The Distinguished Sea Service Award is an annual award of the Naval Order of the United States recognizing a recently retired flag or general office of the maritime services of the United States.
History[]
In 1998, Captain John Brasel of the New York Commandery of the Naval Order of the United States proposed that the Order give an annual award "to recognize the exemplary service of a seniot flag officer of one of the maritime services, who is finishing a continuous career of active service." The award is always made in a formal ceremony, preferably during the Naval Order's annual congress. Admiral William J. Crowe, Jr., was the first recipeient in 1990.[1]
Recipients[]
- 1990 Admiral William J. Crowe, Jr., USN
- 1991 General Alfred M. Gray, Jr., USMC
- 1992 Admiral Paul A. Yost, Jr., USCG
- 1993 Admiral Carlisle A.H. Trost, USN
- 1994 Vice Admiral John H. Fetterman, Jr., USN
- 1995 Admiral David E. Jeremiah, USN
- 1996 General Walter E. Boomer, USMC
- 1997 Admiral Stanley R. Arthur, USN
- 1998 Admiral Leighton W. Smith, USN
- 1999 Admiral Robert E. Kramek, USCG
- 2000 Admiral Joseph W. Prueher, USN
- 2001 General Anthony C. Zinni, USMC
- 2002 Admiral Archie Clemins, USN
- 2003 Admiral James Loy, USCG
- 2004 Admiral Robert J. Natter, USN
- 2005 Admiral James O. Ellis, USN
- 2006 Admiral Vern Clark, USN
- 2007 Admiral Thomas Fargo, USN
- 2008 General James L. Jones, USMC
- 2009 Admiral William J. Fallon, USN
- 2010 General Peter Pace, USMC
- 2011 Admiral Thad W. Allen, USCG
- 2012 Admiral Michael Mullen, USN
References[]
- ↑ John C. Rice, Jr., Naval Order of the United States: Past-Present-Future. (Paduchah, KY: Turner Publishing Company, 2003), p. 17.
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