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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vevent"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above summary">Navy Distinguished Service Medal</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:NavyDSM.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/NavyDSM.png/130px-NavyDSM.png" decoding="async" width="130" height="303" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/36/NavyDSM.png 1.5x" data-file-width="153" data-file-height="357" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Distinguished_service_medal" title="Distinguished service medal">Distinguished service medal</a><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Awarded for</th><td class="infobox-data">Exceptionally meritorious service in a duty of great responsibility<sup id="cite_ref-SECNAVINST1650.1H_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SECNAVINST1650.1H-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Presented by</th><td class="infobox-data attendee"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_the_Navy" title="United States Department of the Navy">United States Department of the Navy</a><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Eligibility</th><td class="infobox-data">United States Navy sailors and United States Marines</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Status</th><td class="infobox-data">Currently awarded</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Established</th><td class="infobox-data">4 February 1919</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">First awarded</th><td class="infobox-data">13 March 1919<sup id="cite_ref-history_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-history-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Navy_Distinguished_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Navy_Distinguished_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/124px-Navy_Distinguished_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="124" height="34" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Navy_Distinguished_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/186px-Navy_Distinguished_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Navy_Distinguished_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/248px-Navy_Distinguished_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption"><a href="/wiki/Service_ribbon" class="mw-redirect" title="Service ribbon">Service ribbon</a></div></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Precedence</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Next (higher)</th><td class="infobox-data">Department of Defense: <a href="/wiki/Defense_Distinguished_Service_Medal" title="Defense Distinguished Service Medal">Defense Distinguished Service Medal</a><br />Department of Homeland Security: <a href="/wiki/Homeland_Security_Distinguished_Service_Medal" title="Homeland Security Distinguished Service Medal">Homeland Security Distinguished Service Medal</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Equivalent</th><td class="infobox-data">Army: <a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Medal_(U.S._Army)" title="Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Army)">Distinguished Service Medal</a><br />Air and Space Forces: <a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Distinguished_Service_Medal" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Force Distinguished Service Medal">Air Force Distinguished Service Medal</a><br />Coast Guard: <a href="/wiki/Coast_Guard_Distinguished_Service_Medal" title="Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal">Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Next (lower)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Silver_Star_Medal" class="mw-redirect" title="Silver Star Medal">Silver Star Medal</a><sup id="cite_ref-precedence_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-precedence-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Navy Distinguished Service Medal</b> is a <a href="/wiki/Awards_and_decorations_of_the_United_States_military" class="mw-redirect" title="Awards and decorations of the United States military">military decoration</a> of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">United States Navy</a> and <a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">United States Marine Corps</a> which was first created in 1919 and is presented to Sailors and Marines to recognize distinguished and exceptionally meritorious service to the United States while serving in a duty or position of great responsibility.<sup id="cite_ref-USCode_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USCode-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Navy Distinguished Service Medal is equivalent to the Army's <a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Medal_(U.S._Army)" title="Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Army)">Distinguished Service Medal</a>, Air and Space Forces' <a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Distinguished_Service_Medal" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Force Distinguished Service Medal">Air Force Distinguished Service Medal</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Coast_Guard_Distinguished_Service_Medal" title="Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal">Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal</a>. The Navy Distinguished Service Medal was originally senior to the <a href="/wiki/Navy_Cross_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="Navy Cross (United States)">Navy Cross</a>, until August 1942 when the precedence of the two decorations was reversed.<sup id="cite_ref-NX_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NX-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Currently, it is worn after the <a href="/wiki/Defense_Distinguished_Service_Medal" title="Defense Distinguished Service Medal">Defense Distinguished Service Medal</a> and before the <a href="/wiki/Silver_Star" title="Silver Star">Silver Star Medal</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-precedence_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-precedence-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Navy_Distinguished_Service_Medal&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>At the start of <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a>, the Department of the Navy had the <a href="/wiki/Medal_of_Honor" title="Medal of Honor">Medal of Honor</a> as the only decoration with which to recognize heroism. To recognize acts deserving recognition, but at a level below that required for the Medal of Honor, the Navy Distinguished Service Medal and the Navy Cross were created by <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/United_States_Statutes_at_Large/Volume_40/65th_Congress/3rd_Session/Chapter_14" class="extiw" title="s:United States Statutes at Large/Volume 40/65th Congress/3rd Session/Chapter 14">Public Law 253</a> on 4 February 1919. The law made the award retroactive to 6 April 1917. The first award of the decoration was a <a href="/wiki/Posthumous_recognition" class="mw-redirect" title="Posthumous recognition">posthumous</a> presentation to <a href="/wiki/Brigadier_general_(United_States)" title="Brigadier general (United States)">Brigadier General</a> <a href="/wiki/Charles_A._Doyen" title="Charles A. Doyen">Charles A. Doyen</a>, USMC, on 13 March 1919. Originally senior in precedence to the Navy Cross, the Navy Distinguished Service Medal assumed its current place below the Navy Cross by Congressional action on 7 August 1942.<sup id="cite_ref-history_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-history-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Criteria">Criteria</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Navy_Distinguished_Service_Medal&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Criteria"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Navy Distinguished Service Medal is bestowed upon members of the Navy or Marine Corps who distinguish themselves by exceptionally meritorious service to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_government" class="mw-redirect" title="United States government">United States government</a> in a duty of great responsibility.<sup id="cite_ref-USCode_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USCode-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> To justify this decoration, exceptional performance of duty must be clearly above that normally expected, and contributes to the success of a major command or project. Generally, the Distinguished Service Medal is awarded to officers in principal commands at sea, or in the field, whose service is of a manner to justify the award. However, this does not preclude the award of the Navy Distinguished Service Medal to any individual who meets the service requirements.<sup id="cite_ref-SECNAVINST1650.1H_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SECNAVINST1650.1H-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The term "great responsibility" implies senior military responsibility, and the decoration is normally only bestowed to senior Navy flag officers and Marine Corps general officers, or extremely senior enlisted positions such as the <a href="/wiki/Master_Chief_Petty_Officer_of_the_Navy" title="Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy">Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy</a> or the <a href="/wiki/Sergeant_Major_of_the_Marine_Corps" title="Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps">Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps</a>. In rare instances, it has also been awarded to Navy captains and Marine Corps colonels, typically those in positions of significant responsibility in direct support of senior flag and general officers, and then only by exception (usually at retirement). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Appearance">Appearance</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Navy_Distinguished_Service_Medal&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Appearance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Navy Distinguished Service Medal is a <a href="/wiki/Gilding" title="Gilding">gilt</a> bronze medallion 1.25 inches (32 mm) in diameter. The <a href="/wiki/Obverse_and_reverse" title="Obverse and reverse">obverse</a> of the medal depicts an American bald eagle in the center displaying its wings. The eagle holds an olive branch in its right talon and arrows in its left talons. The eagle is surrounded by a blue enameled ring with the words, <i>• UNITED • STATES • OF • AMERICA •</i> at the top and <i>• NAVY •</i> at the bottom. Surrounding the blue enamel ring is a gold border of scroll waves depicted moving in a clockwise direction. The medal is surmounted by a white five-pointed star, point up, the points of the star being tipped with gold balls. In the center of the star is a blue anchor, while gold rays radiate between the arms of the star.<sup id="cite_ref-history_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-history-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The reverse of the medal depicts a trident surrounded by a laurel wreath. The wreath is surrounded by a blue enamel ring containing the inscription <i>FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE</i>. Like the obverse, the blue enamel ring on the reverse is surrounded by scroll waves.<sup id="cite_ref-history_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-history-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The medal's suspension and service ribbon is navy blue with a single central stripe of yellow. Additional awards of the Navy Distinguished Service Medal are denoted by gold and silver <a href="/wiki/5/16_inch_star" title="5/16 inch star">5/16 inch stars</a> worn on the medal's suspension and <a href="/wiki/Service_ribbon" class="mw-redirect" title="Service ribbon">service ribbon</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-SECNAVINST1650.1H_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SECNAVINST1650.1H-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_recipients">Notable recipients</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Navy_Distinguished_Service_Medal&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Notable recipients"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="plainlinks metadata ambox mbox-small-left ambox-notice" role="presentation" style="width: auto;"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1d/Information_icon4.svg/20px-Information_icon4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1d/Information_icon4.svg/30px-Information_icon4.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1d/Information_icon4.svg/40px-Information_icon4.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="620" data-file-height="620" /></span></span></td><td class="mbox-text" style="width: auto;"><div class="mbox-text-span">This list is <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Lists#Incomplete_lists" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Lists">incomplete</a>; you can help by <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Navy_Distinguished_Service_Medal&action=edit">adding missing items</a>. <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">September 2022</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>{{columns-list|colwidth=20em| </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/James_F._Amos" title="James F. Amos">James F. Amos</a> (2 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edwin_Anderson_Jr." title="Edwin Anderson Jr.">Edwin Anderson Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Whelan_Anderson,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="George Whelan Anderson, Jr.">George W. Anderson</a> (2 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_C._Aquilino" title="John C. Aquilino">John C. Aquilino</a> (2 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Architzel" title="David Architzel">David Architzel</a> (2 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jackson_D._Arnold" title="Jackson D. Arnold">Jackson D. Arnold</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stanley_R._Arthur" class="mw-redirect" title="Stanley R. Arthur">Stanley R. Arthur</a> (3 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bernard_L._Austin" title="Bernard L. Austin">Bernard L. Austin</a> (3 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lee_Baggett_Jr." title="Lee Baggett Jr.">Lee Baggett Jr.</a> (2 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_W._Bagley" title="David W. Bagley">David W. Bagley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Worth_H._Bagley" title="Worth H. Bagley">Worth H. Bagley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ralph_A._Bard" class="mw-redirect" title="Ralph A. Bard">Ralph A. Bard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Barnett" title="George Barnett">George Barnett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Micheal_Barrett" title="Micheal Barrett">Micheal Barrett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_H._Barrow" title="Robert H. Barrow">Robert H. Barrow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reginald_R._Belknap" title="Reginald R. Belknap">Reginald R. Belknap</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_S._Benson" title="William S. Benson">William S. Benson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delbert_Black" title="Delbert Black">Delbert Black</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_H._P._Blandy" title="William H. P. Blandy">William H. P. Blandy</a> (4 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walter_F._Boone" title="Walter F. Boone">Walter F. Boone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeremy_M._Boorda" class="mw-redirect" title="Jeremy M. 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Caperton">William B. Caperton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_B._Carney" class="mw-redirect" title="Robert B. Carney">Robert B. Carney</a> (4 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clifton_B._Cates" title="Clifton B. Cates">Clifton B. Cates</a> (2 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leonard_F._Chapman_Jr." title="Leonard F. Chapman Jr.">Leonard F. Chapman Jr.</a> (3 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jehu_V._Chase" title="Jehu V. Chase">Jehu V. Chase</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Claire_L._Chennault" class="mw-redirect" title="Claire L. Chennault">Claire L. Chennault</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_G._Chiles_Jr." title="Henry G. Chiles Jr.">Henry G. Chiles Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Albert_T._Church_III" class="mw-redirect" title="Albert T. Church III">Albert T. Church III</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bernard_A._Clarey" title="Bernard A. Clarey">Bernard A. Clarey</a> (5 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vern_Clark" title="Vern Clark">Vern Clark</a> (3 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Archie_R._Clemins" title="Archie R. Clemins">Archie R. Clemins</a> (3 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_E._Cleary" title="Robert E. Cleary">Robert E. Cleary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruce_W._Clingan" title="Bruce W. Clingan">Bruce W. Clingan</a> (3 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_G._Colbert" title="Richard G. Colbert">Richard G. Colbert</a> (2 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_H._Conn" title="Robert H. Conn">Robert H. Conn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_J._Connor" title="Michael J. Connor">Michael J. Connor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_T._Conway" title="James T. Conway">James T. Conway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_M._Cooke_Jr." title="Charles M. Cooke Jr.">Charles M. Cooke Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Coontz" title="Robert Coontz">Robert Coontz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_G._Cotton" title="John G. Cotton">John G. Cotton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ralph_W._Cousins" title="Ralph W. Cousins">Ralph W. Cousins</a> (3 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_W._Crawford_III" title="James W. Crawford III">James W. Crawford III</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leland_D._Crawford" title="Leland D. Crawford">Leland D. Crawford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_S._Crow" title="Thomas S. Crow">Thomas S. Crow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_J._Crowe" title="William J. Crowe">William J. Crowe</a> (3 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maurice_E._Curts" title="Maurice E. Curts">Maurice E. Curts</a> (2 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_E._Cushman_Jr." title="Robert E. Cushman Jr.">Robert E. Cushman Jr.</a> (4 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_H._Daly" title="Peter H. Daly">Peter H. Daly</a> (2 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philip_S._Davidson" title="Philip S. Davidson">Philip S. Davidson</a> (2 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arthur_C._Davis" title="Arthur C. Davis">Arthur C. Davis</a> (2 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donald_C._Davis" title="Donald C. Davis">Donald C. Davis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruce_DeMars" title="Bruce DeMars">Bruce DeMars</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nanette_M._DeRenzi" title="Nanette M. DeRenzi">Nanette M. DeRenzi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_Dempsey" title="Martin Dempsey">Martin Dempsey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louis_E._Denfeld" title="Louis E. Denfeld">Louis E. Denfeld</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_L._Dennison" class="mw-redirect" title="Robert L. Dennison">Robert L. Dennison</a></li> <li>[[Nanette M. DeRenzi</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vincent_P._de_Poix" title="Vincent P. de Poix">Vincent P. de Poix</a> (3 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louis_R._de_Steiguer" title="Louis R. de Steiguer">Louis R. de Steiguer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kirkland_H._Donald" title="Kirkland H. Donald">Kirkland H. Donald</a> (3 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walter_Doran" title="Walter Doran">Walter Doran</a> (2 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_A._Doyen" title="Charles A. Doyen">Charles A. Doyen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_K._Duncan" title="Charles K. Duncan">Charles K. Duncan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_M._Donegan" title="Kevin M. Donegan">Kevin M. Donegan</a> (2 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Dunford" title="Joseph Dunford">Joseph Dunford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_W._Dyson" class="mw-redirect" title="Charles W. Dyson">Charles W. Dyson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edward_W._Eberle" class="mw-redirect" title="Edward W. Eberle">Edward W. Eberle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_A._Edison" class="mw-redirect" title="Thomas A. Edison">Thomas A. Edison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leon_A._Edney" title="Leon A. Edney">Leon A. Edney</a> (2 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_S._Edwards" title="Richard S. Edwards">Richard S. Edwards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_L._Eichelberger" title="Robert L. Eichelberger">Robert L. Eichelberger</a> (4 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dwight_D._Eisenhower" title="Dwight D. Eisenhower">Dwight D. Eisenhower</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_O._Ellis" title="James O. Ellis">James O. Ellis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edward_Ellsberg" title="Edward Ellsberg">Edward Ellsberg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_L._Estrada" title="John L. Estrada">John L. Estrada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Craig_S._Faller" title="Craig S. Faller">Craig S. Faller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_J._Fallon" title="William J. Fallon">William J. Fallon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_B._Fargo" title="Thomas B. Fargo">Thomas B. Fargo</a> (4 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Fechteler" title="William Fechteler">William Fechteler</a> (2 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harry_D._Felt" title="Harry D. Felt">Harry D. Felt</a> (2 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_E._Ferguson_III" title="Mark E. Ferguson III">Mark E. Ferguson III</a> (3 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jason_K._Fettig" class="mw-redirect" title="Jason K. Fettig">Jason K. Fettig</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Fife" title="James Fife">James Fife</a> (3 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_R._Fitzgerald" title="James R. Fitzgerald">James R. Fitzgerald</a> (2 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_P._Fitzgerald" title="Mark P. Fitzgerald">Mark P. Fitzgerald</a> (2 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_J._Flanagan_Jr." title="William J. Flanagan Jr.">William J. Flanagan Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_F._Fletcher" class="mw-redirect" title="Frank F. Fletcher">Frank F. Fletcher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_J._Fletcher" class="mw-redirect" title="Frank J. Fletcher">Frank J. Fletcher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lisa_Franchetti" title="Lisa Franchetti">Lisa Franchetti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_G._Foggo_III" title="James G. Foggo III">James G. Foggo III</a> (2 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sylvester_R._Foley_Jr." title="Sylvester R. Foley Jr.">Sylvester R. Foley Jr.</a> (2 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ignatius_J._Galantin" title="Ignatius J. Galantin">Ignatius J. Galantin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daniel_V._Gallery" title="Daniel V. Gallery">Daniel V. Gallery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roy_Alexander_Gano" title="Roy Alexander Gano">Roy Alexander Gano</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Noel_A._M._Gayler" class="mw-redirect" title="Noel A. M. Gayler">Noel A. M. Gayler</a> (2 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edmund_P._Giambastiani" class="mw-redirect" title="Edmund P. Giambastiani">Edmund P. Giambastiani</a> (5 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Albert_Gleaves" title="Albert Gleaves">Albert Gleaves</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_E._Gortney" title="William E. Gortney">William E. Gortney</a> (2 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christopher_W._Grady" title="Christopher W. Grady">Christopher W. Grady</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alfred_M._Gray_Jr." title="Alfred M. Gray Jr.">Alfred M. Gray Jr.</a> (2 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Collin_P._Green" title="Collin P. Green">Collin P. Green</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_W._Greenert" class="mw-redirect" title="Jonathan W. Greenert">Jonathan W. Greenert</a> (6 awards)<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wallace_M._Greene" title="Wallace M. Greene">Wallace M. Greene</a> (2 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_D._Griffin" title="Charles D. Griffin">Charles D. Griffin</a> (2 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Hagan_(USN)" class="mw-redirect" title="John Hagan (USN)">John Hagan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Haig" title="Alexander Haig">Alexander Haig</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_L._Hall,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="John L. Hall, Jr.">John L. Hall, Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_F._Halsey,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="William F. Halsey, Jr.">William F. Halsey, Jr.</a> (4 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cecil_D._Haney" title="Cecil D. Haney">Cecil D. Haney</a> (2 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Huntington_Hardisty" title="Huntington Hardisty">Huntington Hardisty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harry_B._Harris_Jr." title="Harry B. Harris Jr.">Harry B. Harris Jr.</a> (3 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_C._Hart" title="Thomas C. Hart">Thomas C. Hart</a> (2 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_C._Harvey_Jr." title="John C. Harvey Jr.">John C. Harvey Jr.</a> (2 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ronald_J._Hays" title="Ronald J. Hays">Ronald J. Hays</a> (3 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_B._Hayward" title="Thomas B. Hayward">Thomas B. Hayward</a> (3 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Japy_Hepburn" title="Arthur Japy Hepburn">Arthur Japy Hepburn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_L._Herdt" title="James L. Herdt">James L. Herdt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diego_E._Hern%C3%A1ndez" title="Diego E. Hernández">Diego E. Hernández</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/H._Kent_Hewitt" class="mw-redirect" title="H. Kent Hewitt">H. Kent Hewitt</a> (2 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_T._Hines" title="Frank T. Hines">Frank T. Hines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Holcomb" title="Thomas Holcomb">Thomas Holcomb</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_L._Holloway_Jr." title="James L. Holloway Jr.">James L. Holloway Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_L._Holloway_III" title="James L. Holloway III">James L. Holloway III</a> (4 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ephraim_P._Holmes" title="Ephraim P. Holmes">Ephraim P. Holmes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilfred_Holmes" title="Wilfred Holmes">Wilfred Holmes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_R._Hogg" title="James R. Hogg">James R. Hogg</a> (2 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Herbert_G._Hopwood" title="Herbert G. Hopwood">Herbert G. Hopwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frederick_J._Horne" title="Frederick J. Horne">Frederick J. Horne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michelle_Howard" title="Michelle Howard">Michelle Howard</a> (2 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_F._Hughes" class="mw-redirect" title="Charles F. Hughes">Charles F. Hughes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Hyland" title="John Hyland">John J. Hyland</a> (2 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_E._Ingersoll" title="Royal E. Ingersoll">Royal E. Ingersoll</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stuart_H._Ingersoll" title="Stuart H. Ingersoll">Stuart H. Ingersoll</a> (2 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jonas_H._Ingram" title="Jonas H. Ingram">Jonas H. Ingram</a> (3 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Inman" class="mw-redirect" title="Bobby Inman">Bobby Inman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_E._Jeremiah" title="David E. Jeremiah">David E. Jeremiah</a> (5 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jay_L._Johnson" title="Jay L. Johnson">Jay L. Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerome_L._Johnson" title="Jerome L. Johnson">Jerome L. Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Means_Johnston_Jr." title="Means Johnston Jr.">Means Johnston Jr.</a> (2 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_C._Jones" title="David C. Jones">David C. Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hilary_P._Jones" title="Hilary P. Jones">Hilary P. Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sara_A._Joyner" title="Sara A. Joyner">Sara A. Joyner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timothy_J._Keating" title="Timothy J. Keating">Timothy J. Keating</a> (2 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_B._Kelso_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Frank B. Kelso II">Frank B. Kelso II</a> (3 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_X._Kelley" title="Paul X. Kelley">Paul X. Kelley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carlton_W._Kent" title="Carlton W. Kent">Carlton W. Kent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_D._Kernan" title="Joseph D. Kernan">Joseph D. Kernan</a> (2 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Margaret_G._Kibben" title="Margaret G. Kibben">Margaret G. Kibben</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Isaac_C._Kidd_Jr." title="Isaac C. Kidd Jr.">Isaac C. Kidd Jr.</a> (3 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ernest_J._King" title="Ernest J. King">Ernest J. King</a> (3 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tracy_W._King" title="Tracy W. King">Tracy W. King</a> (2 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_C._Kinkaid" title="Thomas C. Kinkaid">Thomas C. Kinkaid</a> (3 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_E._R._Kinnear_II" title="George E. R. Kinnear II">George E. R. Kinnear II</a> (2 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Kirby_(admiral)" title="John Kirby (admiral)">John Kirby</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alan_G._Kirk" class="mw-redirect" title="Alan G. Kirk">Alan G. Kirk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Austin_M._Knight" title="Austin M. Knight">Austin M. Knight</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_C._Krulak" title="Charles C. Krulak">Charles C. Krulak</a> (2 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_Louis_Larsen" title="Henry Louis Larsen">Henry Louis Larsen</a> (2 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_R._Larson" title="Charles R. Larson">Charles R. Larson</a> (7 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edwin_T._Layton" title="Edwin T. Layton">Edwin T. Layton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_D._Leahy" title="William D. Leahy">William D. Leahy</a> (3 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Julien_J._LeBourgeois" title="Julien J. LeBourgeois">Julien J. LeBourgeois</a> (2 awards)<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lewis_G._Lee" title="Lewis G. Lee">Lewis G. Lee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willis_A._Lee" class="mw-redirect" title="Willis A. Lee">Willis A. Lee</a> (2 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_A._Lejeune" title="John A. Lejeune">John A. Lejeune</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lyman_Lemnitzer" title="Lyman Lemnitzer">Lyman Lemnitzer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_J._Locklear" title="Samuel J. Locklear">Samuel J. Locklear</a> (2 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_A._Lockwood" title="Charles A. Lockwood">Charles A. Lockwood</a> (3 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_L._J._Long" title="Robert L. J. Long">Robert L. J. Long</a> (2 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_J._Lopez" title="Thomas J. Lopez">Thomas J. Lopez</a> (2 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Lyons_(admiral)" title="James Lyons (admiral)">James Lyons</a> (2 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_MacArthur" title="Douglas MacArthur">Douglas MacArthur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harold_M._Martin" title="Harold M. Martin">Harold M. Martin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_N._Mattis" class="mw-redirect" title="James N. Mattis">James N. Mattis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_H._Mauz_Jr." title="Henry H. Mauz Jr.">Henry H. Mauz Jr.</a> (3 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_T._Mayo" title="Henry T. Mayo">Henry T. Mayo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mildred_H._McAfee" title="Mildred H. McAfee">Mildred H. McAfee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_S._McCain_Sr." title="John S. McCain Sr.">John S. McCain Sr.</a> (3 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_S._McCain_Jr." title="John S. McCain Jr.">John S. McCain Jr.</a> (2 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keith_B._McCutcheon" title="Keith B. McCutcheon">Keith B. McCutcheon</a> (3 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_L._McDonald" title="David L. McDonald">David L. McDonald</a> (2 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wesley_L._McDonald" title="Wesley L. McDonald">Wesley L. McDonald</a> (2 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kinnaird_R._McKee" title="Kinnaird R. McKee">Kinnaird R. McKee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alford_L._McMichael" title="Alford L. McMichael">Alford L. McMichael</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_V._Medina" title="Joseph V. Medina">Joseph V. Medina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_E._Mayer" title="George E. Mayer">George E. Mayer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wayne_E._Meyer" title="Wayne E. Meyer">Wayne E. Meyer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frederick_H._Michaelis" title="Frederick H. Michaelis">Frederick H. Michaelis</a> (2 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_W._Mies" title="Richard W. Mies">Richard W. Mies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_David_Miller" title="Paul David Miller">Paul D. Miller</a> (3 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marc_Mitscher" title="Marc Mitscher">Marc Mitscher</a> (3 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ben_Moreell" title="Ben Moreell">Ben Moreell</a> (2 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_H._Moorer" class="mw-redirect" title="Thomas H. Moorer">Thomas H. Moorer</a> (5 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_F._Moran_(admiral)" title="William F. Moran (admiral)">William F. Moran</a> (2 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Mullen" title="Michael Mullen">Michael Mullen</a> (2 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carl_E._Mundy_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Carl E. Mundy Jr.">Carl E. Mundy Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_L._Munns" title="Charles L. Munns">Charles L. Munns</a> (2 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orin_G._Murfin" title="Orin G. Murfin">Orin G. Murfin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daniel_J._Murphy" title="Daniel J. Murphy">Daniel J. Murphy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dennis_J._Murphy" title="Dennis J. Murphy">Dennis J. Murphy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Murtha" title="John Murtha">John Murtha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Myers" title="Richard Myers">Richard Myers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_B._Nathman" title="John B. Nathman">John B. Nathman</a> (4 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_J._Natter" title="Robert J. Natter">Robert J. Natter</a> (5 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wendell_C._Neville" class="mw-redirect" title="Wendell C. Neville">Wendell C. Neville</a> (2 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chester_W._Nimitz" title="Chester W. Nimitz">Chester W. Nimitz</a> (4 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_T._Olson" title="Eric T. Olson">Eric T. Olson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_A._Owens" title="William A. Owens">William A. Owens</a> (2 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Pace" title="Peter Pace">Peter Pace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randolph_M._Pate" title="Randolph M. Pate">Randolph M. Pate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_E._Petersen" title="Frank E. Petersen">Frank E. Petersen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donald_L._Pilling" title="Donald L. Pilling">Donald L. Pilling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_H._Plackett" title="William H. Plackett">William H. Plackett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Cyril_Porte" title="John Cyril Porte">John Cyril Porte</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carol_M._Pottenger" title="Carol M. Pottenger">Carol M. Pottenger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colin_Powell" title="Colin Powell">Colin Powell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_V._Pratt" title="William V. Pratt">William V. Pratt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_W._Prueher" class="mw-redirect" title="Joseph W. Prueher">Joseph W. Prueher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sean_A._Pybus" title="Sean A. Pybus">Sean A. Pybus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arthur_W._Radford" title="Arthur W. Radford">Arthur W. Radford</a> (4 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marion_Frederic_Ram%C3%ADrez_de_Arellano" title="Marion Frederic Ramírez de Arellano">Marion Frederic Ramírez de Arellano</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DeWitt_Clinton_Ramsey" title="DeWitt Clinton Ramsey">DeWitt Clinton Ramsey</a> (2 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._Paul_Reason" title="J. Paul Reason">J. Paul Reason</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_M._Reeves" title="Joseph M. Reeves">Joseph M. Reeves</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eli_T._Reich" class="mw-redirect" title="Eli T. Reich">Eli T. Reich</a> (2 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_M._Richardson_(admiral)" title="John M. Richardson (admiral)">John M. Richardson</a> (3 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Claude_V._Ricketts" title="Claude V. Ricketts">Claude V. Ricketts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hyman_G._Rickover" title="Hyman G. Rickover">Hyman G. Rickover</a> (3 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Herbert_D._Riley" title="Herbert D. Riley">Herbert D. Riley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maurice_H._Rindskopf" title="Maurice H. Rindskopf">Maurice H. Rindskopf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Horacio_Rivero_Jr." title="Horacio Rivero Jr.">Horacio Rivero Jr.</a> (3 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Rochefort" title="Joseph Rochefort">Joseph Rochefort</a> (Posthumously awarded in 1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carson_Abel_Roberts" title="Carson Abel Roberts">Carson Abel Roberts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louis_Robertshaw" title="Louis Robertshaw">Louis Robertshaw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_M._Robinson" class="mw-redirect" title="Samuel M. Robinson">Samuel M. Robinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hugh_Rodman" title="Hugh Rodman">Hugh Rodman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bernard_W._Rogers" title="Bernard W. Rogers">Bernard W. Rogers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_S._Rogers" title="Michael S. Rogers">Michael S. Rogers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gary_Roughead" title="Gary Roughead">Gary Roughead</a> (2 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ross_E._Rowell" title="Ross E. Rowell">Ross E. Rowell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_S._Russell" class="mw-redirect" title="James S. Russell">James S. Russell</a> (2 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_H._Russell_Jr." title="John H. Russell Jr.">John H. Russell Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billy_C._Sanders" title="Billy C. Sanders">Billy C. Sanders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walter_M._Schirra" class="mw-redirect" title="Walter M. Schirra">Walter M. Schirra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harry_Schmidt_(USMC)" title="Harry Schmidt (USMC)">Harry Schmidt</a> (3 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terry_D._Scott" title="Terry D. Scott">Terry D. Scott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_F._Sellers" title="David F. Sellers">David F. Sellers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benedict_J._Semmes,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Benedict J. Semmes, Jr.">Benedict J. Semmes, Jr.</a><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_E._Service" title="James E. Service">James E. Service</a><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sumner_Shapiro" title="Sumner Shapiro">Sumner Shapiro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/U._S._Grant_Sharp_Jr." title="U. S. Grant Sharp Jr.">U. S. Grant Sharp Jr.</a> (2 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harold_E._Shear" title="Harold E. Shear">Harold E. Shear</a> (2 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Shepard" title="Alan Shepard">Alan Shepard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lemuel_C._Shepherd_Jr." title="Lemuel C. Shepherd Jr.">Lemuel C. Shepherd Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Forrest_P._Sherman" class="mw-redirect" title="Forrest P. Sherman">Forrest P. Sherman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Shinseki" title="Eric Shinseki">Eric Shinseki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_M._Shoup" title="David M. Shoup">David M. Shoup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_H._Sides" title="John H. Sides">John H. Sides</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Sims" title="William Sims">William Sims</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_N._Small" title="William N. Small">William N. Small</a> (2 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edward_H._Smith_(sailor)" title="Edward H. Smith (sailor)">Edward H. Smith</a><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leighton_W._Smith_Jr." title="Leighton W. Smith Jr.">Leighton W. Smith Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harold_Page_Smith" title="Harold Page Smith">Harold Page Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holland_M._Smith" class="mw-redirect" title="Holland M. Smith">Holland M. Smith</a> (4 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_D._Smith" title="William D. Smith">William D. Smith</a> (2 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_W._Sommers" title="David W. Sommers">David W. Sommers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raymond_A._Spruance" title="Raymond A. Spruance">Raymond A. Spruance</a> (3 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_H._Standley" class="mw-redirect" title="William H. Standley">William H. Standley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harold_R._Stark" class="mw-redirect" title="Harold R. Stark">Harold R. Stark</a> (3 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_G._Stavridis" title="James G. Stavridis">James G. Stavridis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clark_Daniel_Stearns" title="Clark Daniel Stearns">Clark Daniel Stearns</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_D._Stevens" title="Michael D. Stevens">Michael D. Stevens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vincent_R._Stewart" class="mw-redirect" title="Vincent R. Stewart">Vincent R. Stewart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Stockdale" title="James Stockdale">James Stockdale</a> (3 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_C._Strasser" title="Joseph C. Strasser">Joseph C. Strasser</a><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Strauss_(admiral)" title="Joseph Strauss (admiral)">Joseph Strauss</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lewis_Strauss" title="Lewis Strauss">Lewis Strauss</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_O._Studeman" title="William O. Studeman">William O. Studeman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Felix_Stump" title="Felix Stump">Felix Stump</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scott_H._Swift" title="Scott H. Swift">Scott H. Swift</a> (3 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_W._Taylor" title="David W. Taylor">David W. Taylor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montgomery_M._Taylor" title="Montgomery M. Taylor">Montgomery M. Taylor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_S._Thach" class="mw-redirect" title="John S. Thach">John S. Thach</a> (2 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kurt_W._Tidd" title="Kurt W. Tidd">Kurt W. Tidd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jan_E._Tighe" title="Jan E. Tighe">Jan E. Tighe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_H._Towers" class="mw-redirect" title="John H. Towers">John H. Towers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patricia_Ann_Tracey" title="Patricia Ann Tracey">Patricia Ann Tracey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harry_D._Train_II" title="Harry D. Train II">Harry D. Train II</a> (4 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carlisle_Trost" title="Carlisle Trost">Carlisle Trost</a> (3 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeffrey_E._Trussler" class="mw-redirect" title="Jeffrey E. Trussler">Jeffrey E. Trussler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richmond_K._Turner" title="Richmond K. Turner">Richmond K. Turner</a> (4 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stansfield_Turner" title="Stansfield Turner">Stansfield Turner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nathan_F._Twining" title="Nathan F. Twining">Nathan F. Twining</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pedro_del_Valle" title="Pedro del Valle">Pedro del Valle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Vandegrift" title="Alexander Vandegrift">Alexander Vandegrift</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_W._Vessey_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="John W. Vessey Jr.">John W. Vessey Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Russell_R._Waesche" title="Russell R. Waesche">Russell R. Waesche</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Walker_(sailor)" title="Robert Walker (sailor)">Robert Walker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patrick_M._Walsh" title="Patrick M. Walsh">Patrick M. Walsh</a> (3 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Washington" title="Thomas Washington">Thomas Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_D._Watkins" title="James D. Watkins">James Watkins</a> (3 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_P._Weinel" title="John P. Weinel">John P. Weinel</a> (4 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maurice_F._Weisner" title="Maurice F. Weisner">Maurice F. Weisner</a> (4 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edward_F._Welch,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Edward F. Welch, Jr.">Edward F. Welch, Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waldemar_F.A._Wendt" class="mw-redirect" title="Waldemar F.A. Wendt">Waldemar F.A. Wendt</a> (3 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Wertheim" title="Robert Wertheim">Robert Wertheim</a> (2 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rick_West_(sailor)" title="Rick West (sailor)">Rick West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steven_A._White" title="Steven A. White">Steven A. White</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Whittet" title="John Whittet">John Whittet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alfred_J._Whittle_Jr." title="Alfred J. Whittle Jr.">Alfred J. Whittle Jr.</a> (2 awards)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_A._Wiley" title="Henry A. 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Geodetic Survey Distinguished Service Medal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Medal_(U.S._Army)" title="Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Army)">Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Army)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merchant_Marine_Distinguished_Service_Medal" title="Merchant Marine Distinguished Service Medal">Merchant Marine Distinguished Service Medal</a></li></ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Navy_Distinguished_Service_Medal&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Navy_and_Marine_Corps_Achievement_Medal_ribbon.svg/35px-Navy_and_Marine_Corps_Achievement_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Navy_and_Marine_Corps_Achievement_Medal_ribbon.svg/53px-Navy_and_Marine_Corps_Achievement_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Navy_and_Marine_Corps_Achievement_Medal_ribbon.svg/70px-Navy_and_Marine_Corps_Achievement_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Achievement_Medal" title="Achievement Medal">Navy and Marine Corps Achievement</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Combat_Action_Ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img 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class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/U.S._Marine_Corps_Good_Conduct_Medal_ribbon.svg/35px-U.S._Marine_Corps_Good_Conduct_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/U.S._Marine_Corps_Good_Conduct_Medal_ribbon.svg/53px-U.S._Marine_Corps_Good_Conduct_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/U.S._Marine_Corps_Good_Conduct_Medal_ribbon.svg/70px-U.S._Marine_Corps_Good_Conduct_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Good_Conduct_Medal_(United_States)" title="Good Conduct Medal (United States)">Marine Corps Good Conduct</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Selected_Marine_Corps_Reserve_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Selected_Marine_Corps_Reserve_Medal_ribbon.svg/35px-Selected_Marine_Corps_Reserve_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Selected_Marine_Corps_Reserve_Medal_ribbon.svg/53px-Selected_Marine_Corps_Reserve_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Selected_Marine_Corps_Reserve_Medal_ribbon.svg/70px-Selected_Marine_Corps_Reserve_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Reserve_Good_Conduct_Medal" title="Reserve Good Conduct Medal">Selected Marine Corps Reserve</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Expeditionary medals</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 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typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Naval_Reserve_Sea_Service_Ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Naval_Reserve_Sea_Service_Ribbon.svg/35px-Naval_Reserve_Sea_Service_Ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Naval_Reserve_Sea_Service_Ribbon.svg/53px-Naval_Reserve_Sea_Service_Ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Naval_Reserve_Sea_Service_Ribbon.svg/70px-Naval_Reserve_Sea_Service_Ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Sea_Service_Ribbon" title="Sea Service Ribbon">Naval Reserve Sea Service</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Navy_Arctic_Service_Ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Navy_Arctic_Service_Ribbon.svg/35px-Navy_Arctic_Service_Ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Navy_Arctic_Service_Ribbon.svg/53px-Navy_Arctic_Service_Ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Navy_Arctic_Service_Ribbon.svg/70px-Navy_Arctic_Service_Ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Navy_Arctic_Service_Ribbon" title="Navy Arctic Service Ribbon">Arctic Service</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Antarctica_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Antarctica_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/35px-Antarctica_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Antarctica_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/53px-Antarctica_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Antarctica_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/70px-Antarctica_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Antarctica_Service_Medal" title="Antarctica Service Medal">Antarctica Service</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Navy_and_Marine_Corps_Overseas_Service_Ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Navy_and_Marine_Corps_Overseas_Service_Ribbon.svg/35px-Navy_and_Marine_Corps_Overseas_Service_Ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Navy_and_Marine_Corps_Overseas_Service_Ribbon.svg/53px-Navy_and_Marine_Corps_Overseas_Service_Ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Navy_and_Marine_Corps_Overseas_Service_Ribbon.svg/70px-Navy_and_Marine_Corps_Overseas_Service_Ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Overseas_Service_Ribbon" title="Overseas Service Ribbon">Overseas Service</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:U.S._Navy_Recruiting_Service_Ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/U.S._Navy_Recruiting_Service_Ribbon.svg/35px-U.S._Navy_Recruiting_Service_Ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/U.S._Navy_Recruiting_Service_Ribbon.svg/53px-U.S._Navy_Recruiting_Service_Ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/U.S._Navy_Recruiting_Service_Ribbon.svg/70px-U.S._Navy_Recruiting_Service_Ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Recruiting_Service_Ribbon" title="Recruiting Service Ribbon">Navy Recruiting Service</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Marine_Corps_Recruiting_Ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Marine_Corps_Recruiting_Ribbon.svg/35px-Marine_Corps_Recruiting_Ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Marine_Corps_Recruiting_Ribbon.svg/53px-Marine_Corps_Recruiting_Ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Marine_Corps_Recruiting_Ribbon.svg/70px-Marine_Corps_Recruiting_Ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Recruiting_Service_Ribbon" title="Recruiting Service Ribbon">Marine Corps Recruiting Service</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:U.S._Navy_Recruiting_Training_Ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/U.S._Navy_Recruiting_Training_Ribbon.svg/35px-U.S._Navy_Recruiting_Training_Ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/U.S._Navy_Recruiting_Training_Ribbon.svg/53px-U.S._Navy_Recruiting_Training_Ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/U.S._Navy_Recruiting_Training_Ribbon.svg/70px-U.S._Navy_Recruiting_Training_Ribbon.svg.png 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typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USMC_Combat_Instructor_Ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/USMC_Combat_Instructor_Ribbon.svg/35px-USMC_Combat_Instructor_Ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/USMC_Combat_Instructor_Ribbon.svg/53px-USMC_Combat_Instructor_Ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/USMC_Combat_Instructor_Ribbon.svg/70px-USMC_Combat_Instructor_Ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Marine_Corps_Combat_Instructor_Ribbon" title="Marine Corps Combat Instructor Ribbon">Marine Corps Combat Instructor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Navy_Ceremonial_Duty_Ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img 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