Distinguished Service Medal

noun

: a British military decoration awarded for distinguished conduct in war

: a U.S. military decoration awarded for exceptionally meritorious service to the government in a wartime duty of great responsibility

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His military honors included the Department of Defense Distinguished Service Medal, the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal, and the Air Force Distinguished Flying Cross with Oak Leaf Cluster. —

David Chiu, Peoplemag, 13 July 2024 He was posthumously recognized for his sacrifice with the Navy Distinguished Service Medal. —

Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Feb. 2024 His other decorations included the Distinguished Service Medal, two Legion of Merit honors and two Purple Hearts. —

Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 29 Nov. 2023 Quran, during a 2021 ceremony, was given a Distinguished Service Medal and Officer of The Year award for the 2019 year. —

Adam Ferrise, cleveland, 20 June 2022 Her grandfather died last year, so Anna and her dad accepted Smoky’s Distinguished Service Medal from the group Animals in War & Peace. —

Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2014

Word History

First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of Distinguished Service Medal was in 1914

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