Army Distinguished Service Medal
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The Army Distinguished Service Medal is a high-level United States military decoration awarded for exceptionally meritorious service to the government in a duty of great responsibility.
Observed surface forms (6)
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States military award
ⓘ
military decoration ⓘ |
| abbreviation | DSM ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
duty of great responsibility
ⓘ
exceptionally meritorious service to the Government of the United States ⓘ |
| branch | United States Army ⓘ |
| category |
United States awards and decorations
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Army medals
distinguished service medals ⓘ |
| conflictContext | World War I ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| criteriaEmphasis | exceptional performance in positions of great responsibility ⓘ |
| dateEstablished | 1918-01-02 ⓘ |
| eligibility |
members of the United States Armed Forces
ⓘ
primarily members of the United States Army ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
Executive Order 6128
ⓘ
Woodrow Wilson ⓘ
surface form:
President Woodrow Wilson
|
| firstAwarded | 1918 ⓘ |
| higherAward |
Distinguished Service Cross
ⓘ
Medal of Honor ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| lowerAward |
Legion of Merit
ⓘ
Silver Star ⓘ |
| material | bronze ⓘ |
| namedAfter | distinguished service to the United States Army ⓘ |
| obverseDesign |
American bald eagle with spread wings
ⓘ
shield of the United States on eagle’s breast ⓘ |
| peacetimeAward | yes ⓘ |
| presenter |
Department of Defense
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Department of Defense
United States Department of the Army ⓘ |
| reverseDesign |
inscription "FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE"
ⓘ
space for recipient’s name ⓘ |
| ribbonColor |
crimson
ⓘ
dark blue ⓘ white ⓘ |
| serviceBranchUse |
United States Army enlisted personnel
ⓘ
U.S. Army officers ⓘ
surface form:
United States Army officers
|
| serviceComponent |
Army National Guard
ⓘ
Army Reserve ⓘ Regular Army ⓘ |
| shape | bronze medallion ⓘ |
| status | currently awarded ⓘ |
| type | personal military decoration ⓘ |
| wartimeAward | yes ⓘ |
| wearingPrecedence |
above Silver Star
ⓘ
below Distinguished Service Cross ⓘ |
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Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Army)
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Chester W. Nimitz
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Colin Powell
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Distinguished Service Medal
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Distinguished Service Medal (US Army)
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Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Army)
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Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Army)
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Distinguished Service Medal
this entity surface form:
Distinguished Service Medal (United States Army)
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Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Army)
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Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Army)
this entity surface form:
Distinguished Service Medal (United States)
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Mark W. Clark
this entity surface form:
Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Army)
this entity surface form:
Distinguished Service Medal (United States Army)
this entity surface form:
Distinguished Service Medal (United States Army)
this entity surface form:
Army Distinguished Service Medal (United States)
this entity surface form:
Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Army)
this entity surface form:
Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Army)
this entity surface form:
Distinguished Service Medal (US Army)
subject surface form:
Navy Distinguished Service Medal