Navy Distinguished Public Service Award

Navy Distinguished Public Service Award
Medal of the award
Awarded forSpecific courageous or heroic acts or exceptionally outstanding service of substantial and long-term benefit to the Navy, Marine Corps, or Department of the Navy as a whole.
Country United States
Presented bySecretary of the Navy
EligibilityPrivate citizens not employed by the Department of the Navy
StatusActive
Ribbon bar of the award
Precedence
Next (higher)Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award
Next (lower)Navy Superior Public Service Award

The Navy Distinguished Public Service Award, established in 1951, is an award presented by the U.S. Secretary of the Navy to civilians for specific courageous or heroic acts or exceptionally outstanding service of substantial and long-term benefit to the Navy, Marine Corps, or Department of the Navy as a whole. Originally a certificate with a lapel pin, the medal was first presented in July 1951.[1] It is the highest recognition that the Secretary of the Navy may pay to a civilian not employed by the Department of the Navy.[2]

  1. ^ Kerrigan, Evans E. (1971). American War Medals and Decorations. Viking Press. pp. 123–124. ISBN 9780670121014.
  2. ^ Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Civilian Human Resources) (September 2005). "Guide No. 451-02 DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY (DON) HUMAN RESOURCES IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE". Archived from the original (.DOC) on 2012-09-26. Retrieved 2011-03-08.