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Professional football player. Born August 3, 1929 in North Adams, Massachusetts, MacAfee died July 4, 2007 in Massachusetts. He became a pass receiver while playing for Marine Corps teams during and right after service in the Korean War. He signed with the Giants while still in the Marine Corps. In 1959 he played for both Philadelphia and Washington.
Voice actor, puppeteer, stand-up comedian. According to the biography of Korean War notable John T. Melick Jr., Jim MacGeorge was a fellow Korean War veteran. Born October 15, 1928 in Seattle, Washington, MacGeorge had voice roles on the show Beany and Cecil, The Laurel & Hardy Cartoon Show, The Kwicky Koala Show, The Mighty Orbots, Clue Club, and Bionic Six. He also appeared on shows such as Get Smart, Happy Days, and The Teenagers from Outer Space. Jim MacGeorge died January 16, 2021.
Major league pitcher. Born February 1, 1921 in Brooksville, Mississippi, Dave Madison died December 8, 1985 in Macon, Mississippi. He played with the New York Yankees (1950), St. Louis Browns (1952) and Detroit Tigers (1952-53). He debuted with the Yankees September 26, 1950 but then went to the Army. According to an article in the St. Petersburg Times (2/2/1952), he was discharged at a Lieutenant from Ft. Jackson, South Carolina. He returned to baseball until his final game on August 20, 1953.
Publisher of twelve books of poetry, and author of several Korean War-related poems. Born in 1928 in New York City, Magner grew up on Long Island and in New Rochelle, New York. He enlisted in the Army in 1948 and arrived in Korea in 1950. He served three months as an infantry sergeant with Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Regiment, 3rd Division and was badly wounded by machinegun fire in North Suwon in February 1951. He was evacuated to a hospital in Japan and discharged September 1951.
Professional ballet dancer. Born in 1931 in Salt Lake City, Utah, Mamales served in the Korean War before training with the San Francisco Ballet and the School of American Ballet. He danced professionally with the American Ballet Theater, San Francisco Ballet, Ruth Page of Chicago, Alicia Alonzo, Brooklyn Ballet, and Radio City Music Hall. He was a master teacher of both the Pilates technique and ballet. Mamales died September 11, 2016 in Manhattan from injuries received when he was struck by a boxcar truck.
Movie producer who produced more than a dozen films in the 1970s and 80s for Clint Eastwood. Fritz Manes was born April 22, 1932 in Oakland, California. He served as a combat Marine for 14 months during the Korean War, receiving a Purple Heart. He split with Eastwood in in 1986 and formed his own production company, Sundancer. He also served on the California Film Commission. He died September 27, 2011 in Sherman Oaks, California.
Professional baseball pitcher with the New York Giants, as well as prominent in the corrugated paper products business. Born January 13, 1930, son of Joe and Mary Poli Margoneri, he signed with the New York Giants just before the 1950 season. He was drafted in the Army in November of 1951 and was stationed at Brooke Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas with the Army Medical Corps. He missed the 1952 and 1953 baseball seasons while serving his country. He pitched for the New York Giants for two years after being discharged from military service.
Playwright, stage critic, co-director of the Royal Shakespeare Company in London, founder of the Open Space Theatre in London, Fand co-founder (1990) of the Malibu Stage Company. Born January 26, 1932 in New York City, Marowitz was drafted to serve in the Korean War. He went to the United Kingdom under the GI Bill in 1956. He died in 2014, ending a longtime battle with Parkinson's Disease.
Comedy writer, television producer. Born in New York, New York on November 13, 1934, he was a writer for the Dick Van Dyke Show, Lucy Show, I Spy, The Odd Couple, Jack Paar Show, and Joey Bishop Show. He also produced Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley, Mork & Mindy, and other television shows. Born November 13, 1934 in New York, New York, he was a writer for Stars & Stripes during the Korean War, as well as production chief for Armed Forces Radio Network.
2nd baseman for the Yankees and manager of the New York Yankees. Born May 16, 1928 in Berkeley, California, Billy Martin died December 25, 1989 in Johnson City, New York. His first pro baseball contract was with the Idaho Falls russets where he played 32 games. He was farmed out to the Phoenix Senators and then sold in October 1949 to the New York Yankees. He was drafted into the Army in 1950 and spent five months in the military in the winter of 1950-51 before being discharged as a hardship case due to his financial responsibilities to his wife, sister, mother and stepfather. During the 1951 season Martin and a group of major and minor league stars traveled to Japan for a series of exhibition games. Near the end of the tour, Martin and fellow ballplayers Dom DiMaggio, Mel Parnell, Farris Fain and George Strickland flew to Korea with comedian Johnny Price to visit the troops. In January 1954 Martin was reclassified 1-A and was drafted a month later and sent to Ft. Ord for basic training. Martin was then sent to Ft. Carson, Colorado where he rose to the rank of corporal in the 61st Infantry Regiment. He was player/manager of the post baseball team and led Ft. Carson's team to a 15-2 record in 1955. Martin also was a member of the base basketball team. He participated in the 1955 World Series while on Army furlough.
This country music artist sang in "hobo style", earning him a place in the Grand Ole Opry in 1981. He joined the military in May of 1949 and became a pilot, training on the B-36 bomber. According to the website "www.iservedtoo.com" (now offline), "In 1952 the Korean war was in full swing, he was a second engineer and at this time was sent for final training in preparation for the conflict. Flight engineers were needed, he was then re-assigned to the magnificent B-29 super fortress. He later became a Flight Engineer on KC-97L aircraft in the 136th ARW in the Texas Air National Guard, including air refueling flights around the USA and overseas in Germany."
Television producer. Born on January 5, 1930 in Jersey City, New Jersey, Masini created syndicated television programs such as Entertainment Tonight and Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous. He served in the US Air Force during the Korean War. He died in Honolulu, Hawaii on November 29, 2010.
American television actor, best known for his continuing role in Irwin Allen's series Land of the Giants. In 1965 Matheson appeared in the Lost in Space episode, The Sky Is Falling in the non-speaking roll of the alien Retho and then in 1968 as Idak Alpha 12 in the episode Revolt of the Androids. After working in a number of plays, television episodes and commercials, Matheson was signed to join the cast of the Land of the Giants. In 1984, he had a regular role in the primetime series Falcon Crest. He also appeared briefly in another primetime soap, Dynasty. Served in the Korean War. Left high school at the age of sixteen, and continued his education whilst in service in the Marine Corps. After some time in the Army Airborne division, he was transferred to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). He acted as an agent for the United Nations Command, posted in Korea. Whilst in Korea, he was awarded the Bronze Star for valorous leadership and a Purple Heart for injuries suffered in an explosion. His CID work included investigations in to the use of narcotics amongst Army troops. [Source: www.iservedtoo.com]
Major league baseball player for 17 seasons, inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1978. Eddie Mathews was born in Texarkana, Texas on October 13, 1931 and died on February 18, 2001. When the Korean War broke out he was drafted into the Navy, serving just a few months before receiving a hardship discharge because he was the sole support of his family due to his father's illness. He returned to the Braves for the 1951 season.
Player with the New York Giants, San Francisco Giants, and New York Mets. Drafted. Served in the U.S. Army in the Korean War 1952-54. He reported for duty in the Army May 29, 1952, was inducted at Camp Kilmer in New Jersey and then sent to Ft. Eustis, Virginia, where he spent most of his time in the Army playing baseball. He missed 266 regular baseball games due to his military service. At Ft. Eustis he was initially assigned to the Transportation Replacement Training Center for eight weeks of basic training. He then became an instructor in physical training and a baseball instructor. He never went overseas. He played baseball for the Ft. Eustis Wheels ball team, lived off base and also played weekend games for the semi-pro black team, "Newport News Royals." He filed for early discharge due to the fact that he had 12 dependents, but the Army refused to release him from duty, even when his pregnant mother died in childbirth while Mays was at Ft. Eustis. Mays chipped a bone in his left foot while sliding into third base during a game for Ft. Eustis on July 25, 1953. His foot was in a cast for six weeks and he was confined to the base hospital. He was released from military duty in March of 1954.
Seven-term Republican Congressman from Northern California, famed trial lawyer and author, McCloskey served in the U.S. Marine Corps, receiving a Navy Cross and the Silver Star in the Korean War while serving in Company C, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines in 1951. He was twice wounded in combat and received two Purple Hearts. "Following Stanford University, he joined the Marine Corps as an officer and served in the Korean War. While in the Marine Corps section, McCloskey commanded a reserve rifle company at San Bruno, California from 1953 to 1960. A recipient of the Navy Cross for extraordinary heroism, the Silver Star for bravery in combat and two Purple Hearts, McCloskey was a platoon leader and company commander. He retired from the Reserve with a rank of Colonel."
New York public school teacher for over 30 years, he later became a Pulitzer Prize-winning author for his memoir, Angela's Ashes (11.4 million copies sold). Born August 1, 1930 in Brooklyn, New York, to poor Irish immigrants, his family returned to Ireland during the Great Depression. Frank returned to the United States at age 19 and was drafted into the U.S. Army in 151. He was sent to Germany, where he initially trained dogs and then became a clerk-typist. He attended New York University on the GI Bill, graduating in 1957. Angela's Ashes and other literary works by McCourt were completed after he retired as a public educator. Frank McCourt died in New York City on July 19, 2009.
Born in North Carolina, raised in Hackensack, New Jersey. Enlisted in the Army in 1947, training with the 24th Infantry Regiment. Discharged. Returned to the Army in 1950. Attached to 2nd Infantry Division in Korea. Wounded in 1952 in the legs and chest at the Battle of Old Baldy. Movie and television career, appearing in shows Perry Mason, Matlock, Murder She Wrote, Hill Street Blues, and Tenafly. Author of four books, including the award-winning Farewell to the Mockingbirds, a novel about the largest mistrial in U.S. military history. In 2005, during an interview for the Veteran's History Project, California Congressman David Dreier discovered Mr. McEachin had no records of his service. Promptly investigating, his office uncovered that Mr. McEachin had earned many medals of valor, including the Silver Star and Purple Heart. Congressman Dreier awarded the medals to Mr. McEachin in August of 2005. The following October Mr. McEachin accepted the nomination and was named as a US Army Reserve Ambassador for the 63rd Regional Readiness Command in Los Alamos, California. The position carries the rank of a two-star general and is held for three years. In August 2007, McEachin was the keynote speaker for the 89th American Legion Convention. He performed VOICES to open the ceremony with a rousing and enthusiastic standing ovation. May 2005, Mr. McEachin's film Old Glory in which he wrote, produced, directed, and narrated, won the 2007 GI Film Festival Award for Best Narrative Film Short. July 2007, MOPH National Commander, Thomas Poulter honored Mr. McEachin with the Commander's Medal, the "most prestigious and coveted recognition granted by the Military Order of the Purple Heart" for his contributions to veterans and soldiers of the United States Armed Forces. Mr. McEachin spends his time touring the United States and speaking before veterans, soldiers, and civilians. He performs from the Benjamin Franklin Award-winning CD VOICES: A Tribute to the American Veteran and in the character of an "old soldier." According to the June/July 2013 issue of VFW Magazine, "McEachin enlisted in the Army in August 1947. He served two years in Japan and was discharged the day before the outbreak of the Korean War. He re-enlisted and got his chance to serve on the front line with 23rd Inf. Regt., 2nd Inf. Div., in 1952. His unit was ambushed on Hill 266 (Old Baldy) on July 17, 1952. McEachin was severely wounded by enemy shrapnel and left for dead. A fellow soldier found him and carried him to safety. For his actions at the Battle of Old Baldy, McEachin was retroactively awarded the Silver Star and a Purple Heart, as well as the Combat Infantryman Badge."
An author of popular books on Native American spirituality and ecology, and a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of the Korean and Vietnam Wars. One of the founders of Democracy Corps, a liberal political research group. Went on 110 combat missions in Vietnam.
Broadcaster in Birmingham, best remembered for playing Birmingham's "Bozo the Clown" from 1962 to 1968. (There were numerous actors playing Bozo the Clown throughout the USA). After that show he remained in radio broadcasting through the early 1990s, retiring from WBHM-FM as a writer and producer. After graduating from high school he went on to graduate from Birmingham-Southern College (1953) before joining the US Army as a broadcaster during the Korean War. He developed and announced a 30-minute radio show from Fort Dix, New Jersey.
Head of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) during the Johnson Administration (1965-1968). Born October 17, 1906 in Chilhowie, Virginia, General McKee had a 35-year active duty military career. A graduate of West Point, he was assigned to Headquarters, Air Materiel Command as vice commander on June 10, 1953. He died February 28, 1987 in San Antonio, Texas.
Disney artist and Canadian-born child actor with roles in American movies that featured Hoot Gibson, Ray Corrigan, Spencer Tracy, John Wayne, and Gene Autry. There were five child actors in his family during the 1920s and 30s. Born 1924 in Canada, Sam and his brother David tried to enlist in the US Army in 1942 but were turned down because they were not U.S. citizens. Sammy gained citizenship in 1943 and was drafted into the U.S. Army. He served a tour of duty in the infantry in the Philippines and then in Japan on occupation duty. After service he attended the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles, graduating the day before he was drafted in a recall to the Korean War. He received the Distinguished Service Cross and a Bronze Star in Korea. Sam McKim became an artist for Walt Disney, creating the initial Disneyland Park maps, some of the original design of Disneyland, including Main Street and Frontierland, and the Haunted Mansion. He died in California in 2004.
Former Tonight Show personality. He joined the Marine Corps during World War II, and was assigned to a Marine aircraft carrier unit on the same day the US dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. He remained a stateside flight instructor until discharged from active duty in February 1946. He was recalled to the USMC during Korean War, arriving in Korea February 1953, flying 85 combat missions in Korea (artillery spotting in a Cessna OE Bird Dog). He earned six Air Medals. He functioned as an artillery spotter for Marine batteries and as a forward air controller for fighter-bombers before returning to the States two months after the ceasefire in September 1953. He retired from the Marines as a full colonel. Serving as Johnny Carson's sidekick during the Tonight Show, Ed McMahon died June 23, 2009.
American character actor whose most famous role was the sadistic mountain man who abused and then sodomized Bobby Trippe (Ned Beatty) in the movie Deliverance (1972). McKinney is also recognizable for his performances in seven Clint Eastwood films, most notably as Union cavalry commander Captain "Redlegs" Terrill in The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976). Other memorable films The Shootist (1976), First Blood (1982), Against All Odds (1984), Heart Like a Wheel (1983), Back to the Future Part III (1990), and The Green Mile (1999). As well as films, McKinney has appeared in the classic TV movie The Execution of Private Slovik (1974), while guest-starring on some of the top TV shows, including The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, Starsky and Hutch, The A-Team, Murder, She Wrote and Columbo. [Source: "www.iservedtoo.com" (now offline)]
Served in the Korean War. Joined at 19. He served two years on a mine sweeper in Korean waters, as well as being stationed at Port Hueneme in Ventura County, California.
Country music artist, half of Jim and Jesse McReynolds of Grand Ole Opry fame. Born July 9, 1929 in Coeburn, Virginia, Jesse and his brother signed a recording contract with Capitol Records in 1952. That was the same year Jesse was drafted into the Army. He was a jeep driver on Koke-do Island, where he drove Red Cross workers out to troops to deliver doughnuts and coffee every day. He also played in a five-piece band "The Dusty Roads Boys" with another country western artist, Charlie Louvin. He and his brother Jim (a World War II veteran) joined the Grand Ole Opry in 1964. In 1993 the brothers were inducted in the Blue Grass Hall of Fame.
Country music artist, half of Jim and Jesse McReynolds (see above).
Bandleader, pianist and arranger. Born December 21, 1929 in North Plainfield, New Jersey, he graduated from Oberlin Conservatory of Music, Oberlin College in Ohio, in June of 1951. He was drafted into the Army during the Korean War and served in Special Services, Camp Yokohama, Japan, 1952-53. Following was a long career as a pianist for Jimmy "Dancing Shoes" Palmer's band, playing on the Palladium Dance Time TV Show, joining the Orrin Tucker band on the Orrin Tucker Show, playing for Guy Lombardo, playing at the Chaparral Club, playing in Dallas, and much, much more. He died June 25, 2021.
Author of nine well-known books of poetry. Meredith was born January 9, 1919 in New York City and served in the Korean War. He was a 1940 graduate of Princeton and then flew combat missions in the Pacific in World War II. He was a Navy aviator and carrier pilot. After the war he became an associate professor at the University of Hawaii, but in 1952 he reenlisted so he could fly missions in Korea.
Major league baseball player. Born August 2, 1924 in Clovis, California, Lloyd enlisted in the United States Marines in November 1942 under the V-5 Naval Flight Program. He began active duty in the USMC in 1945 at the Opa-Locka base near Miami, Florida. He was discharged in December 1945 as a Lieutenant (jg). He played minor league baseball in 1948 and then debuted in the major leagues in 1949 with the Cincinnati Reds. He was recalled to the USMC in May 1952 and was sent to a Marine base in El Toro, California to learn how to fly a jet. He served eight months in Korea beginning in January 1953 in the 1st Marine Air Wing. He flew 87 combat missions in an F9F Panther Jet and was discharged in September 1953. In 1955 he was purchased by the Chicago White Sox and played one game with them before being purchased by the Chicago Cubs. In 1956 he started his own insurance business, which he operated for 15 years. He then began to train, raise and show horses in California.
Cartoonist and illustrator. Born November 18, 1930 in Texas, Messerli designed the title logo for the television series, The Twilight Zone, and worked as an inker on the Dennis the Menace show. He illustrated for the western series Bonanza, Flintstones and Yogi Bear comic strips, and for Western Publishing/Gold Key Comic Books. He died June 23, 2010 in Fairfield, Connecticut. During the Korean War he served in the US Army.
Gay rights activist and politician. Born May 22, 1930 in Woodmere, New York, Milk was a civil and human rights leader who became one of the first openly gay elected officials in the United States when he won a seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1977. He graduated from New York State College for Teachers in 1951. He then enlisted in the US Navy, where he became a Navy diving officer/instructor. He was discharged in 1955 with the rank of lieutenant junior grade. Milk and San Francisco Mayor George Moscone were assassinated by a disgruntled former city supervisor on November 27, 1978.
Country music singer. Born in Ft. Worth, Texas, Roger Miller was drafted during the Korean War and sent to Ft. McPherson in Atlanta, where he played the fiddle in a Special Services outfit called the Circle A Wranglers. After discharge he headed to Nashville, where he worked as a bellhop until he was hired to play fiddle in Minnie Pearl's road band. In 1965-66 he won 11 Grammy awards. Among his most famous songs were, "Dang Me" and "King of the Road." He died October 25, 1992. He was inducted posthumously into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
Newspaper publisher and owner. Mr. Miller was publisher and owner of The Missourian newspaper. Born in 1929 in Kansas City, Kansas, he graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1949. He enlisted in the Army in the summer of 1951. After basic training at Camp Chafee, Arkansas, he attended OCS at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma, graduating in December 1952 as a 2nd Lieutenant. He spent two months t training camps in Japan and then volunteered to Korea. In late February 1953 he was assigned to B Battery, 39 FAB, and then E Company, 15th Infantry, 3rd Infantry Division as a forward observer. He spent most of his time in the Chorwan Valley. He returned to the US in October 1953.
Actor in 1960s and 70s in "Route 66" and "Adam 12", two of his best known roles. Drafted in the Spring of 1952 for two years. Served in Special Services at Ft. Ord, California the same time that David Janssen served. Milner directed 20 training films while at Ord and participated in variety shows and plays to entertain the troops. Milner worked on Dragnet radio series and was in six episodes of the Dragnet television series between 1952 and 1955.
Renown blues musician. He was initially trained with the 82nd Airborne as a parachutist and he went to Korea in 1951. The 82nd airborne didn't go there as a complete unit, only some of soldiers were dispatched and became rangers in 2nd, 3rd and 7th Infantry Divisions. Red said he was assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division.
42nd Vice President of the United States (1977-81) and US Senator from Minnesota 1964-76. Born January 5, 1928 in Ceylon, Minnesota, Mondale graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1951. He didn't have enough money to attend law school so he enlisted in the US Army. During the Korean War he served two years stateside at Ft. Knox and was discharged with the rank of corporal. Using the GI Bill, he attended law school and graduated from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1956.
Charles Willard Moore (1925-1993) - American architect who was educated at Michigan & Princeton Universities and who is considered one of the leading post-modernist architects of the United States. He founded the Yale Building Project in 1967 and among his most notable designs were the Beverly Hills Civic Centre, Haas Business School at California University and the Sea Ranch, a planned community in Sonoma County, California. Moore also authored a number of books and he was Dean of Architecture at Yale University 1965-1970. After his death, the Charles W. Moore Foundation was established in Austin, Texas as a living memorial to his life and work. Moore enlisted in the US Army in 1950 and he became a Lieutenant in the Army Engineers, serving in Korea where he worked in Seoul, designing new schools and chapels for refugee and impoverished South Korean civilians. He was discharged in 1954.
Actor, singer, comedian, producer. Born Rudolph Frank Moore on March 17, 1927, in Fort Smith, Arkansas, Rudy was drafted into the Army in 1950 and served in an entertainment unit in Germany. While serving in the Army for 34 months, he adopted the persona "Harlem Hillbilly". He also performed for troops in South Korea and Japan. Following his military service his life was devoted to acting, singing, and other forms of entertainment. He was well-known for creating the comic character "Dolemite". Rudy died on October 19, 2008 in Akron, Ohio.
Olympic Medalist, author, businessman. Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, Moore won swimming competitions (gold medals at intercollegiate championship races and in the 1952 Olympic games held at Helsinki). He was drafted into the Army during the Korean War. Later he became the CEO of Moore Special Tool Company in Bridgeport, Connecticut. He also authored Foundations of Mechanical Accuracy, a text on precision engineering that was translated into seven languages and became a classic reference in the machine tool world. Moore died February 20, 2015.
Pioneering rock 'n' roll guitarist who helped jump-start the singing career of Elvis Presley. Born December 27, 1931 in Gadsden, Tennessee, he enlisted in the Navy, serving from 1948 to 1952. With his band, The Starlite Wranglers, he cut a single record on Sun Records. After that he collaborated with Elvis Presley on the song "That's All Right" and remained a lifelong friend and performer alongside Presley. He was vice president at Fernwood Records and later founder of Independent Producers Corporation. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000.
Actor. Born April 07, 1933 in Honolulu, Hawaii, this native Hawaiian graduated from Kamehameha schools in 1950 and then served six years in the military, including seeing action in the Korean War. From 1959 to 1963 he played security officer Moke on the television series Hawaiian Eye. In 1974 he became a series regular on Hawaii Five-O as Detective Frank Hamana. He made appearances on Magnum P.I., The Brian Keith Show, The Jeffersons, Hart to Hart, Love Boat, and Jake the Fatman. He made television commercials, did charity work, and was president of the Honolulu Boy Choir. Mossman, the son of Douglas and Mary Napahuelua Needham Mossman, died on May 18, 2021.
Physician and inventor. A prolific inventor of life-saving medical devices, Dr. Murphy was born November 11, 2023 in Boston, Massachusetts. He joined the US Public Health Services as a blood transfusion consultant in 1952 and served in the military in the Korean War for two years. Among his inventions was a vinyl blood bag used to replace breakable glass blood bags in the Korean War. He died November 20, 2023 in Coral Gables, Florida.
U.S. Democratic Representative from Pennsylvania. Born June 17, 1932, he died February 8, 2010. Murtha left Washington and Jefferson College in 1952 to join the Marine Corps and was awarded the American Spirit Honor Medal for displaying outstanding leadership qualities during training. He became a drill instructor at Parris Island and was selected for Officer Candidate School (OCS). He was then assigned to the Second Marine Division. Murtha left the Marines in 1955. He remained in the Reserves after his discharge from active duty until he volunteered for service in the Vietnam War, serving from 1966 to 1967, serving as a battalion staff officer, receiving the Bronze Star with Valor, two Purple Hearts, and the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry. He retired from the Marine Corps Reserve as a Colonel in 1990, receiving the Navy Distinguished Service Medal.