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Distinguished Service Order

American  

noun

British Military.
  1. a decoration awarded for distinguished service in action. D.S.O.


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During the Kosovo campaign he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order for leadership.

From BBC • Oct. 15, 2024

He was appointed as a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order for his leadership on operations in Afghanistan in 2007, receiving the honour from the Queen at Buckingham Palace.

From BBC • Oct. 4, 2021

Munro was among those who were awarded the Distinguished Service Order for his part in the attack.

From The Guardian • Aug. 4, 2015

Eton, Oxford and the War, in which he won the Distinguished Service Order, have all set their mark on the brisk new War Minister, Alfred Duff Cooper.

From Time Magazine Archive

Captain Lenox, C.I.E., and Lieutenant Richardson, as officers on whom her Majesty had been graciously pleased to bestow the Distinguished Service Order.

From The Great Amulet by Diver, Maud