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Insignia Rank Date
Brigadier General
Colonel
Lieutenant Colonel
Major
Captain
First Lieutenant
Second Lieutenant|


Medal of Honor
Purple Heart Medal Coast Guard Good Conduct Medal American Defense Service Medal
American Campaign Medal Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with one battle star World War II Victory Medal


Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze star
Bronze star
Arrowhead
Silver star
Bronze star
Bronze star
Bronze star
1st Row Distinguished Service Cross
2nd Row Army Distinguished Service Medal Silver Star with Oak Leaf Cluster Legion of Merit with Oak Leaf Cluster Soldier's Medal
3rd Row Bronze Star Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster World War I Victory Medal Army of Occupation of Germany Medal American Defense Service Medal with Base Clasp
4th Row American Campaign Medal Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with one service star European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with eight service stars and Arrowhead device World War II Victory Medal
5th Row Army of Occupation Medal National Defense Service Medal Chevalier of the Legion of Honor (France) French Croix de guerre 1939-1945 with Palm
6th Row Belgian Croix de Guerre with Palm Czechoslovak Order of the White Lion, 3rd Class Czechoslovak War Cross 1939-1945 Soviet Order of the Patriotic War


Distinguished Service Medals

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File:Defense Superior Service Medal ribbon.svg
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File:Navy Distinguished Service Medal ribbon.svg
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Commendation and Achievement Medals

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File:Air_Force_Commendation_Medal_ribbon.svg

File:U.S._Coast_Guard_Commendation_Medal_ribbon.svg


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File:Army_Achievement_Medal_ribbon.svg

File:Navy_and_Marine_Corps_Achievement_Medal_ribbon.svg

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File:Distinguished Service Cross ribbon.svg

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File:Navy Cross ribbon.svg
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File:Silver_Star_Medal_ribbon.svg
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File:Legion_of_Merit_ribbon.svg
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File:Distinguished_Flying_Cross_ribbon.svg

File:Bronze_Star_Medal_ribbon.svg

File:Purple_Heart_ribbon.svg

File:Meritorious_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg

File:Air_Medal_ribbon.svg

Expeditionary Medals

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File:Marine_Corps_Expeditionary_Medal_ribbon.svg

Campaign Medals

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  • File:American_Defense_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg
  • File:Asiatic-Pacific_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg
  • File:European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_ribbon.svg
  • File:World_War_I_Victory_Medal_ribbon.svg
  • File:World_War_II_Victory_Medal_ribbon.svg
  • File:China_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg
  • File:Southwest_Asia_Service_Medal_ribbon_(1991–2016).svg
  • File:Vietnam_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg
  • File:Republic_of_Vietnam_Campaign_Medal_ribbon,_with_60-_clasp.svg
  • File:Vietnam_Gallantry_Cross,_with_palm.svg
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Order of Precedence

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General order of precedence

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The precedence of particular awards will vary slightly among the different branches of service. All awards and decorations may be awarded to any service member unless otherwise designated by name or notation.[1]

Ribbon/award name[2]
Personal decorations
Awarded for "Conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty"

  Medal of Honor

Service cross medals – Awarded for "extraordinary heroism in combat"

  Distinguished Service Cross (Army)

  Navy Cross

  Air Force Cross

  Coast Guard Cross

Distinguished service medals – Awarded for "exceptionally meritorious service in a duty of great responsibility"

  Defense Distinguished Service Medal

  Homeland Security Distinguished Service Medal

  Distinguished Service Medal (Army)

  Navy Distinguished Service Medal

  Distinguished Service Medal (Air and Space Forces)

  Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal

Awarded for "gallantry in action"

  Silver Star Medal

Awarded for "superior or exceptionally meritorious service"

  Defense Superior Service Medal

  Legion of Merit

Awarded for "heroism or extraordinary achievement in aerial flight"

  Distinguished Flying Cross

Medals for non-combat heroism

  Soldier's Medal

  Navy and Marine Corps Medal

  Airman's Medal

  Coast Guard Medal

Awarded for heroism in combat zone or meritorious service in a war zone

  Bronze Star Medal

Awarded for wounds suffered in combatPH

  Purple Heart

Meritorious service and aviation medals

  Defense Meritorious Service Medal

  Meritorious Service Medal

  Air Medal
  Aerial Achievement Medal (Air and Space Forces)
Commendation medals

  Joint Service Commendation Medal

  Army Commendation Medal

  Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal

  Air and Space Commendation Medal

  Coast Guard Commendation Medal

Achievement medals

  Joint Service Achievement Medal

  Army Achievement Medal

  Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal

  Air and Space Achievement Medal

  Coast Guard Achievement Medal

  Commandant's Letter of Commendation (Coast Guard)
Combat action awards

  Navy Combat Action Ribbon

  Combat Action Medal (Air and Space Forces)

  Coast Guard Combat Action Ribbon

Also see: Army combat badges

Unit awards
Presidential Unit Citations

  Presidential Unit Citation (Army)

  Presidential Unit Citation (Navy and Marine Corps)

  Presidential Unit Citation (Air and Space Forces)

  Presidential Unit Citation (Coast Guard)

  Joint Meritorious Unit Award

  DHS Outstanding Unit Award

  Valorous Unit Award (Army)

  Navy Unit Commendation

  Gallant Unit Citation (Air and Space Forces)

  Coast Guard Unit Commendation

Meritorious Unit Commendations

  Army Meritorious Unit Commendation

  Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation

  Meritorious Unit Award (Air and Space Forces)

  Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation

  Coast Guard Meritorious Team Commendation

  Army Superior Unit Award

  Air and Space Outstanding Unit Award

Efficiency Awards

  Navy "E" Ribbon

  Air and Space Organizational Excellence Award

  Coast Guard "E" Ribbon

Service awards
  Prisoner of War Medal
Good conduct medals

  Army Good Conduct Medal

  Navy Good Conduct Medal

  Air Force Good Conduct Medal

  Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal

  Coast Guard Good Conduct Medal

  Combat Readiness Medal (Air and Space Forces)
  Outstanding Airman of the Year Ribbon

  Coast Guard Enlisted Person of the Year Ribbon

  Air and Space Recognition Ribbon
Continued on right column
Ribbon/award name[2]
Campaign and service medals (cont.)
Reserve service medals

  Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal

  Air Reserve Forces Meritorious Service Medal

  Selected Marine Corps Reserve Medal

  Coast Guard Reserve Good Conduct Medal

  Armed Forces Reserve Medal

Expeditionary medals

  Navy Expeditionary Medal

  Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal

General service medals
  National Defense Service Medal
  Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
  Korea Defense Service Medal
  Armed Forces Service Medal
  Humanitarian Service Medal
  Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal
Special service medals
  Antarctica Service Medal
  Coast Guard Arctic Service Medal
  Air and Space Campaign Medal
  Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal
  Remote Combat Effects Campaign Medal
Campaign and Expeditionary / Conflict Service Medals
  Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
  Southwest Asia Service Medal
  Kosovo Campaign Medal
  Afghanistan Campaign Medal
  Iraq Campaign Medal
  Inherent Resolve Campaign Medal
  Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Service and training awards
  Army Sea Duty Ribbon

  Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon

  Coast Guard Sea Service Ribbon

  Naval Reserve Sea Service Ribbon

  Air and Space Expeditionary Service Ribbon

  Navy Arctic Service Ribbon

Overseas service ribbons

  Army Overseas Service Ribbon

  Navy and Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon

  Coast Guard Overseas Service Ribbon

  Air and Space Overseas Short Tour Service Ribbon

  Air and Space Overseas Long Tour Service Ribbon

  Army Reserve Overseas Training Ribbon

  Coast Guard Restricted Duty Ribbon

  Coast Guard Special Operations Service Ribbon

Longevity ribbon

  Air and Space Longevity Service Award

Recruiting service and training service ribbons

  Navy Recruiting Service Ribbon

  Marine Corps Recruiting Ribbon

  Coast Guard Recruiting Service Ribbon

  Navy Accession Training Service Ribbon

  Marine Corps Drill Instructor Ribbon

  Marine Corps Combat Instructor Ribbon

  Developmental Special Duty Ribbon (Air and Space Forces)

Guard ribbons

  Navy Ceremonial Guard Ribbon

  Marine Corps Security Guard Ribbon

Professional development Ribbons

  Army NCO Professional Development Ribbon

  Air Force NCO PME Graduate Ribbon

Basic training honor graduate ribbons

  Navy Basic Military Training Honor Graduate Ribbon

  Air Force Basic Military Training Honor Graduate Ribbon

  Coast Guard Basic Training Honor Graduate Ribbon

Training ribbons

  Army Service Ribbon

  Air and Space Training Ribbon

Marksmanship awards[3][4][5]
  Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon (Air and Space Forces)
Rifle

  Coast Guard Distinguished Marksman Award

  Coast Guard Silver Rifle Excellence-in-Competition Award

  Coast Guard Bronze Rifle Excellence-in-Competition Award

  Navy Expert Rifleman Medal

  Coast Guard Expert Rifleman Medal

  Navy Rifle Marksmanship Ribbon with Sharpshooter Device

  Coast Guard Rifle Marksmanship Ribbon with Sharpshooter Device

  Navy Rifle Marksmanship Ribbon

  Coast Guard Rifle Marksmanship Ribbon

Pistol

  Coast Guard Distinguished Pistol Shot Award

  Coast Guard Silver Pistol Excellence-in-Competition Award

  Coast Guard Bronze Pistol Excellence-in-Competition Award

  Navy Expert Pistol Shot Medal

  Coast Guard Expert Pistol Shot Medal

  Navy Pistol Marksmanship Ribbon with Sharpshooter Device

  Coast Guard Pistol Marksmanship Ribbon with Sharpshooter Device

  Navy Pistol Marksmanship Ribbon

  Coast Guard Pistol Marksmanship Ribbon

Note: ^ The precedence of the Purple Heart was immediately before the Good Conduct Medals until changed to its current precedence in 1985.

Inactive and obsolete awards

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U.S. military personnel having received these awards have participated within these areas of combat/conflict during the time these awards were given to U.S. service members. Such awards have since been discontinued or are no longer applicable in terms of receiving these commendations.

Ribbon/award name
Personal decorations
  Certificate of Merit Medal
  Marine Corps Brevet Medal
  Specially Meritorious Service Medal
  Reserve Special Commendation Ribbon
  Army Wound Ribbon
Department of Transportation military awards
  Transportation Distinguished Service Medal
  Secretary of Transportation Outstanding Unit Award
  Coast Guard Bicentennial Unit Commendation
19th and early 20th century Commemorative Medals
  West Indies Naval Campaign Medal (Sampson Medal)
  Battle of Manila Bay Medal (Dewey Medal)
  United States Antarctic Expedition Medal
19th and early 20th century Campaign Medals
  Civil War Campaign Medal
  Indian Campaign Medal
  China Campaign Medal (Army)

  China Relief Expedition Medal (Navy)

Spanish–American War campaign and occupation medals
  Spanish Campaign Medal
  West Indies Campaign Medal
  Spanish War Service Medal
  Army of Cuban Occupation Medal
  Cuban Pacification Medal (Army)

  Cuban Pacification Medal (Navy)

  Army of Puerto Rican Occupation Medal
Philippine–American War campaign medals
  Philippine Campaign Medal
  Philippine Congressional Medal
Navy & Marine Corps expedition medals
  Nicaraguan Campaign Medal (1912)
  Haitian Campaign Medal (1915 & 1920–1921)
  Dominican Campaign Medal (1916)
  Nicaraguan Campaign Medal (1926-1930)
  Yangtze Service Medal
Ribbon/award name
World War I and Pre-World War I service medals
  Mexican Service Medal
  Mexican Border Service Medal
  World War I Victory Medal
  Army of Occupation of Germany Medal
World War II and Pre-World War II service medals
  China Service Medal
  American Defense Service Medal
  Women's Army Corps Service Medal
  American Campaign Medal
  Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
  European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
  World War II Victory Medal
Post World War II, Cold War Service, Occupation Medals
  Medal for Humane Action
  Army of Occupation Medal

  Navy Occupation Service Medal

  Korean Service Medal
  Vietnam Service Medal
Service and training awards
  Naval Reserve Medal
  Marine Corps Reserve Ribbon
  Fleet Marine Force Ribbon
  Naval Reserve Meritorious Service Medal
  Air Force Military Training Instructor Ribbon
  Air Force Recruiter Ribbon
Marksmanship
  Navy Distinguished Marksman and Pistol Shot Ribbon
  Navy Distinguished Marksman Ribbon
  Navy Distinguished Pistol Shot Ribbon

Discontinued or proposed

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The following decorations were designed for issuance with an approved medal, but were either never officially approved for presentation or were discontinued before a first award could be made.

Ribbon/award name
Personal decorations
  Distinguished Warfare Medal
Combat service decorations
  Combat Recognition Ribbon
Ribbon/award name
General service award
  Cold War Victory Medal

Single service awards

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Single service awards were official military decorations created as one time awards to recognize a single event. The first such single service award was issued during the Spanish–American War by the Revenue Cutter Service to honor the actions of the vessel USRC Hudson during the Battle of Cárdenas. The last single service award was issued in 1960 when Congress authorized the awarding of the Four Chaplains' Medal recognizing the Four Chaplains who died together during World War II.[6] There have been no single service awards issued since by the U.S. military, mainly due to the decline and complications of awarding commemorative service medals.

Ribbon/award name
Personal valor decorations
  Four Chaplains' Medal
Personal commemorative decorations
  Cardenas Medal of Honor
  NC-4 Medal
Ribbon/award name
Exploratory commemorative decorations
  Peary Polar Expedition Medal
  Byrd Antarctic Expedition Medal
  Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition Medal

Unofficial decorations

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Unofficial decorations are those military awards created and issued by local commanders. In most cases, unofficial awards were designed to commemorate a specific battle or engagement of a commander's unit. The most well known unofficial awards were issued during the American Civil War.

Ribbon/award name
Civil War decorations
Kearny Cross
Kearny Medal
Butler Medal
Gillmore Medal
Ribbon/award name
Research decorations
  Walter Reed Medal

After the Civil War, stricter military regulations prohibited local commanders from issuing awards and the practice had fallen into disuse by the 20th century. Even so, the Department of Defense has stated that large numbers of unofficial medals were privately issued to members of the Armed Forces of the United States for many years after the Civil War, mostly to commemorate specific battles, events, or as private veteran memorabilia.[7] One of the more well known is the Walter Reed Medal (recognized today as a Congressional Gold Medal), awarded for exploratory scientific achievement in the field of malaria treatment. While presented as a gold medallion, members of the military were reported to wear a red ribbon on their uniforms to denote the decoration.

  1. ^ "Nimber 1348.33, Volume 3" (PDF). Defense Technical Information Center. United States Department of Defense. 31 October 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  2. ^ a b http://www.homeofheroes.com/medals/1_precedence.html Archived 16 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 24 February 2008.
  3. ^ OPNAVINST 3591.1F, Small Arms Training and Qualification Archived 22 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Chief of Naval Operations, dated 12 August 2009, last accessed 5 May 2013
  4. ^ "COMDTINST M1650.25D, Medals and Awards Manual, U.S. Coast Guard, dated May 2008, last accessed 5 May 2013" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 December 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  5. ^ "U.S. Coast Guard Uniform Regulations, dated March 2012, last accessed 5 May 2013" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 March 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  6. ^ "The Institute of Heraldry – Army Chaplain Medal of Valor". Archived from the original on 1 February 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  7. ^ Price, James S. (2011). The Battle of New Market Heights: freedom Will Be Theirs by the Sword. Charleston, SC: The History Press. p. 87. ISBN 978-1-60949-038-6.