The text of the entry was: Did you know ...that Captain Humbert Roque Versace was the first Army P.O.W. in Southeast Asia to receive the Medal of Honor for actions in captivity?
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This link does not contain anything Vercases Silver Star revoke[edit]
On November 7, 2008, the Department of the Army announced that the Silver Star awarded to Versace was revoked.
I think it is a mistake. K.R.Youmans —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.218.54.125 (talk) 05:34, 2 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Does anyone know why the Silver Star was revoked? Is it because he received the MoH? Pr4ever (talk) 07:13, 2 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I don't know, but this is only thing that the Department of the Army had to say:
HEADQUARTERS
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
WASHINGTON, DC, 29 December 2009
IV—SILVER STAR-REVOKE. So much of Department of the Army General Orders, No. 31,
Headquarters, Department of the Army, Washington, D.C., dated 1 July 1971, pertaining to the
award of the Silver Star to Captain Humbert R. Versace, United States Army, is herein revoked;
as announced in United States Human Resources Command, Permanent Orders 312-07, dated
7 November 2008.
