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Distinguished Conduct Medal

American  

noun

British Military.
  1. a decoration awarded for distinguished conduct in operations in the field against an enemy. D.C.M.


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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

George McLean received the Distinguished Conduct Medal in recognition of the performance of a feat which was an extraordinary one even for the great war.

From The Drama of the Forests Romance and Adventure by Heming, Arthur Henry Howard

He was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal by the British.

From The History of the American Expedition Fighting the Bolsheviki Campaigning in North Russia 1918-1919 by Jahns, Lewis E.

"I see that Fred Carson of Lowbridge has been awarded a Distinguished Conduct Medal," remarked the doctor, over his local paper.

From Rilla of Ingleside by Montgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud)

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