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The Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) [2] is a military decoration of the United States Army that is presented to soldiers who have distinguished themselves by exceptionally meritorious service to the government in a duty of great responsibility. The performance must be such as to merit recognition for service that is clearly exceptional.
This is a category listing, which serves as an index of existing Wikipedia articles about recipients of the Defense Distinguished Service Medal.
This is a category listing, which serves as an index of existing Wikipedia articles about recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Army).
At the top is a suspender of five graduated gold rays. The reverse of the medal has the inscription "For Distinguished Service" at the top in raised letters, and within the pentagon the inscription "FROM THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE TO", all in raised letters. Additional awards of the Defense Distinguished Service Medal are denoted by oak leaf ...
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 ...
Versions of the Medal include the following: Air Force Distinguished Service Medal (established 1960) Army Distinguished Service Medal (established 1918) Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal (established 1949) Defense Distinguished Service Medal (established 1970) Homeland Security Distinguished Service Medal (established 2002)
Delaware Distinguished Service Medal - Awarded for praiseworthy execution of duties not to the extent of the DECSC or outstanding achievement of a single or specific act or accomplishment separate and distinct from regularly assigned duties for the greater good of the Delaware National Guard.
Recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal (United States) (11 C, 15 P) Recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal (US Army) (1,750 P) H.