Army Distinguished Service Medal
| Defense Army Distinguished Service Medal | |
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| Awarded by the United States Army | |
| Art | medal |
| requirement | United States military person |
| Awarded for | extraordinary merits |
| status | Is awarded |
| Data | |
| Foundation year | January 1, 1918 |
| First awarded | January 12, 1918 |
| Precedence | |
| Next higher award | Distinguished Service Cross (United States) |
| Comparable award in the ranking |
Defense Distinguished Service Medal Navy Distinguished Service Medal Air Force Distinguished Service Medal Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal Homeland Security Distinguished Service Medal |
| Next lower award | Silver Star |
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The Army Distinguished Service Medal is a distinguished honor awarded by the United States for outstanding service and is awarded by the United States Army .
This award is part of the Pyramid of Honor like the Distinguished Service Medals of the United States Department of Defense ( Defense Distinguished Service Medal ) and those of the individual armed forces (Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard and Homeland Security), but under the Cross of Merit ( Distinguished Service Cross , Navy Cross and Air Force Cross ).
The Silver Star ranks one level below the Army Distinguished Service Medal .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Institute of Heraldry Distinguished Service Medal ( Memento of the original from May 11, 2012 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
