the Arizona National Guard (Awards and decorations of the National Guard - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia). I can't find any information on it, but I would assume it is a ribbon given out for service over a certain period in the ANG. Do you happen to know if your father served in the National Guard? If so, I think that's the one.

I'm not sure why it would have a bronze star in the middle. They usually indicate multiple awards of a combat medal (for example, a Purple Heart ribbon with 2 stars would show that the wearer recieved the medal three times). On campaign medals, the stars usually indicate the number of officially-recognized engagements (or "campaigns") the recipient was in. I haven't heard of these stars on National Guard decorations. Here is some more information, if you are interested (Service star - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

 

Alan, I think the Arizona one and the AFROTC one that almost match have equal thickness on the outer colour bands. And as you say the star probably rules them out too.

 

WOW! That's an almost perfect replica, except the one he has has a 'bronze star' in the middle of the yellow field! Thanks any info is appreciated I can tell you to the best of my knowledge he never served in the Arizona Nat'l guard. He was inducted into the Army Air Corp late in the war having worked as a machinist for Allied Aircraft in Maryland near Baltimore, where he lived with is parents. He was stationed in Carlsbad and in Lubbock to the best of my recollection of his telling information about his service time. He was still in training as a cadet when the war ended. Therefore he would not have been given any campaign ribbon, to the best of my knowledge. I'll try and scan it or post a picture of it tomorrow. No one WWII veteran wise at my hunting and fishing club recognize it either. I can say it isn't for Vietnam as one person suggested, he was way too old for that LOL. He said he qualified on the rifle range with a Springfield that apparently punctured the primer and he said bled gasses back into his face the whole time he was qualifying.