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A comprehensive archive of decorated military heroes from Commonwealth, American, and allied traditions, ranked by the Unified Scoring Matrix (USM-25). Honouring valour through history.

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American Defense Service Medal (ADS) — Victoria Cross

service

American Defense Service Medal

ADS

Catalog pts

0

Precedence

#99

Tier

5

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Heroes with this Medal (20)

Lewis Burwell (Chesty) Puller

Lewis Burwell (Chesty) Puller

Lieutenant General

Lewis Lee Millett Sr.

Lewis Lee Millett Sr.

Colonel

Jack LeMaster Treadwell

Jack LeMaster Treadwell

Colonel

Merritt Austin Edson

Merritt Austin Edson

Major general

George Lafayette Mabry Jr.

George Lafayette Mabry Jr.

Major General

Matthew Ridgway

Matthew Ridgway

General

Robert Webster Cary

Robert Webster Cary

Rear admiral

David McCampbell

David McCampbell

Captain

Lawson P. Ramage

Lawson P. Ramage

Vice Admiral

Theodore Roosevelt Jr.

Theodore Roosevelt Jr.

Brigadier General

John Duncan Bulkeley

John Duncan Bulkeley

Vice Admiral

Raymond Harvey

Raymond Harvey

Lieutenant Colonel

Raymond Gilbert Davis

Raymond Gilbert Davis

General

Richard E. Byrd

Richard E. Byrd

Rear Admiral

William Orlando Darby

William Orlando Darby

Brigadier General

Louis Cukela

Louis Cukela

Corporal (Army) Major (Marine Corps)

Van Thomas Barfoot

Van Thomas Barfoot

Colonel

Garlin Murl Conner

Garlin Murl Conner

First Lieutenant

Thomas McGuire

Thomas McGuire

Major

Alexander Gordon Lyle

Alexander Gordon Lyle

Vice Admiral

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