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Navy Distinguished Service Medal

January 01, 1970

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 and is presented to sailors and marines to recognize distinguished and exceptionally meritorious service to the United States while serving in a duty or position of great responsibility.[6]

Navy Distinguished Service Medal
TypeDistinguished service medal[1]
Awarded forExceptionally meritorious service in a duty of great responsibility[2]
Presented byUnited States Department of the Navy[3]
EligibilityUnited States Navy sailors and United States marines
StatusCurrently awarded
Established4 February 1919
First awarded13 March 1919[4]
Precedence
Next (higher)Department of Defense: Defense Distinguished Service Medal
Department of Homeland Security: Homeland Security Distinguished Service Medal
EquivalentArmy: Distinguished Service Medal
Air and Space Forces: Air Force Distinguished Service Medal
Coast Guard: Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal
Next (lower)Silver Star Medal[5]

Navy Distinguished Service Medal is equivalent to the Army's Distinguished Service Medal, Air and Space Forces' Air Force Distinguished Service Medal, and the Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal. The Navy Distinguished Service Medal was originally senior to the Navy Cross, until August 1942 when the precedence of the two decorations was reversed.[7] Currently, it is worn after the Defense Distinguished Service Medal and before the Silver Star Medal.[5]

History edit

At the start of World War I, the Department of the Navy had the Medal of Honor as the only decoration with which to recognize heroism. To recognize acts deserving recognition, but at a level below that required for the Medal of Honor, the Navy Distinguished Service Medal and the Navy Cross were created by Public Law 253 on 4 February 1919. The law made the award retroactive to 6 April 1917. The first award of the decoration was a posthumous presentation to Brigadier General Charles A. Doyen, USMC, on 13 March 1919. Originally senior in precedence to the Navy Cross, the Navy Distinguished Service Medal assumed its current place below the Navy Cross by Congressional action on 7 August 1942.[4]

Criteria edit

The Navy Distinguished Service Medal is bestowed upon members of the Navy or Marine Corps who distinguish themselves by exceptionally meritorious service to the United States government in a duty of great responsibility.[6] To justify this decoration, exceptional performance of duty must be clearly above that normally expected, and contributes to the success of a major command or project. Generally, the Distinguished Service Medal is awarded to officers in principal commands at sea, or in the field, whose service is of a manner to justify the award. However, this does not preclude the award of the Navy Distinguished Service Medal to any individual who meets the service requirements.[2] The term "great responsibility" implies senior military responsibility, and the decoration is normally only bestowed to senior Navy flag officers and Marine Corps general officers, or extremely senior enlisted positions such as the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy or the Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps. In rare instances, it has also been awarded to Navy captains and Marine Corps colonels, typically those in positions of significant responsibility in direct support of senior flag and general officers, and then only by exception (usually at retirement).

Appearance edit

The Navy Distinguished Service Medal is a gilt bronze medallion 1.25 inches (32 mm) in diameter. The obverse of the medal depicts an American bald eagle in the center displaying its wings. The eagle holds an olive branch in its right talon and arrows in its left talons. The eagle is surrounded by a blue enameled ring with the words, • UNITED • STATES • OF • AMERICA • at the top and • NAVY • at the bottom. Surrounding the blue enamel ring is a gold border of scroll waves depicted moving in a clockwise direction. The medal is surmounted by a white five-pointed star, point up, the points of the star being tipped with gold balls. In the center of the star is a blue anchor, while gold rays radiate between the arms of the star.[4]

The reverse of the medal depicts a trident surrounded by a laurel wreath. The wreath is surrounded by a blue enamel ring containing the inscription FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE. Like the obverse, the blue enamel ring on the reverse is surrounded by scroll waves.[4]

The medal's suspension and service ribbon is navy blue with a single central stripe of yellow. Additional awards of the Navy Distinguished Service Medal are denoted by gold and silver 5/16 inch stars worn on the medal's suspension and service ribbon.[2]

Notable recipients edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ (PDF). Defense Technical Information Center. Department of Defense. 30 September 2012. pp. 61–63. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 22, 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  2. ^ a b c (PDF). United States Department of the Navy. 22 August 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  3. ^ (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-09-18. Retrieved 2018-01-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ a b c d . Awards.navy.mil. Archived from the original on 2010-10-19. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  5. ^ a b "Navy Awards Precedence Chart". Mynavyhr.navy.mil. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  6. ^ a b "TITLE 10, Subtitle C, PART II, CHAPTER 567, § 6243" (PDF). U.S. Code. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  7. ^ "Navy Cross". History.navy.mil. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  8. ^ "Jeremy Boorda - Recipient - Military Times Hall Of Valor". valor.militarytimes.com.
  9. ^ "Jonathan Greenert - Recipient - Military Times Hall Of Valor". valor.militarytimes.com.
  10. ^ USS Norris Ship's Captains: LeBourgeois '59-'61
  11. ^ "Shadow box". navy.togetherweserved.com.
  12. ^ "epnaao.com James E. Service, VADM, USN (Ret.)" (PDF).
  13. ^ * (PDF). Retired U.S. Coast Guard Flag Officers. U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-11-02. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  14. ^ "Joe Strasser Current Data". www.usna63.org.

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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 and is presented to sailors and marines to recognize distinguished and exceptionally meritorious service to the United States while serving in a duty or position of great responsibility 6 Navy Distinguished Service MedalTypeDistinguished service medal 1 Awarded forExceptionally meritorious service in a duty of great responsibility 2 Presented byUnited States Department of the Navy 3 EligibilityUnited States Navy sailors and United States marinesStatusCurrently awardedEstablished4 February 1919First awarded13 March 1919 4 Service ribbonPrecedenceNext higher Department of Defense Defense Distinguished Service MedalDepartment of Homeland Security Homeland Security Distinguished Service MedalEquivalentArmy Distinguished Service MedalAir and Space Forces Air Force Distinguished Service MedalCoast Guard Coast Guard Distinguished Service MedalNext lower Silver Star Medal 5 Navy Distinguished Service Medal is equivalent to the Army s Distinguished Service Medal Air and Space Forces Air Force Distinguished Service Medal and the Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal The Navy Distinguished Service Medal was originally senior to the Navy Cross until August 1942 when the precedence of the two decorations was reversed 7 Currently it is worn after the Defense Distinguished Service Medal and before the Silver Star Medal 5 Contents 1 History 2 Criteria 3 Appearance 4 Notable recipients 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory editAt the start of World War I the Department of the Navy had the Medal of Honor as the only decoration with which to recognize heroism To recognize acts deserving recognition but at a level below that required for the Medal of Honor the Navy Distinguished Service Medal and the Navy Cross were created by Public Law 253 on 4 February 1919 The law made the award retroactive to 6 April 1917 The first award of the decoration was a posthumous presentation to Brigadier General Charles A Doyen USMC on 13 March 1919 Originally senior in precedence to the Navy Cross the Navy Distinguished Service Medal assumed its current place below the Navy Cross by Congressional action on 7 August 1942 4 Criteria editThe Navy Distinguished Service Medal is bestowed upon members of the Navy or Marine Corps who distinguish themselves by exceptionally meritorious service to the United States government in a duty of great responsibility 6 To justify this decoration exceptional performance of duty must be clearly above that normally expected and contributes to the success of a major command or project Generally the Distinguished Service Medal is awarded to officers in principal commands at sea or in the field whose service is of a manner to justify the award However this does not preclude the award of the Navy Distinguished Service Medal to any individual who meets the service requirements 2 The term great responsibility implies senior military responsibility and the decoration is normally only bestowed to senior Navy flag officers and Marine Corps general officers or extremely senior enlisted positions such as the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy or the Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps In rare instances it has also been awarded to Navy captains and Marine Corps colonels typically those in positions of significant responsibility in direct support of senior flag and general officers and then only by exception usually at retirement Appearance editThe Navy Distinguished Service Medal is a gilt bronze medallion 1 25 inches 32 mm in diameter The obverse of the medal depicts an American bald eagle in the center displaying its wings The eagle holds an olive branch in its right talon and arrows in its left talons The eagle is surrounded by a blue enameled ring with the words UNITED STATES OF AMERICA at the top and NAVY at the bottom Surrounding the blue enamel ring is a gold border of scroll waves depicted moving in a clockwise direction The medal is surmounted by a white five pointed star point up the points of the star being tipped with gold balls In the center of the star is a blue anchor while gold rays radiate between the arms of the star 4 The reverse of the medal depicts a trident surrounded by a laurel wreath The wreath is surrounded by a blue enamel ring containing the inscription FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE Like the obverse the blue enamel ring on the reverse is surrounded by scroll waves 4 The medal s suspension and service ribbon is navy blue with a single central stripe of yellow Additional awards of the Navy Distinguished Service Medal are denoted by gold and silver 5 16 inch stars worn on the medal s suspension and service ribbon 2 Notable recipients editThis list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items September 2022 James F Amos 2 awards Edwin Anderson Jr George W Anderson 2 awards John C Aquilino 2 awards David Architzel 2 awards Jackson D Arnold Stanley R Arthur 3 awards Bernard L Austin 3 awards Lee Baggett Jr 2 awards David W Bagley Worth H Bagley Ralph A Bard George Barnett Micheal Barrett Robert H Barrow Reginald R Belknap William S Benson Delbert Black William H P Blandy 4 awards Walter F Boone Jeremy M Boorda 4 awards 8 Frank L Bowman Alpha L Bowser Omar Bradley Ted N Branch Robert P Briscoe Mark L Bristol George S Brown Miles Browning Arleigh Burke 3 awards James B Busey IV 3 awards Duane R Bushey John D Butler Smedley Butler Richard E Byrd 2 awards James F Caldwell Jr 2 awards Albert M Calland III Joe Campa William B Caperton Robert B Carney 4 awards Clifton B Cates 2 awards Leonard F Chapman Jr 3 awards Jehu V Chase Claire L Chennault Henry G Chiles Jr Albert T Church III Bernard A Clarey 5 awards Vern Clark 3 awards Archie R Clemins 3 awards Robert E Cleary Bruce W Clingan 3 awards Richard G Colbert 2 awards Robert H Conn Michael J Connor James T Conway Charles M Cooke Jr Robert Coontz John G Cotton Ralph W Cousins 3 awards James W Crawford III Leland D Crawford Thomas S Crow William J Crowe 3 awards Maurice E Curts 2 awards Robert E Cushman Jr 4 awards Peter H Daly 2 awards Philip S Davidson 2 awards Arthur C Davis 2 awards Donald C Davis Guy E Davis Bruce DeMars Nanette M DeRenzi Martin Dempsey Louis E Denfeld Robert L Dennison Nanette M DeRenzi Vincent P de Poix 3 awards Louis R de Steiguer Kirkland H Donald 3 awards Walter Doran 2 awards Charles A Doyen Charles K Duncan Kevin M Donegan 2 awards Joseph Dunford Charles W Dyson Edward W Eberle Thomas A Edison Leon A Edney 2 awards Richard S Edwards Robert L Eichelberger 4 awards Dwight D Eisenhower James O Ellis Edward Ellsberg John L Estrada Craig S Faller William J Fallon Thomas B Fargo 4 awards William Fechteler 2 awards Harry D Felt 2 awards Mark E Ferguson III 3 awards James Fife 3 awards James R Fitzgerald 2 awards Mark P Fitzgerald 2 awards William J Flanagan Jr Frank F Fletcher Frank J Fletcher James G Foggo III 2 awards Sylvester R Foley Jr 2 awards Ignatius J Galantin Daniel V Gallery Roy Alexander Gano Noel A M Gayler 2 awards Edmund P Giambastiani 5 awards Albert Gleaves William E Gortney 2 awards Christopher W Grady Alfred M Gray Jr 2 awards Collin P Green Jonathan W Greenert 6 awards 9 Wallace M Greene 2 awards Charles D Griffin 2 awards John Hagan Alexander Haig John L Hall Jr William F Halsey Jr 4 awards Cecil D Haney 2 awards Huntington Hardisty Harry B Harris Jr 3 awards Thomas C Hart 2 awards John C Harvey Jr 2 awards Ronald J Hays 3 awards Thomas B Hayward 3 awards Arthur Japy Hepburn James L Herdt Diego E Hernandez H Kent Hewitt 2 awards Frank T Hines Thomas Holcomb James L Holloway Jr James L Holloway III 4 awards Ephraim P Holmes Wilfred Holmes James R Hogg 2 awards Herbert G Hopwood Frederick J Horne Michelle Howard 2 awards Charles F Hughes John J Hyland 2 awards Royal E Ingersoll Stuart H Ingersoll 2 awards Jonas H Ingram 3 awards Bobby Inman David E Jeremiah 5 awards Jay L Johnson Jerome L Johnson Means Johnston Jr 2 awards David C Jones Hilary P Jones Sara A Joyner Timothy J Keating 2 awards Frank B Kelso II 3 awards Paul X Kelley Carlton W Kent Joseph D Kernan 2 awards Margaret G Kibben Isaac C Kidd Jr 3 awards Ernest J King 3 awards Thomas C Kinkaid 3 awards George E R Kinnear II 2 awards John Kirby Alan G Kirk Austin M Knight Charles C Krulak 2 awards Henry Louis Larsen 2 awards Charles R Larson 7 awards Edwin T Layton William D Leahy 3 awards Julien J LeBourgeois 2 awards 10 Lewis G Lee John A Lejeune Lyman Lemnitzer Samuel J Locklear 2 awards Charles A Lockwood 3 awards Robert L J Long 2 awards Thomas J Lopez 2 awards James Lyons 2 awards Douglas MacArthur Harold M Martin James N Mattis Henry H Mauz Jr 3 awards Henry T Mayo Mildred H McAfee John S McCain Sr 3 awards John S McCain Jr 2 awards Keith B McCutcheon 3 awards David L McDonald 2 awards Wesley L McDonald 2 awards Kinnaird R McKee Alford L McMichael Joseph V Medina George E Mayer Wayne E Meyer Frederick H Michaelis 2 awards Richard W Mies Paul D Miller 3 awards Marc Mitscher 3 awards Ben Moreell 2 awards Thomas H Moorer 5 awards William F Moran 2 awards Michael Mullen 2 awards Carl E Mundy Jr Charles L Munns 2 awards Orin G Murfin Daniel J Murphy Dennis J Murphy John Murtha Richard Myers John B Nathman 4 awards Robert J Natter 5 awards Wendell C Neville 2 awards Chester W Nimitz 4 awards Eric T Olson William A Owens 2 awards Peter Pace Randolph M Pate Frank E Petersen Donald L Pilling William H Plackett John Cyril Porte Carol M Pottenger Colin Powell William V Pratt Joseph W Prueher Sean A Pybus Arthur W Radford 4 awards Marion Frederic Ramirez de Arellano DeWitt Clinton Ramsey 2 awards J Paul Reason Joseph M Reeves Eli T Reich 2 awards John M Richardson 3 awards Claude V Ricketts Hyman G Rickover 3 awards Herbert D Riley Maurice H Rindskopf Horacio Rivero Jr 3 awards Joseph Rochefort Posthumously awarded in 1985 Carson Abel Roberts Louis Robertshaw Samuel M Robinson Hugh Rodman Bernard W Rogers Michael S Rogers Gary Roughead 2 awards Ross E Rowell James S Russell 2 awards John H Russell Jr Billy C Sanders Harry Schmidt 3 awards Terry D Scott David F Sellers Benedict J Semmes Jr 11 James E Service 12 Sumner Shapiro U S Grant Sharp Jr 2 awards Harold E Shear 2 awards Alan Shepard Lemuel C Shepherd Jr Forrest P Sherman Eric Shinseki David M Shoup John H Sides William Sims William N Small 2 awards Edward H Smith 13 Leighton W Smith Jr Harold Page Smith Holland M Smith 4 awards William D Smith 2 awards David W Sommers Raymond A Spruance 3 awards William H Standley Harold R Stark 3 awards James G Stavridis Clark Daniel Stearns Michael D Stevens Vincent R Stewart James Stockdale 3 awards Joseph C Strasser 14 Joseph Strauss Lewis Strauss William O Studeman Felix Stump Scott H Swift 3 awards David W Taylor Montgomery M Taylor John S Thach 2 awards Kurt W Tidd Jan E Tighe John H Towers Patricia Ann Tracey Harry D Train II 4 awards Carlisle Trost 3 awards Jeffrey E Trussler Richmond K Turner 4 awards Stansfield Turner Nathan F Twining Pedro del Valle Alexander Vandegrift John W Vessey Jr Russell R Waesche Robert Walker Patrick M Walsh 3 awards Thomas Washington James Watkins 3 awards John P Weinel 4 awards Maurice F Weisner 4 awards Edward F Welch Jr Waldemar F A Wendt 3 awards Robert Wertheim 2 awards Rick West Steven A White John Whittet Alfred J Whittle Jr 2 awards Henry A Wiley Charles E Wilhelm Theodore S Wilkinson Robert F Willard 3 awards Henry B Wilson James A Winnefeld Jr Clark H Woodward 2 awards Jerauld Wright 2 awards Harry E Yarnell James A Zimble Anthony Zinni Ronald J Zlatoper Elmo Zumwalt 3 awards See also editAwards and decorations of the United States military Air Force Distinguished Service Medal Coast and Geodetic Survey Distinguished Service Medal Distinguished Service Medal U S Army Merchant Marine Distinguished Service MedalReferences edit Department of Defense Manual 1348 33 Volume 1 PDF Defense Technical Information Center Department of Defense 30 September 2012 pp 61 63 Archived from the original PDF on March 22 2011 Retrieved 1 July 2012 a b c SECNAVINST 1650 1H Navy and Marine Corps Awards Manual PDF United States Department of the Navy 22 August 2006 Archived from the original PDF on 2012 02 16 Retrieved 30 September 2012 Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2010 09 18 Retrieved 2018 01 10 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link a b c d Distinguished Service Medal DM Awards navy mil Archived from the original on 2010 10 19 Retrieved 30 September 2012 a b Navy Awards Precedence Chart Mynavyhr navy mil Retrieved 3 March 2022 a b TITLE 10 Subtitle C PART II CHAPTER 567 6243 PDF U S Code Retrieved 30 September 2012 Navy Cross History navy mil Retrieved 3 March 2022 Jeremy Boorda Recipient Military Times Hall Of Valor valor militarytimes com Jonathan Greenert Recipient Military Times Hall Of Valor valor militarytimes com USS Norris Ship s Captains LeBourgeois 59 61 Shadow box navy togetherweserved com epnaao com James E Service VADM USN Ret PDF Edward H Smith Biography PDF Retired U S Coast Guard Flag Officers U S Coast Guard Historian s Office Archived from the original PDF on 2012 11 02 Retrieved 26 November 2013 Joe Strasser Current Data www usna63 org External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Navy Distinguished Service Medal Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Navy Distinguished Service Medal amp oldid 1218916665, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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