Distinguished Service Medal (US Navy)

In the Navy Distinguished Service Medal is the second highest awards of the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps. The resulting 1919 Navy Distinguished Service Medal is equivalent to the Distinguished Service Medal of the U.S. Army and the Distinguished Service Medal of the U.S. Air Force. It stands in the ranking of American military awards behind the Pyramid of Honor Medal of Honor and the Navy Cross.

History

The Navy Distinguished Service Medal was originally after the Medal of Honor, the highest honor the U.S. Navy and the second highest in the U.S. armed forces, until it was ranked according to the Navy Cross in August 1943 by a resolution of Congress. This merit award is given to only members of the Navy and Marine Corps, which is opposite to the U.S. government with extraordinary achievements, have proven successful in a connected with a very high responsibility position. The Navy DSM is thus awarded mainly to senior officers (eg, admirals, generals ). Nevertheless, the distinction can also be awarded to non-commissioned officers, unless they have distinguished themselves in such a way and hold a higher rank within their careers (eg, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy ).

Additions to the Navy Distinguished Service Medal sets gold star dar. Brigadier General Charles A. Doyen, U.S. Marine Corps, is considered the first recipient of this award. She was posthumously awarded to him on 13 March 1919.

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