Distinguished Conduct Medal
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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There are only four indigenous Australian men known to have received the Distinguished Conduct Medal, an award considered second only to the Victoria Cross.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2015
He was twice awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal of the British Empire, wears the Croix de Guerre with Palms, of France, the Cross of St. George, of Russia.
From Time Magazine Archive
Easton had been Sergeant of the Highlanders stretcher bearers since his predecessor had been killed when recovering wounded, and he himself had won the Distinguished Conduct Medal for a fine piece of work in France.
From With a Highland Regiment in Mesopotamia 1916—1917 by Anonymous
"He has got the Distinguished Conduct Medal," Mervin whispered.
From The Red Horizon by MacGill, Patrick
Boy Buggins passed, via an industrial training ship, into the Royal Navy, and earned the Distinguished Conduct Medal before this particular sing-song had passed out of the minds of those who were present at it.
From A Tall Ship On Other Naval Occasions by Bartimeus
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