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The order was established to reward individual instances of meritorious or distinguished service in war. It was a military order, until recently for officers only and typically awarded to officers ranked major (or equivalent) or higher, with awards to ranks below this usually for a high degree of gallantry, just short of deserving the Victoria ...
This is a category listing, which serves as an index of existing Wikipedia articles about recipients of the Distinguished Service Order. It is not intended to be an exhaustive listing of all recipients.
The Order of Merit, the Order of the Companions of Honour, the Distinguished Service Order and the Imperial Service Order are slightly different, being single-rank honours, and have been placed at appropriate positions of seniority.
The Distinguished Service Cross is awarded to a person who, while serving in any capacity with the Army (or in the Air Force, before 1960), distinguishes themselves by extraordinary heroism not justifying the award of a Medal of Honor; while engaged in an action against an enemy of the United States; while engaged in military operations involving conflict with an opposing/foreign force; or ...
The Distinguished Service Order is a military decoration of the United Kingdom. Distinguished Service Order may also refer to: Distinguished Service Order (Argentina) Distinguished Service Order (Vietnam) Distinguished Service Order (Singapore), Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang, Singapore
Australia and New Zealand awarded British and Commonwealth orders and decorations to their servicemen in Vietnam, including the Distinguished Service Order and the Military Cross. Australia and New Zealand jointly developed and instituted the Vietnam Medal (though separate Royal Warrants were issued).
The first class of the order was differentiated by a blossom device centered on the medal and ribbon. The Army/Air Force/Navy Distinguished Service Order was also provided to foreign militaries, and in the United States military the decoration was considered the equivalent of the Legion of Merit. For foreign officers, the 2nd class of the order ...
This is a listing of recipients [1] of the Boy Scouts of America Order of the Arrow's Distinguished Service Award (DSA). See Honors and awards of the Order of the Arrow for a description of the DSA. [ 2 ]