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A comprehensive archive of decorated U.S. military heroes, objectively ranked by the Unified Scoring Matrix (USM-25). Honoring valor through history.

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National Defense Service Medal (NDS) — Victoria Cross

service

National Defense Service Medal

NDS

Catalog pts

0

Precedence

#148

Tier

5

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Heroes with this Medal (20)

Douglas MacArthur

Douglas MacArthur

General of the Army

Raymond Harvey

Raymond Harvey

Lieutenant Colonel

Richard O'Kane

Rear Admiral

Eugene Bennett Fluckey

Eugene Bennett Fluckey

Rear Admiral (Lower Half)

Edward Byers

Edward Byers

Command master chief petty officer

Dwight David Eisenhower

Dwight David Eisenhower

General of the Army

George Andrew Davis Jr.

George Andrew Davis Jr.

Lieutenant Colonel (posthumous)

Chesty Puller

Chesty Puller

Lieutenant General

Britt K. Slabinski

Britt K. Slabinski

Master chief special warfare operator

John D. Bulkeley

John D. Bulkeley

Vice Admiral

Kern Wayne Dunagan

Kern Wayne Dunagan

Colonel

Bennie G. Adkins

Bennie G. Adkins

Command Sergeant Major

Matthew Ridgway

Matthew Ridgway

General

Santiago J. Erevia

Santiago J. Erevia

Sergeant

James Stockdale

James Stockdale

Vice admiral

Drew Dennis Dix

Drew Dennis Dix

Major

Jose Rodela

Jose Rodela

Master Sergeant

Robert B. Nett

Robert B. Nett

Colonel

John Ripley

John Ripley

Sergeant

Lloyd L. Burke

Lloyd L. Burke

Colonel

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