Defense Meritorious Service Medal
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The Defense Meritorious Service Medal is a high-level U.S. military decoration awarded for non-combat outstanding achievement or meritorious service in a joint duty capacity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Defense Meritorious Service Medal canonical | 8 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States military award
ⓘ
military decoration ⓘ |
| abbreviation | DMSM ⓘ |
| authority |
DoD manuals
ⓘ
surface form:
Department of Defense Manual 1348.33
|
| awardedBy |
Department of Defense
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Department of Defense
|
| awardedFor |
exceptionally meritorious service to the United States while assigned to a joint activity
ⓘ
non-combat meritorious service ⓘ non-combat outstanding achievement ⓘ service in a joint duty capacity ⓘ |
| campaignOrService |
peacetime service
ⓘ
wartime service not involving combat ⓘ |
| classification | non-combat decoration ⓘ |
| confers | individual decoration ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdDuring | administration of President Jimmy Carter ⓘ |
| eligibility |
U.S. military personnel serving in joint activities
ⓘ
members of the United States Armed Forces ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
Executive Order 12019
ⓘ
Department of Defense ⓘ
surface form:
United States Department of Defense
|
| establishedOn | November 3, 1977 ⓘ |
| higherAward | Defense Superior Service Medal ⓘ |
| lowerAward | Meritorious Service Medal ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
United States Air Force
ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ United States Coast Guard (when operating as a service in the Navy or assigned to DoD joint activities) ⓘ
surface form:
United States Coast Guard (when operating as a service in the Navy)
United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ United States Space Force ⓘ |
| multipleAwardsIndicatedBy |
bronze oak leaf clusters (Army, Air Force, Space Force)
ⓘ
gold stars (Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard) ⓘ |
| obverseDesign |
American eagle with wings displayed
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laurel wreath ⓘ |
| orderOfPrecedence |
above Meritorious Service Medal in U.S. military awards precedence
ⓘ
below Defense Superior Service Medal in U.S. military awards precedence ⓘ |
| presenter |
United States Secretary of Defense
ⓘ
surface form:
Secretary of Defense
combatant commanders ⓘ other designated Department of Defense officials ⓘ |
| reverseDesign |
inscription "Defense Meritorious Service"
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space for recipient name ⓘ |
| ribbonColor | purple and white predominant ribbon ⓘ |
| scope |
Defense agencies and field activities
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Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ Office of the Secretary of Defense ⓘ joint activities of the Department of Defense ⓘ unified and specified commands ⓘ |
| serviceContext |
joint service
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multi-service operations ⓘ |
| shape | bronze medal ⓘ |
| wearOnUniform | U.S. military uniform ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.