| Navy Distinguished Service Medal | |
|---|---|
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| Type | Distinguished service medal[1] |
| Awarded for | Exceptionally meritorious service in a duty of great responsibility[2] |
| Presented by | United States Department of the Navy[3] |
| Eligibility | United States Navy sailors and United States Marines |
| Status | Currently awarded |
| Established | 4 February 1919 |
| First awarded | 13 March 1919[4] |
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| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Department of Defense: Defense Distinguished Service Medal Department of Homeland Security: Homeland Security Distinguished Service Medal |
| Equivalent | Army: Distinguished Service Medal Air and Space Forces: Air Force Distinguished Service Medal Coast Guard: Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal |
| Next (lower) | Silver Star Medal[5] |
The Navy Distinguished Service Medal is a military decoration of the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps 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.[6]
Navy Distinguished Service Medal is equivalent to the Army's Distinguished Service Medal, Air and Space Forces' Air Force Distinguished Service Medal, and the Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal. The Navy Distinguished Service Medal was originally senior to the Navy Cross, until August 1942 when the precedence of the two decorations was reversed.[7] Currently, it is worn after the Defense Distinguished Service Medal and before the Silver Star Medal.[5]
- ^ "Department of Defense Manual 1348.33 Volume 1" (PDF). Defense Technical Information Center. Department of Defense. 30 September 2012. pp. 61–63. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 22, 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
- ^ "SECNAVINST 1650.1H Navy and Marine Corps Awards Manual" (PDF). United States Department of the Navy. 22 August 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-09-18. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Distinguished Service Medal (DM)". Awards.navy.mil. Archived from the original on 2010-10-19. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
- ^ a b "Navy Awards Precedence Chart". Mynavyhr.navy.mil. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ "TITLE 10, Subtitle C, PART II, CHAPTER 567, § 6243" (PDF). U.S. Code. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
- ^ "Navy Cross". History.navy.mil. Retrieved 3 March 2022.