US Distinguished Service Medal

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_honors
gptkbp:awarded_by gptkb:United_States_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:awarded_for exceptionally meritorious service
gptkbp:awarded_to officers of the United States Army
officers of the United States Air Force
officers of the United States Coast Guard
officers of the United States Marine Corps
officers of the United States Navy
gptkbp:criteria service in a position of great responsibility
gptkbp:established 1918
gptkbp:first_awarded gptkb:General_John_J._Pershing
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label US Distinguished Service Medal
gptkbp:notable_recipients gptkb:General_David_Petraeus
gptkb:General_Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkb:General_Richard_B._Myers
gptkb:General_William_Westmoreland
gptkb:General_Joseph_Dunford
gptkb:General_Mark_Milley
gptkb:General_Henry_H._Arnold
gptkb:Admiral_Chester_W._Nimitz
gptkb:General_Martin_Dempsey
gptkb:General_John_W._Vessey_Jr.
gptkb:General_George_C._Marshall
gptkb:General_Eric_Shinseki
gptkb:General_Richard_Myers
gptkb:General_Charles_C._Krulak
gptkb:Admiral_William_D._Leahy
gptkb:General_John_A._Wickham_Jr.
gptkb:General_Colin_Powell
gptkb:General_John_M._Shalikashvili
gptkb:General_Omar_N._Bradley
gptkb:General_Douglas_Mac_Arthur
gptkb:General_John_M._Mc_Hugh
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Cross
gptkbp:recipients high-ranking military personnel
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Legion_of_Merit
gptkb:Medal_of_Honor
gptkbp:ribbon dark blue with white stripes
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Defense_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkbp:type gptkb:military_insignia
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Charles_de_Gaulle_Sr.
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3