Distinguished Service Medal

Noun

Meaning

a United States military decoration for meritorious service in wartime duty of great responsibility

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

purple heart merit badge

Hypernyms

palm medallion medal decoration ribbon laurel wreath

Examples

Additional awards of the Defense Distinguished Service Medal are denoted by oak leaf clusters. Source: Internet

Ambrose (1983), p. 65. Completely missing out on the warfront left him depressed and bitter for a time, despite being given the Distinguished Service Medal for his work at home. Source: Internet

History of the Distinguished Service Medal The Distinguished Service Medal was authorized by Presidential Order dated 01-02-1918, and confirmed by Congress on 07-09-1918. Source: Internet

The Army version of the Distinguished Service Medal is typically referred to simply as the "Distinguished Service Medal" while the other branches of service use the service name as a prefix. Source: Internet

They also each received one award of the Navy Distinguished Service Medal. Source: Internet

Yeager received the DSM in the Army design as the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal was not awarded until 1965. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

distinguished person distinguished professor Distinguished Service Cross Distinguished Service Order distinguishedly distinguishedness