Meritorious Service Medal
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The Meritorious Service Medal is a United States military decoration awarded to members of the Armed Forces who distinguish themselves by outstanding non-combat meritorious achievement or service.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Meritorious Service Medal canonical | 28 |
| Meritorious Service Medal (United States) | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States military award
ⓘ
military decoration ⓘ |
| awardedBy | United States Armed Forces ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
outstanding non-combat meritorious achievement
ⓘ
outstanding non-combat meritorious service ⓘ |
| awardedSince | 1969 ⓘ |
| campaign |
peacetime service
ⓘ
wartime service ⓘ |
| confersRightToWear |
lapel pin
ⓘ
service ribbon ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criteriaDetail |
achievement comparable to that required for the Legion of Merit but in a non-combat context
ⓘ
sustained meritorious performance of duty ⓘ |
| eligibility |
enlisted personnel of the United States Armed Forces
ⓘ
members of the United States Armed Forces ⓘ officers of the United States Armed Forces ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
Executive Order 11448
ⓘ
Lyndon B. Johnson ⓘ
surface form:
President Lyndon B. Johnson
|
| establishedOn | 1969-01-16 ⓘ |
| higherAward | Bronze Star Medal ⓘ |
| isCombatDecoration | no ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lowerAward | Air Medal ⓘ |
| notAwardedFor |
heroism in combat
ⓘ
valor in combat ⓘ |
| obverseDesign | five-pointed star within a wreath ⓘ |
| postNominals | MSM ⓘ |
| presenter |
United States Air Force
ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ United States Coast Guard ⓘ Department of Defense ⓘ
surface form:
United States Department of Defense
United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ United States Space Force ⓘ |
| regulatingDocument | U.S. military awards regulations ⓘ |
| reverseDesign | space for inscription and recipient name ⓘ |
| ribbonColor | purple and white ⓘ |
| serviceBranchVersion |
Air and Space Meritorious Service Medal
ⓘ
Army Meritorious Service Medal ⓘ Coast Guard Meritorious Service Medal ⓘ Navy and Marine Corps Meritorious Service Medal ⓘ |
| shape | bronze medal ⓘ |
| status | currently awarded ⓘ |
| type | personal military decoration ⓘ |
| typicalRecipients |
field grade officers
ⓘ
senior non-commissioned officers ⓘ |
| wearPrecedence |
above Air Medal in U.S. military awards order of precedence
ⓘ
below Bronze Star Medal in U.S. military awards order of precedence ⓘ |
Referenced by (31)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Thomas F. Metz
subject surface form:
Lisa M. Franchetti
this entity surface form:
Meritorious Service Medal (United States)
subject surface form:
John W. Raymond
subject surface form:
Timothy D. Haugh
subject surface form:
David E. Jeremiah
this entity surface form:
Meritorious Service Medal (United States)
subject surface form:
David D. McKiernan
subject surface form:
Stanley A. McChrystal
subject surface form:
Joseph F. Dunford Jr.
this entity surface form:
Meritorious Service Medal (United States)
subject surface form:
Bronze Star Medal