Navy Distinguished Service Medal
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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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Navy Distinguished Service Medal canonical | 64 |
| Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Navy) | 4 |
| Distinguished Service Medal (US Navy) | 4 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States military award
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military decoration ⓘ |
| abbreviation | Navy DSM ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
duty of great responsibility
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exceptionally meritorious service ⓘ |
| awardingAuthority |
President of the United States
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Secretary of the Navy ⓘ |
| branch |
United States Marine Corps
ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ |
| confers | post-nominal letters DSM (context-dependent) ⓘ |
| conflictUsage |
Global War on Terrorism
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Gulf War ⓘ Korean War ⓘ Vietnam War ⓘ World War I ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
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
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United States Marine Corps personnel ⓘ United States Navy personnel ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
Act of Congress
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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 |
Department of the Navy
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surface form:
United States Department of the Navy
|
| ribbonColor |
gold
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navy blue ⓘ |
| sameLevelAs |
Air Force Distinguished Service Medal
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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
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senior military leaders ⓘ |
| wearsOnUniform | after Defense Distinguished Service Medal in order of precedence ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Navy)
subject surface form:
Wesley L. McDonald
subject surface form:
Lisa M. Franchetti
subject surface form:
William S. Benson
subject surface form:
Chester W. Nimitz
subject surface form:
Chester W. Nimitz
subject surface form:
Raymond A. Spruance
this entity surface form:
Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Navy)
subject surface form:
Thomas C. Kinkaid
subject surface form:
William H. McRaven
subject surface form:
David E. Jeremiah
subject surface form:
Willis A. Lee
this entity surface form:
Distinguished Service Medal (US Navy)
this entity surface form:
Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Navy)
Distinguished Service Medal (United States)
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serviceSpecificVersions
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Navy Distinguished Service Medal
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subject surface form:
Harold W. Gehman Jr.
subject surface form:
John R. Allen
subject surface form:
Joseph F. Dunford Jr.
subject surface form:
Edwin Alexander Anderson Jr.
this entity surface form:
Distinguished Service Medal (US Navy)
subject surface form:
Arleigh Burke