Defense Distinguished Service Medal

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	military award
gptkbp:awardedBy	gptkb:United_States_Department_of_Defense 1951
gptkbp:criteria	service_to_the_Department_of_Defense
gptkbp:descendant	Medal of Honor
gptkbp:established	1947
gptkbp:highestPoint	gptkb:Defense_Superior_Service_Medal
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Defense Distinguished Service Medal
gptkbp:notable_recipients	gptkb:General_David_Petraeus gptkb:General_Dwight_D._Eisenhower gptkb:General_George_S._Patton gptkb:General_Richard_B._Myers gptkb:General_William_Westmoreland gptkb:General_Mark_A._Milley gptkb:General_Martin_E._Dempsey gptkb:General_H._Norman_Schwarzkopf gptkb:General_John_Allen gptkb:General_Joseph_Dunford gptkb:General_Lloyd_Austin gptkb:General_Mark_Milley gptkb:General_Douglas_MacArthur gptkb:Admiral_Mike_Mullen gptkb:General_Henry_H._Arnold gptkb:General_John_Abizaid gptkb:General_Joseph_F._Dunford_Jr. gptkb:General_Martin_Dempsey gptkb:General_Curtis_E._LeMay gptkb:General_John_W._Vessey_Jr. gptkb:General_George_Casey gptkb:General_William_C._Westmoreland gptkb:General_John_J._Pershing gptkb:General_Richard_Myers gptkb:General_Charles_C._Krulak gptkb:General_Curtis_LeMay gptkb:General_George_W._Casey_Jr. gptkb:General_Omar_Bradley gptkb:General_David_H._Petraeus gptkb:General_John_R._Allen gptkb:General_Lloyd_J._Austin_III gptkb:General_Omar_N._Bradley gptkb:Admiral_Michael_G._Mullen military personnel
gptkbp:ribbon	dark blue with white and red stripes
gptkbp:suitableFor	exceptionally meritorious service