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Distinguished Service Medal (United States Navy)

Index Distinguished Service Medal (United States Navy)

The Navy Distinguished Service Medal is a military decoration of the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps which was first created in 1919. [1]

112 relations: Air Force Distinguished Service Medal, Alan Shepard, Alexander Vandegrift, Alpha L. Bowser, Arthur C. Davis, Awards and decorations of the United States Armed Forces, Benedict J. Semmes Jr., Bernard L. Austin, Brigadier general (United States), Carson Abel Roberts, Charles A. Doyen, Charles Wilson Dyson, Chester W. Nimitz, Claire Lee Chennault, Clark Daniel Stearns, Daniel V. Gallery, David W. Bagley, David W. Taylor, Defense Distinguished Service Medal, Delbert Black, Department of Commerce Gold Medal, Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Army), Distinguished Service Medal (United States Coast Guard), Douglas MacArthur, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Edmund Giambastiani, Edward Ellsberg, Edward F. Welch Jr., Edward H. Smith (sailor), Eli Thomas Reich, Elmo Zumwalt, Eric T. Olson, Ernest King, Federal government of the United States, Frank Jack Fletcher, Frank Kelso, Frank T. Hines, Gary Roughead, George Barnett, Gilding, Harold Rainsford Stark, Harry Schmidt (USMC), Henry Kent Hewitt, Henry Louis Larsen, Herbert D. Riley, Homeland Security Distinguished Service Medal, Hyman G. Rickover, James A. Winnefeld Jr., James A. Zimble, James E. Service, ..., James Stockdale, Jan E. Tighe, Jerauld Wright, Jeremy Michael Boorda, Jim Mattis, John A. Lejeune, John C. Aquilino, John Cyril Porte, John L. Hall Jr., John Murtha, Jonathan Greenert, Joseph C. Strasser, Joseph Rochefort, Joseph V. Medina, Julien J. LeBourgeois, Keith B. McCutcheon, Kirkland H. Donald, Lewis G. Lee, List of awards, Louis Robertshaw, Marc Mitscher, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy, Maurice H. Rindskopf, Medal of Honor, Michael Mullen, Michael S. Rogers, Mildred H. McAfee, Miles Browning, Military awards and decorations, Navy Cross, Obverse and reverse, Omar Bradley, Patricia Ann Tracey, Patrick M. Walsh, Pedro del Valle, Philip S. Davidson, Public Health Service Distinguished Service Medal, Ralph Austin Bard, Raymond A. Spruance, Reginald R. Belknap, Richard E. Byrd, Robert H. Conn, Ross E. Rowell, Roy Alexander Gano, Russell R. Waesche, Sean A. Pybus, Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, Service ribbon, Silver Star, Smedley Butler, Stuart H. Ingersoll, Theodore Stark Wilkinson, Thomas Edison, United States Department of the Navy, United States Marine Corps, United States Navy, Wayne E. Meyer, Wendell Cushing Neville, Wilfred Holmes, William Halsey Jr., World War I, 5/16 inch star. Expand index (62 more) »

Air Force Distinguished Service Medal

The Air Force Distinguished Service Medal was created by an act of the United States Congress on July 6, 1960.

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Alan Shepard

Rear Admiral Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. (November 18, 1923 – July 21, 1998) was an American astronaut, naval aviator, test pilot, and businessman.

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Alexander Vandegrift

General Alexander Archer Vandegrift, USMC (March 13, 1887 – May 8, 1973) was a general in the United States Marine Corps.

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Alpha L. Bowser

Alpha Lyons Bowser (August 21, 1910 – July 13, 2003) was a United States Marine Corps lieutenant general.

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Arthur C. Davis

Arthur Cayley Davis (14 March 1893 – 10 February 1965) was an admiral of the United States Navy.

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Awards and decorations of the United States Armed Forces

The United States Armed Forces awards and decorations are primarily the medals, service ribbons, and specific badges which recognize military service and personal accomplishments while a member of the U.S. Armed Forces.

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Benedict J. Semmes Jr.

Benedict Joseph Semmes Jr. (8 April 1913 – 4 June 1994) was a vice admiral of the United States Navy.

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Bernard L. Austin

Bernard Lige Austin (15 December 1902 – 21 September 1979) was a vice admiral of the United States Navy.

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Brigadier general (United States)

In the United States Armed Forces, brigadier general (BG, BGen, or Brig Gen) is a one-star general officer with the pay grade of O-7 in the U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, and U.S. Air Force.

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Carson Abel Roberts

Carson Abel Roberts (September 4, 1905 – December 19, 1983) was a lieutenant general in the United States Marine Corps.

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Charles A. Doyen

Charles Augustus Doyen (3 September 1859 – 6 October 1918) was an officer in the United States Marine Corps with the rank of Brigadier general and the first recipient of the Navy Distinguished Service Medal.

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Charles Wilson Dyson

Rear Admiral Charles Wilson Dyson (January 2, 1861 - October 25, 1930) was an American naval officer and engineer.

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Chester W. Nimitz

Chester William Nimitz, Sr. (February 24, 1885February 20, 1966) was a fleet admiral of the United States Navy.

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Claire Lee Chennault

Claire Lee Chennault (September 6, 1890 – July 27, 1958) was an American military aviator best known for his leadership of the "Flying Tigers" and the Republic of China Air Force in World War II.

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Clark Daniel Stearns

Clark Daniel Stearns (1870 – May 25, 1944) was the ninth Naval Governor of American Samoa.

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Daniel V. Gallery

Daniel Vincent Gallery (July 10, 1901 – January 16, 1977) was a rear admiral in the United States Navy.

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David W. Bagley

David Worth Bagley (January 8, 1883 – May 24, 1960) was an admiral in the United States Navy during World War II.

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David W. Taylor

David Watson Taylor (March 4, 1864 – July 28, 1940) was a U.S. naval architect and an engineer of the United States Navy.

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Defense Distinguished Service Medal

The Defense Distinguished Service Medal is a United States military award which is presented for exceptionally distinguished performance of duty contributing to the national security or defense of the United States.

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Delbert Black

Delbert D. Black (11 July 1922 – 5 March 2000) was the first Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy, from 13 January 1967 to 1 April 1971.

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Department of Commerce Gold Medal

The Department of Commerce Gold Medal is the highest honor award of the United States Department of Commerce.

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Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Army)

The Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) is a military award of the United States Army that is presented to any person who, while serving in any capacity with the United States military, has distinguished himself by exceptionally meritorious service to the Government in a duty of great responsibility.

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Distinguished Service Medal (United States Coast Guard)

The Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal (CGDSM) is a personal decoration of the United States Coast Guard that was established 4 August 1949.

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Douglas MacArthur

Douglas MacArthur (26 January 18805 April 1964) was an American five-star general and Field Marshal of the Philippine Army.

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Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969) was an American army general and statesman who served as the 34th President of the United States from 1953 to 1961.

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Edmund Giambastiani

Edmund P. Giambastiani Jr. (born May 4, 1948) is a retired United States Navy admiral who served as the seventh Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 2005 to 2007.

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Edward Ellsberg

Edward Ellsberg, OBE (November 21, 1891 – January 24, 1983) was an officer in the United States Navy and a popular author.

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Edward F. Welch Jr.

Edward F. Welch Jr. (13 November 1924 – 2 January 2008) was a rear admiral of the United States Navy active during much of the Cold War.

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Edward H. Smith (sailor)

Edward Hanson "Iceberg" Smith was a United States Coast Guard admiral, oceanographer, and Arctic explorer.

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Eli Thomas Reich

Vice Admiral Eli Thomas Reich (March 20, 1913 in New York – November 30, 1999 in Arlington, Virginia) was a highly decorated United States Navy officer and World War II submarine commander — the only one to sink a battleship during the war.

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Elmo Zumwalt

Elmo Russell "Bud" Zumwalt Jr. (November 29, 1920 – January 2, 2000) was an American naval officer and the youngest man to serve as Chief of Naval Operations.

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Eric T. Olson

Eric Thor Olson (born January 24, 1952) is a retired United States Navy admiral who last served as the eighth Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) from July 2, 2007 to August 8, 2011.

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Ernest King

Ernest Joseph King (23 November 1878 – 25 June 1956) was Commander in Chief, United States Fleet (COMINCH) and Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) during World War II.

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Federal government of the United States

The federal government of the United States (U.S. federal government) is the national government of the United States, a constitutional republic in North America, composed of 50 states, one district, Washington, D.C. (the nation's capital), and several territories.

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Frank Jack Fletcher

Frank Jack Fletcher (April 29, 1885 – April 25, 1973) was an admiral in the United States Navy during World War II.

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Frank Kelso

Frank Benton Kelso II (July 11, 1933 – June 23, 2013) was an admiral of the United States Navy, who served as Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) in the early 1990s.

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Frank T. Hines

Frank Thomas Hines (April 11, 1879 – April 3, 1960) was a United States military officer and head of the U.S. Veterans Bureau (later Veteran's Administration) from 1923 to 1945.

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Gary Roughead

Gary Roughead ("rough head"; born July 15, 1951) is a former United States Navy officer who served as the 29th Chief of Naval Operations from September 29, 2007 to September 22, 2011.

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George Barnett

George Barnett (December 9, 1859April 27, 1930) was the 12th Commandant of the United States Marine Corps.

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Gilding

Gilding is any decorative technique for applying fine gold leaf or powder to solid surfaces such as wood, stone, or metal to give a thin coating of gold.

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Harold Rainsford Stark

Harold Rainsford Stark (November 12, 1880 – August 20, 1972) served as an officer in the United States Navy during World War I and World War II.

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Harry Schmidt (USMC)

Harry Schmidt (September 25, 1886 – February 10, 1968) was a United States Marine Corps general.

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Henry Kent Hewitt

Henry Kent Hewitt (February 11, 1887 – September 15, 1972) was the United States Navy commander of amphibious operations in north Africa and southern Europe through World War II.

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Henry Louis Larsen

Lieutenant General Henry Louis Larsen (December 10, 1890 – October 2, 1962) was a United States Marine Corps officer, the second Military Governor of Guam following its recapture from the Empire of Japan, and the first post-World War II Governor of Guam.

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Herbert D. Riley

Herbert Douglas Riley (December 24, 1904 – January 17, 1973) was a vice admiral of the United States Navy.

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Homeland Security Distinguished Service Medal

The Homeland Security Distinguished Service Medal is a United States military award which is awarded to any member of the Armed Forces of the United States by the United States Department of Homeland Security.

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Hyman G. Rickover

Admiral Hyman G. Rickover (January 27, 1900 – July 8, 1986), U.S. Navy, directed the original development of naval nuclear propulsion and controlled its operations for three decades as director of Naval Reactors.

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James A. Winnefeld Jr.

James Alexander "Sandy" Winnefeld Jr. (born April 24, 1956) is a retired United States Navy admiral who served as the ninth Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from August 4, 2011 to July 31, 2015.

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James A. Zimble

James Allen Zimble (October 12, 1933 – December 14, 2011) was a commissioned officer in the Medical Corps of the United States Navy.

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James E. Service

James Edward Service (January 20, 1931 – February 10, 2017) was a vice admiral of the United States Navy active during much of the Cold War.

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James Stockdale

James Bond Stockdale (December 23, 1923 – July 5, 2005) was a United States Navy vice admiral and aviator awarded the Medal of Honor in the Vietnam War, during which he was a prisoner of war for over seven years.

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Jan E. Tighe

Jan Elizabeth Tighe (born September 16, 1962) is a United States Navy vice admiral who serves as Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Warfare/66th Director of Naval Intelligence since July 15, 2016.

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Jerauld Wright

Admiral Jerauld Wright, USN, (June 4, 1898 – April 27, 1995) served as the Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Atlantic Command (CINCLANT) and the Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet (CINCLANTFLT), and became the second Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic (SACLANT) for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), from April 1, 1954, to March 1, 1960, serving longer in these three positions than anyone else in history.

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Jeremy Michael Boorda

Jeremy Michael Boorda (November 26, 1939May 16, 1996) was a United States Navy admiral who served as the 25th Chief of Naval Operations.

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Jim Mattis

James Norman Mattis (born September 8, 1950) is the current and 26th United States Secretary of Defense and former United States Marine Corps general who served as 11th Commander of United States Central Command during the Presidency of Barack Obama.

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John A. Lejeune

John Archer Lejeune (January 10, 1867 – November 20, 1942) was a United States Marine Corps lieutenant general and the 13th Commandant of the Marine Corps.

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John C. Aquilino

John Christopher Aquilino is a admiral in the United States Navy, serving as the commander of the U.S Pacific Fleet since May 17, 2018.

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John Cyril Porte

Lieutenant Colonel John Cyril Porte, (26 February 1884 – 22 October 1919) was a British flying boat pioneer associated with the World War I Seaplane Experimental Station at Felixstowe.

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John L. Hall Jr.

Admiral John Lesslie Hall Jr. (11 April 1891 – 6 March 1978) was a senior officer of the United States Navy, who served during World War II.

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John Murtha

John Patrick Murtha Jr. (June 17, 1932 – February 8, 2010) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.

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Jonathan Greenert

Jonathan William Greenert (born May 15, 1953) is a former United States Navy admiral who served as the 30th Chief of Naval Operations from September 23, 2011, to September 18, 2015.

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Joseph C. Strasser

Joseph Charles Strasser (born 3 September 1940) is a retired rear admiral of the United States Navy.

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Joseph Rochefort

Joseph John Rochefort (May 12, 1900 – July 20, 1976) was an American naval officer and cryptanalyst.

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Joseph V. Medina

Brigadier General Joseph V. Medina (born c. 1953) is a United States Marine Corps General whose career has taken him from an initial posting leading a rifle platoon to head of the contingency plans branch overseeing NATO's Kosovo operation.

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Julien J. LeBourgeois

Julien Johnson LeBourgeois (23 November 1923 – 16 September 2012) was a retired vice admiral of the United States Navy.

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Keith B. McCutcheon

General Keith Barr McCutcheon (August 10, 1915 – July 13, 1971) was a highly decorated Marine Corps aviator, seeing combat in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.

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Kirkland H. Donald

Kirkland Hogue "Kirk" Donald (born September 15, 1953) is a retired Admiral in the United States Navy, who in his last assignment served as the dual-hatted position of Director of Naval Nuclear Propulsion and Deputy Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration.

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Lewis G. Lee

Sergeant Major Lewis G. Lee served as the 13th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps (1995–1999).

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List of awards

A list of orders, medals, prizes, and other awards, of military, civil, and ecclesiastical conferees.

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Louis Robertshaw

Louis Bentham Robertshaw (August 1, 1912 – July 14, 2003) was an American football player and lieutenant general in the United States Marine Corps.

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Marc Mitscher

Marc Andrew "Pete" Mitscher (January 26, 1887 – February 3, 1947) was a pioneer in naval aviation who became an admiral in the United States Navy, and served as commander of the Fast Carrier Task Force in the Pacific during the latter half of World War II.

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Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy

The Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) is a unique non-commissioned rate and position of office of the United States Navy, which has with it the paygrade of E-9.

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Maurice H. Rindskopf

Maurice Herbert Rindskopf (1917–2011) was the youngest officer to ascend to command of a Fleet Submarine in World War II; and until his death, was the last living World War II submarine commander.

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Medal of Honor

The Medal of Honor is the United States of America's highest and most prestigious personal military decoration that may be awarded to recognize U.S. military service members who distinguished themselves by acts of valor.

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Michael Mullen

Michael Glenn Mullen, AO, MSC (born October 4, 1946) is a retired United States Navy admiral, who served as the 17th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from October 1, 2007, to September 30, 2011.

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Michael S. Rogers

Michael S. Rogers (born October 31, 1959) is a former United States Navy admiral who served as the second commander of the U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM).

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Mildred H. McAfee

Mildred Helen McAfee Horton (May 12, 1900 – September 2, 1994) was an American academic who served during World War II as first director of the WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service) in the United States Navy.

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Miles Browning

Miles Rutherford Browning (April 10, 1897 – September 29, 1954) was an officer in the United States Navy in the Atlantic during World War I and in the Pacific during World War II.

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Military awards and decorations

A military decoration is an award, usually a medal of some sort that consists of a ribbon and medallion given to an individual as a distinctively designed mark of honor denoting heroism, or meritorious or outstanding service or achievement.

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Navy Cross

The Navy Cross is the United States military's second-highest decoration awarded for valor in combat.

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Obverse and reverse

Obverse and its opposite, reverse, refer to the two flat faces of coins and some other two-sided objects, including paper money, flags, seals, medals, drawings, old master prints and other works of art, and printed fabrics.

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Omar Bradley

General of the Army Omar Nelson Bradley (February 12, 1893 – April 8, 1981), nicknamed Brad, was a senior officer of the United States Army during and after World War II.

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Patricia Ann Tracey

Patricia Ann Tracey (born November 30, 1950) was the first American woman to be promoted to the rank of vice admiral.

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Patrick M. Walsh

Patrick Michael Walsh (born January 13, 1955) is a former United States Navy four-star admiral who last served as the 59th Commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet from September 25, 2009 to January 20, 2012.

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Pedro del Valle

Lieutenant General Pedro Augusto del Valle (August 28, 1893 – April 28, 1978) was a United States Marine Corps officer who became the first Hispanic to reach the rank of lieutenant general.

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Philip S. Davidson

Philip "Phil" Scot Davidson is a four-star admiral in the United States Navy who currently serves as the 25th commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command as of May 30 2018.

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Public Health Service Distinguished Service Medal

The Public Health Service Distinguished Service Medal is the highest decoration of the United States Department of Health and Human Services Public Health Service Commissioned Corps.

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Ralph Austin Bard

Ralph Austin Bard (July 29, 1884 – April 5, 1975) was a Chicago financier who served as Assistant Secretary of the Navy, 1941–1944, and as Under Secretary, 1944–1945.

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Raymond A. Spruance

Raymond Ames Spruance (July 3, 1886 – December 13, 1969) was a United States Navy admiral in World War II.

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Reginald R. Belknap

Rear Admiral Reginald Rowan Belknap (26 June 1871 – 30 March 1959) was an officer in the United States Navy.

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Richard E. Byrd

Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr., (October 25, 1888 – March 11, 1957) was an American naval officer and explorer.

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Robert H. Conn

Robert Henry Conn (born 1925) was United States Deputy Under Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Senior Data Processing Official) from 1981 to 1984 and Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller) from 1984 to 1988.

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Ross E. Rowell

Ross Erastus Rowell (22 September 1884 – 6 September 1947) was a highly decorated United States Marine Corps aviator who achieved the rank of lieutenant general by the end of his 40 years of service.

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Roy Alexander Gano

Roy Alexander "Red" Gano (December 3, 1902 – January 20, 1971) was a vice admiral of the United States Navy who distinguished himself in World War II, Korean War, and the Cold War, and served as Commander Military Sea Transportation Service (now Military Sealift Command) and as Executive Director for Ocean Transportation from 1961 to 1964.

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Russell R. Waesche

Russell Randolph Waesche, Sr. (6 January 1886 – 17 October 1946) served as the eighth Commandant of the United States Coast Guard from 1936 to 1946, overseeing the service during World War II.

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Sean A. Pybus

Sean A. Pybus is a retired United States Navy Vice Admiral who last served as the deputy Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) from 2014 to 2016.

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Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps

Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps (officially abbreviated to SMMC) is a billet, as well as a unique enlisted grade of rank, with a unique non-commissioned grade of rank insignia, in the United States Marine Corps.

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Service ribbon

A service ribbon, medal ribbon, or ribbon bar is a small ribbon, mounted on a small metal bar equipped with an attaching device, which is generally issued for wear in place of a medal when it is not appropriate to wear the actual medal.

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Silver Star

The Silver Star Medal, unofficially the Silver Star, is the United States Armed Forces's third-highest personal decoration for valor in combat.

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Smedley Butler

Smedley Darlington Butler (July 30, 1881June 21, 1940) was a United States Marine Corps major general, the highest rank authorized at that time, and at the time of his death the most decorated Marine in U.S. history.

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Stuart H. Ingersoll

Stuart Howe Ingersoll (June 3, 1898 – January 29, 1983) was a vice admiral of the United States Navy.

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Theodore Stark Wilkinson

Theodore Stark "Ping" Wilkinson (December 22, 1888 – February 21, 1946) was a Vice-Admiral of the United States Navy during World War II.

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Thomas Edison

Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847October 18, 1931) was an American inventor and businessman, who has been described as America's greatest inventor.

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United States Department of the Navy

The United States Department of the Navy (DoN) was established by an Act of Congress on April 30, 1798 (initiated by the recommendation of James McHenry),Bernard C. Steiner and James McHenry, (Cleveland: Burrows Brothers Co., 1907).

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United States Marine Corps

The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines, is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for conducting amphibious operations with the United States Navy.

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United States Navy

The United States Navy (USN) is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States.

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Wayne E. Meyer

Rear Admiral Wayne E. Meyer (April 21, 1926 – September 1, 2009) is regarded as the "Father of Aegis" for his 13 years of service as the Aegis Weapon System Manager and later the founding project manager of the Aegis Shipbuilding Project Office.

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Wendell Cushing Neville

Wendell Cushing Neville (May 12, 1870 – July 8, 1930) was a major general of the United States Marine Corps.

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Wilfred Holmes

Wilfred J. "Jasper" Holmes (April 4, 1900 – January 7, 1986) was a US Naval officer, one of the Station HYPO staff, who had the idea of faking a water supply failure on Midway Island in 1942.

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William Halsey Jr.

Fleet Admiral William Frederick Halsey Jr., KBE (October 30, 1882 – August 16, 1959),"Halsey", ArlingtonCemetery.net.

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World War I

World War I (often abbreviated as WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War, the Great War, or the War to End All Wars, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918.

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5/16 inch star

A inch star is a miniature gold or silver inch star that is authorized by the United States Armed Forces as a ribbon device to denote subsequent awards for specific decorations of the Department of the Navy, Coast Guard, Public Health Service, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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Redirects here:

Distinguished Service Medal (US Navy), Navy Distinguished Service Medal.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Medal_(United_States_Navy)

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