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Encyclopedia > Distinguished Service Medal (United States)

The Distinguished Service Medal is a high level military and civilian decoration of the United States of America which is issued for meritorious service to the government of the United States in either a senior government service position or as a senior officer of the United States armed forces. The armed forces of the United States of America consist of the United States Army United States Navy United States Air Force United States Marine Corps United States Coast Guard Note: The United States Coast Guard has both military and law enforcement functions. ...


The Distinguished Service Medal is issed both as a military decoration and civilian award. The following versions of the Distinguished Service Medal are currently issued by the United States government: Awards and decorations of the United States military are military decorations which recognize a service members service and personal accomplishments while a member of the United States armed forces. ... Civilian decorations of the United States are civil decorations of the United States of America which are bestowed by various agencies of the United States government for acts of accomplishment benefiting the government as a whole. ...


Military

The Defense Distinguished Service Medal is a United States military award which is presented for exceptionally distinguished performance of duty contributing to national security or defense of the United States. ... This article concerns the United States Army Distinguished Service Medal. ... The Navy Distinguished Service Medal is a military award of the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps which was first created in 1919. ... The Air Force Distinguished Service Medal was created by an act of the United States Congress on July 6, 1960. ... The Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal is a decoration of the United States Coast Guard which was created in August 1949 by order of the United States Congress. ...

Civilian

The NASA Distinguished Service Medal is the second highest award which may be bestowed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, ranking immediately below the Congressional Space Medal of Honor. ... The Department of Transportation Distinguished Service Medal is the highest non-combat military decoration which may be bestowed to members of the U.S. Coast Guard. ... The National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal is a decoration of the National Intelligence Agency of the United States of America which has been in existence since the 1960s. ...

Private Sector and Unofficial Versions

  • Civil Air Patrol Distinguished Service Medal
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Department of Transportation Distinguished Service Medal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (317 words)
The Department of Transportation Distinguished Service Medal is the highest decoration which may be bestowed by the United States Secretary of Transportation for exceptional service to the United States government in a position of great responsibility within the U.S. Department of Transportation.
Prior to 2002, the Department of Transportation Distinguished Service Medal was also considered a military decoration and was the highest non-combat military award of the United States Coast Guard.
The decoration was unique amongst the military services, in that it is a peacetime service department decoration ranking higher than the standard Distinguished Service Medal.
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