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4 unusual facts about Distinguished Service Medal


Emmett O'Donnell, Jr.

Two months later, President Kennedy awarded O'Donnell the Distinguished Service Medal for long and distinguished service to his country.

Homeland Security Distinguished Service Medal

The award would be worn after the Medal of Honor, Navy Cross, Distinguished Service Cross and Air Force Cross and, for members of the Coast Guard, before the Defense Distinguished Service Medal and the Department-specific DSM decorations.

Orders, decorations, and medals of Hong Kong

Indian Distinguished Service Medal (IDSM)
Amanat Ali (1946)

Distinguished Service Medal (DSM)
Bernard Charlie Lilley (1946)
Albert John White (1946)


Charles B. Warren

During World War I, He served in the U.S. Army on the staff of the Judge Advocate General, ending his service with a rank of Lieutenant Colonel and a Distinguished Service Medal.

Clarence Lionel Adcock

Adcock received a number of awards for his service, including the Distinguished Service Medal, Honorary Commander of the Order of the British Empire and the Croix de Guerre avec palmes.

George B. Duncan

As a result of his service in World War I, he received numerous decorations, including the Croix de Guerre with two palms and a star and status as a Commander in the Legion of Honor from France, status as a Companion of Order of the Bath from the United Kingdom, and the Distinguished Service Medal from the United States.

George Windle Read

General Read’s awards and decorations included the Distinguished Service Medal and the British Order of the Bath.

John S. Lekson

His medals included the Distinguished Service Medal, the Silver Star, the Legion of Merit and the Bronze Star.

Rapp Brush

During its WWII service, the 40th Infantry Division or its members were awarded 3 Distinguished Unit Citations, 1 Medal of Honor, 12 Distinguished Service Crosses, 1 Distinguished Service Medal, 245 Silver Stars, 21 Legions of Merit, 30 Soldier's Medals, 1036 Bronze Star Medals and 57 Army Medals.

Ray Barker

His decorations included the Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit and the Bronze Star Medal or Soldier's Medal.

Robert L. Nabors

Major General Nabors received the Distinguished Service Medal, the military's third-highest award; Defense Superior Service Medal; Legion of Merit with four oak leaf clusters; Bronze Star Medal; and the Presidential Support Badge.

Robert Wesley Colglazier, Jr.

His personal decorations included the Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Order of the British Empire, French Legion of Honor and French Croix de Guerre.

SS Henry Bacon

For his sacrifice, Chief Engineer Haviland was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal, the highest award for the men of the Merchant Marine.

SS James B. Stephens

The Boatswain, Edward F. Racine, was later awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for righting the overturned motor lifeboat, rescuing several other men from the water, and then helping to keep morale up whilst awaiting rescue.

Stuart Heintzelman

Heintzelman's awards include the Commander of the Legion of Honor and the Croix de Guerre with palm from France, the Commander of the Order of the Crown by the Italian Government, and the Distinguished Service Medal.

Sydney Fremantle

The United States awarded him the Distinguished Service Medal, France made him a Commander of the Légion d'honneur, while he was also Commander of the Greek Order of the Redeemer, the Japanese Order of the Rising Sun, and the Italian Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus.


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Elliott Cutler

For his contributions to military medicine in the Second World War, he received a second Distinguished Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Legion of Merit from the United States War Department, the Order of the British Empire by King George VI of Britain, the Croix de Guerre by the French government, the Companion of the Order of the Bath, and Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur.

James R. Dumpson

Dr. Dumpson’s numerous awards include a named Professional Chair in Child Welfare Studies at the Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service, the Keystone Award for Distinguished service in Social Welfare from the Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies, the Distinguished Service Medal from the Council on Social Work Education, and Honorary Lifetime Member of the Institute of Social Sciences and Fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine.

John Chamberlain

John Loomis Chamberlain (1858–1948), American army officer, recipient of the Distinguished Service Medal

Maurice E. Shearer

In 1918, Major Shearer of the 5th Marine Regiment, led Marines in the World War I Battle of Belleau Wood in France, where he was awarded the Navy Cross, Army Distinguished Service Cross, Navy Distinguished Service Medal, Silver Star, and French Legion of Honor.

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.

Richard H. Ellis

He was awarded the State of Delaware Distinguished Service Medal by Governor Walter W. Bacon in 1946.

William B. Rosson

In addition to the Distinguished Service Cross, the nation's second highest decoration for valor, General Rosson's awards include the Distinguished Service Medal, the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star, and the Purple Heart.