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Distinguished Service Medal

noun

Definition of DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL

1
:  a British military decoration awarded for distinguished conduct in war
2
:  a United States military decoration awarded for exceptionally meritorious service to the government in a wartime duty of great responsibility
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First Known Use of DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL

1914

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