Navy Distinguished Service Medal

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United States military award military decoration

The Navy Distinguished Service Medal is a high-level United States Navy decoration awarded for exceptionally meritorious service in a duty of great responsibility, often to senior military leaders.

Aliases (1)

Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Navy) ×2

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States military award → military decoration →
abbreviation	Navy DSM →
awardedFor	duty of great responsibility → exceptionally meritorious service →
awardingAuthority	President of the United States → Secretary of the Navy →
branch	United States Marine Corps → United States Navy →
confers	post-nominal letters DSM (context-dependent) →
conflictUsage	Global War on Terrorism → Gulf War → Korean War → Vietnam War → World War I → World War II →
country	United States →
criteriaDetail	exceptionally meritorious service to the Government in a duty of great responsibility →
eligibility	United States Coast Guard personnel when operating under the Department of the Navy → United States Marine Corps personnel → United States Navy personnel →
establishedBy	Act of Congress → United States Congress →
establishedOn	1919-02-04 →
firstAwarded	World War I era →
higherAward	Defense Distinguished Service Medal → Medal of Honor → Navy Cross →
isPartOf	United States military awards system →
lowerAward	Legion of Merit → Silver Star →
material	gold-colored metal →
notAwardedFor	heroism in combat alone →
presentedBy	United States Department of the Navy →
ribbonColor	gold → navy blue →
sameLevelAs	Air Force Distinguished Service Medal → Army Distinguished Service Medal → Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal →
serviceBranch	Department of the Navy →
serviceBranchScope	sea services →
shape	medal →
status	currently awarded →
typicalRankOfRecipients	admiral → general (USMC) →
typicalRecipients	flag officers → senior military leaders →
wearsOnUniform	after Defense Distinguished Service Medal in order of precedence →

Referenced by (29)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Alexander Vandegrift → Bull Halsey ("Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Navy)") → Bull Halsey → Chester W. Nimitz → Chester W. Nimitz → Chester W. Nimitz → Dwight D. Eisenhower → Ernest King → Frank Jack Fletcher → Holland M. Smith → Jim Lovell → John Warner → Ken Mattingly → Lewis B. Puller → Lewis H. Brereton → Lewis L. Strauss → Matthew Ridgway → Raymond A. Spruance → Raymond A. Spruance → Wesley L. McDonald → William A. Moffett → William D. Leahy → William Halsey Jr. ("Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Navy)") → William Halsey Jr. → William S. Benson → William Sims →	awardReceived
John F. Kelly → Lisa M. Franchetti →	hasHonor
William Halsey Jr. →	hasAward