Category: Navy Distinguished Service Medal

Categories: Service Awards, US Military Decorations

This category contains profiles of recipients of this award.

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. The medal is presented to recognize distinguished and exceptionally meritorious service to the United States while serving in a duty or position of great responsibility. The award is the Navy and Marine Corps equivalent to the Army Distinguished Service Medal, the 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. Currently, it is worn after the Defense Distinguished Service Medal and before the Silver Star Medal.

See Wikipedia:Distinguished Service Medal (United States Navy)

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Person Profiles (154)

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George Barnett 09 Dec 1859 Lancaster, Wisconsin, United States - 27 Apr 1930

Charles Barrett 16 Aug 1885 Henderson, Kentucky, United States - 08 Oct 1943

Robert Barrow 05 Feb 1922 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States - 30 Oct 2008

Paul Bastedo 25 Feb 1887 Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States - 17 Apr 1951

Alan Bean 15 Mar 1932 Wheeler, Wheeler, Texas, United States - 26 May 2018

George Beardsley 26 Oct 1907 Arlington Heights, Illinois, United States - 22 Nov 2000

Hiram Bearss 13 Apr 1875 Peru, Miami County, Indiana - 28 Aug 1938

Frank Berrien 17 Aug 1877 Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, United States - 31 Jan 1951

Victor Bleasdale 02 Dec 1895 Norsewood, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand - 10 Feb 1984

Jeremy Boorda 26 Nov 1939 South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States - 16 May 1996

William Brice 10 Dec 1898 Columbia, South Carolina, United States - 30 Jan 1972

William Bringle 23 Apr 1913 Covington, Tipton, Tennessee, United States - 19 Mar 1999

Miles Browning 10 Apr 1897 Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States - 29 Sep 1954

Elliott Buckmaster 19 Oct 1889 Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States - 10 Oct 1976

John Bulkeley 19 Aug 1911 New York, New York, United States - 06 Apr 1996

Smedley Butler 30 Jul 1881 West Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States - 21 Jun 1940

Richard Byrd 25 Oct 1888 Winchester, Virginia, United States - 11 Mar 1957

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Daniel Callaghan 26 Jul 1890 San Francisco, California, United States - 13 Nov 1942

Robert Carney 26 Mar 1895 Vallejo, Solano, California, United States - 25 Jun 1990

Gerald Carr 22 Aug 1932 Denver, Colorado, United States - 26 Aug 2020

Cliffton Cates 31 Aug 1893 Tiptonville, Tennessee, United States - 04 Jun 1970

Eugene Cernan 14 Mar 1934 Bellwood, Cook, Illinois, United States - 16 Jan 2017

Leonard Chapman 03 Nov 1913 Key West, Florida, United States - 06 Jan 2000

Wat Cluverius 25 Dec 1874 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States - 28 Oct 1952

Charles Peter Conrad 02 Jun 1930 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA - 08 Jul 1999

Jerome Cooper 02 Oct 1936 Lafayette, Lafayette, Louisiana, USA - 27 Apr 2024

Robert Cushman 24 Dec 1914 St Paul. Minnesota, United States - 02 Jan 1985

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Raymond Davis 13 Jan 1915 Fitzgerald, Ben Hill, Georgia, United States - 03 Sep 2003

James Day 05 Oct 1925 East St. Louis, St. Clair, Illinois, United States - 28 Oct 1998

Pedro del Valle 28 Aug 1893 San Juan, Puerto Rico - 28 Apr 1978

Jeremiah Denton 15 Jul 1924 Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, United States - 28 Mar 2014

Charles Doyen 03 Sep 1859 Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States - 06 Oct 1918

William Duvall 12 Oct 1903 Lorton, Fairfax, Virginia, United States - 14 Feb 1984

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Ira Eaker 13 Apr 1896 Field Creek, Llano County, Texas, United States - 06 Aug 1987

Dwight Eisenhower 14 Oct 1890 Denison, Grayson, Texas, United States - 28 Mar 1969

Robert English 16 Jan 1888 Warrenton, Warren, Georgia, United States - 21 Jan 1943

Graves Erskine 28 Jun 1897 Columbia, Caldwell, Louisiana, United States - 21 May 1973

Ronald Evans 10 Nov 1933 Saint Francis, Cheyenne, Kansas, United States - 07 Apr 1990

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Aubrey Fitch 11 Jun 1883 Michigan, United States - 22 May 1978

Frank Fletcher 29 Apr 1885 Marshalltown, Marshall, Iowa, United States - 25 Apr 1973

Frank Fletcher 23 Nov 1855 Oskaloosa, Mahaska, Iowa, United States - 28 Nov 1928

Simon Fullinwider 29 Aug 1871 Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States - 19 Nov 1955

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Daniel Gallery 10 Jul 1901 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 16 Jan 1977

Thomas Gatch 09 Aug 1891 Salem, Marion, Oregon, United States - 16 Dec 1954

Noel Gayler 25 Dec 1914 Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States - 14 Jul 2011

Roy Geiger 25 Jan 1885 Middleburg, Florida - 23 Jan 1947

Robert Ghormley 15 Oct 1883 Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States - 21 Jun 1958

Richard Gordon 05 Oct 1929 Seattle, King, Washington, United States - 06 Nov 2017

Alfred Mason Gray bef 22 Jun 1928 Rahway, Union County, New Jersey, United States - 20 Mar 2024

Wallace Greene 27 Dec 1907 Waterbury, Vermont, United States - 08 Mar 2003

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John Hagen 1908 Nova Scotia, Canada - 26 Aug 1990

John Hall 11 Apr 1891 Williamsburg, Virginia, United States - 06 Mar 1978

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William Halsey 30 Oct 1882 Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, United States - 16 Aug 1959

Thomas Harris 18 Sep 1895 Versailles, Kentucky, United States - 21 Dec 1967

Thomas Hart 12 Jun 1877 Davison, Genesee, Michigan, United States - 04 Jul 1971

Thomas Hayward 03 May 1924 Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States - 03 Mar 2022

Leo Hermie 30 Jun 1890 Hastings, Nebraska, United States - 21 Jan 1976

William Hill 22 Feb 1895 Vinita, Cooweescoowee District, Cherokee Nation - 06 Dec 1965

Thomas Holcomb 05 Aug 1879 New Castle, Delaware, United States - 24 May 1965

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Jonas Ingram 15 Oct 1887 Jeffersonville Township, Clark, Indiana, United States - 10 Sep 1952

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Randall Jacobs 12 Dec 1885 Danville, Montour County, Pennsylvania, USA - 19 Jun 1967

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Paul Kelley 11 Nov 1928 Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States - 29 Dec 2019

Joseph Kerwin 1930s

Ira Kimes 08 Aug 1899 Fayetteville, Lincoln, Tennessee, United States - 03 Feb 1949

Thomas (Kincaid) Kinkaid 03 Apr 1888 Hanover, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States - 17 Nov 1972

Ernest King 23 Nov 1878 Lorain, Lorain, Ohio, United States - 25 Jun 1956

Frank King 15 Oct 1884 Montevallo, Shelby, Alabama, United States - 12 Jul 1919

Alan Kirk 30 Oct 1888 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 15 Oct 1963

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Henry Larsen 10 Dec 1890 Chicago, Illinois, United States - 02 Oct 1962

Edwin Layton 07 Apr 1903 Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States - 12 Apr 1984

William Leahy 06 May 1875 Hampton, Franklin, Iowa, United States - 20 Jul 1959

Willis Lee 11 May 1888 Natlee, Owen, Kentucky, United States - 25 Aug 1945

John Lejeune 10 Jan 1867 Pointe Coupee, Louisiana, United States - 20 Nov 1942

Charles Lockwood 06 May 1890 Midland, Fauquier, Virginia, United States - 06 Jun 1967

Jack Lousma 1930s

Jim Lovell 1920s

Francis Low 15 Aug 1894 Albany, Albany, New York, United States - 22 Jan 1964

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Douglas MacArthur 26 Jan 1880 Arsenal Barracks, Little Rock, Arkansas - 05 Apr 1964

Thomas Mattingly 17 Mar 1936 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 31 Oct 2023

John McCain 09 Aug 1884 Carroll County, Mississippi, United States - 06 Sep 1945

John McCain 17 Jan 1911 Council Bluff, Iowa - 22 Mar 1981

Edgar Mitchell 17 Sep 1930 Hereford, Deaf Smith, Texas, USA - 04 Feb 2016

Marc Mitscher 26 Jan 1887 Hillsboro, Vernon, Wisconsin, United States - 03 Feb 1947

Charles Momsen 21 Jun 1896 Long Island, New York, United States - 25 May 1967

Thomas Moorer 09 Feb 1912 Mount Willing, Alabama - 05 Feb 2004

George Morrison 07 Jan 1919 Rome, Floyd, Georgia, United States - 17 Nov 2008

Robert Morse 25 May 1921 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 19 Jan 2001

Carl Mundy 16 Jul 1935 Atlanta, Georgia - 02 Apr 2014

George Murray 06 Jul 1889 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 18 Jun 1956

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Wendell Neville 12 May 1870 Portsmouth, Virginia, United States - 08 Jul 1930

Chester Nimitz 24 Feb 1885 Gillespie, Texas, United States - 20 Feb 1966

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Jesse Oldendorf 16 Feb 1887 Riverside, California, United States - 27 Apr 1974

Stephen Olmstead 10 Nov 1929 Albany, Albany, New York, United States - 20 Jul 2022

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Randolph Pate 11 Feb 1898 Port Royal, South Carolina, United States - 31 Jul 1961

George Patton 11 Nov 1885 San Gabriel, Los Angeles, California, United States - 21 Dec 1945

Frank Petersen 02 Mar 1932 Topeka, Shawnee Co, Kansas, USA - 25 Aug 2015

Robert Pirie 18 Apr 1905 Wymore, Gage, Nebraska, United States - 09 Jan 1990

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William Raborn 08 Jun 1905 Decatur, Wise, Texas, United States - 06 Mar 1990

Jose Rivero 16 May 1910 Ponce, Puerto Rico, United States - 24 Sep 2000

Joseph Rochefort 12 May 1900 Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States - 20 Jul 1976

Francis Rockwell 02 Jul 1886 South Woodstock, Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, United States - 02 Jan 1979

Bernard Rogers 16 Jul 1921 Fairview, Brown County, Kansas, United States - 27 Oct 2008

Ross Rowell 22 Sep 1884 Ruthven, Palo Alto County, Iowa, United States of America - 06 Sep 1947

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William Rupertus 14 Nov 1889 Washington, District of Columbia, United States - 25 Mar 1945

John Russell 14 Nov 1872 Mare Island, Solano, California, United States - 06 Mar 1947

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Christian Schilt 19 Mar 1895 Richland County, Illinois, United States - 08 Jan 1987

Walter Marty Schirra 12 Mar 1923 Hackensack, Bergen, New Jersey, United States - 03 May 2007

Harry Schmidt 25 Sep 1886 Holdrege, Nebraska, United States - 10 Feb 1968

Herbert Schwarzkopf 22 Aug 1934 Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey, United States - 27 Dec 2012

Benedict Semmes 08 Apr 1913 Tennessee, United States - 04 Jun 1994

David Shanks 06 Apr 1861 Salem City, Virginia, USA - 10 Apr 1940

Harold Shannon 16 Sep 1892 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 16 Feb 1943

Ulysses Sharp 02 Apr 1906 Chinook, Blaine, Montana, United States - 12 Dec 2001

Maurice Shearer 19 Dec 1879 Marion County, Indiana, United States - 26 Jun 1953

Alan Shepard 18 Nov 1923 Derry, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States - 21 Jul 1998

Lemuel Shepherd 10 Feb 1896 Norfolk, Virginia, United States - 06 Aug 1990

Forrest Sherman 30 Oct 1896 Merrimack, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States - 22 Jul 1951

Frederick Sherman 27 May 1888 Port Huron, St. Clair, Michigan, United States - 27 Jul 1957

David Shoup 30 Dec 1904 Battle Ground, Indiana, United States - 13 Jan 1983

Merwin Silverthorn 22 Sep 1896 Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States - 14 Aug 1985

Cyril Simard 03 Aug 1895 Pleasanton, Alameda, California, United States - 29 Oct 1976

Ernest Small 05 Nov 1888 Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States - 27 Dec 1944

Holland Smith 20 Apr 1882 Hatchechubbee, Russell, Alabama, United States - 12 Jan 1967

Julian Smith 11 Sep 1885 Elkton, Cecil, Maryland, United States - 05 Nov 1975

Oliver Smith 26 Oct 1893 Menard, Texas, United States - 25 Dec 1977

Walter Bedell Smith 05 Oct 1895 Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States - 09 Aug 1961

Thomas Sprague 02 Oct 1894 Lima, Allen, Ohio, United States - 17 Sep 1972

Raymond Spruance 03 Jul 1886 Baltimore, Maryland, United States - 13 Dec 1969

Harold Stark 12 Nov 1880 Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States - 20 Aug 1972

James Stockdale 23 Dec 1923 Abingdon, Knox, Illinois, United States - 05 Jul 2005

Arthur Struble 28 Jun 1894 Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States - 01 May 1983

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Joseph Taussig 30 Aug 1877 Dresden, Saxony, Prussia, Germany - 29 Oct 1947

David Taylor 04 Mar 1864 Louisa, Virginia, United States - 28 Jul 1940

John Thach 19 Apr 1905 Pine Bluff, Jefferson, Arkansas, United States - 15 Apr 1981

Gerald Thomas 29 Oct 1894 Slater, Missouri, United States - 07 Apr 1984

John Towers 30 Jan 1885 Rome, Floyd, Georgia, United States - 30 Apr 1955

Carlisle Trost 24 Apr 1930 Valmeyer, Monroe, Illinois, United States - 29 Sep 2020

Arnold True 23 Jan 1901 Owenton, Owen, Kentucky, United States - 11 Dec 1979

Lucian Truscott 09 Jan 1895 Chatfield, Navarro, Texas, United States - 12 Sep 1965

Richmond Turner 27 May 1885 Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States - 12 Feb 1961

Nathan Twining 11 Oct 1897 Monroe, Wisconsin, United States - 29 Mar 1982

Nathan Twining 17 Jan 1869 Boscobel, Grant, Wisconsin, United States - 04 Jul 1924

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Alexander Vandegrift 13 Mar 1887 Charlottesville, Virginia, United States - 08 May 1973

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James Watkins 07 Mar 1927 Alhambra, Los Angeles, California, United States - 26 Jul 2012

Thomas Watson 18 Jan 1892 Oskaloosa, Iowa, United States - 06 Mar 1966

Paul Joseph Weitz 25 Jul 1932 Erie, Pennsylvania, United States - 22 Oct 2017

Edward Welch 13 Nov 1924 Barrington, Bristol County, Rhode Island, United States of America - 02 Jan 2008

John Wickham 25 Jun 1928 Dobbs Ferry, Greenburgh, Westchester, New York, United States - 11 May 2024

Frederic Wise 06 Oct 1877 Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States - 24 Jul 1940

Louis Woods 07 Oct 1895 Fredonia, Chautauqua County, New York, United States of America - 20 Oct 1971

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Harry Yarnell 18 Oct 1875 Independence, Buchanan, Iowa, United States - 07 Jul 1959

Joseph Yon 13 Sep 1912 Coraopolis, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA - 10 Feb 2007

John Young 24 Sep 1930 San Francisco, California, United States - 05 Jan 2018

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Elmo Zumwalt 29 Nov 1920 City and County of San Francisco, California, USA - 02 Jan 2000

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