Category: Meritorious Service Medal (United States)

Categories: Personal Decorations, US Military Decorations

This category contains profiles of recipients of this award.

The Meritorious Service Medal is a military award presented to members of the US Armed Forces who have distinguished themselves by outstanding meritorious achievement or service to the USA subsequent to 16 January 1969. Generally the services rendered must be comparable to that required for the Legion of Merit but in a duty of lesser, though considerable, responsibility.


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Person Profiles (148)

A

29 May 1977 Alameda, California, United States - 19 Aug 2002
03 Dec 1932 New York, United States - 20 Jan 2012 photo
Living Allen photo
07 Sep 1939 Richmond, Virginia, United States - 06 Aug 2015 Privacy Level: Public (Green) photo
25 Dec 1959 Plattsburgh, Clinton, New York, United States - 01 Feb 2003 photo
21 Apr 1879 Henderson, Kentucky, United States - 09 Sep 1947 photo
1920s - 2010s Privacy Level: Private with Public Biography and Family Tree (Yellow) photo

B

10 Feb 1933 Cumming, Forsyth, Georgia, United States - 06 Dec 1997 Privacy Level: Public (Green) photo
30 Sep 1946 Huntington, Suffolk, New York, United States - 29 Jan 2009 Privacy Level: Public (Green) photo
14 Oct 1940 Cherokee, Alfalfa, Oklahoma, United States - 21 Feb 2016
1930s - 2010s Privacy Level: Private with Public Biography and Family Tree (Yellow) photo
15 Jun 1919 Edinburg, Mississippi, USA - 02 Mar 2012 photo
09 Sep 1946 Bremerhaven, Bremerhaven, Bremen, Germany - 11 Feb 2002 Privacy Level: Public (Green) photo
1940s Privacy Level: Private with Public Biography and Family Tree (Yellow) photo Active member95407
22 Jan 1929 Atlanta, Georgia, United States - 13 Jun 1994 photo
05 Aug 1935 Cuero, DeWitt County, Texas, USA - 29 Nov 1998 photo
19 May 1927 Newton Falls, Trumbull, Ohio, United States - 18 May 2016 photo
1960s - 2000s Privacy Level: Private with Public Biography and Family Tree (Yellow)
06 Nov 1938 Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States - 09 Oct 2015 Privacy Level: Public (Green) photo
28 Nov 1932 Lake City, Wabasha, Minnesota, United States - 09 Nov 2007 Privacy Level: Public (Green) photo
19 Apr 1938 Bryan, Wise, Texas, United States - 12 Dec 1985
21 Jun 1923 Arlington, Riverside, California, United States - 02 May 1977
23 Dec 1937 New York City, New York, United States - 17 Aug 2023 photo
10 Jun 1926 Flint, Genesee, Michigan, United States - 21 May 2009 Privacy Level: Public (Green) photo
23 Apr 1959 Fort Benning, Chattahoochee, Georgia, United States - 12 Oct 2006
12 Jun 1936 Macon, Georgia, United States - 13 Nov 2014
1940s Privacy Level: Private with Public Biography and Family Tree (Yellow) photo
12 Sep 1909 Norwood, East Feliciana, Louisiana, United States - 05 Jan 2022 photo
16 Apr 1956 Arlington, Virginia, United States - 01 Feb 2003 photo
06 Sep 1940 Tennessee - 13 Jan 2014
03 Sep 1932 San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States - 13 Apr 2010 Privacy Level: Public (Green) photo
22 Jan 1925 Indianola, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, United States - 04 Aug 2007

C

27 May 1939 Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States - 03 Sep 2002 Privacy Level: Public (Green) photo
06 Jul 1941 San Lorenzo, Alameda, California, United States - 07 Aug 1999 Privacy Level: Public (Green) photo
18 Apr 1919 North Carolina, United States - 18 Jul 2009 photo
15 Aug 1947 Macon, Bibb, Georgia, United States - 05 Apr 1991 photo
02 Aug 1943 Royston, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom - 29 Jul 2014 Privacy Level: Public (Green) photo
24 Mar 1928 Nansemond County (now Suffolk), Virginia, United States - 16 Feb 2016 Privacy Level: Public (Green) photo
03 Dec 1924 Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States - 10 Jun 2011 photo
1940s - 2000s Privacy Level: Private with Public Biography and Family Tree (Yellow) photo
08 Apr 1934 Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States - 30 May 2013 Privacy Level: Public (Green) photo

C cont.

1970s Privacy Level: Private (Red) Active member28
1940s Privacy Level: Private (Red) Active member2859
10 Jul 1931 New York City, New York, United States - 24 Mar 2017 photo
Living Crawford photo
13 May 1959 United States - 19 Sep 1998
23 Nov 1940 Fort Knox, Hardin, Kentucky, United States - 26 Sep 2015 Privacy Level: Public (Green) photo

D

24 May 1926 Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States - 17 Jun 2012 photo
29 Jun 1934 Clay, Iowa, United States - 14 Dec 1987
30 Jan 1934 Saugerties, Ulster, New York, United States - 25 Jan 2024 photo
05 Jul 1931 Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States - 25 Feb 2012

E

1930s - 2020s Privacy Level: Private with Public Biography (Orange) photo
1920s - 2020s Privacy Level: Private with Public Biography and Family Tree (Yellow) photo
1950s - 2010s Privacy Level: Private with Public Biography and Family Tree (Yellow) photo

F

1930 Paulsboro, Gloucester, New Jersey, United States - 17 Jun 2016 photo
02 Jul 1920 Provo, Utah, Utah, United States - 13 Jun 2011

G

10 Jul 1941 Warren, Macomb, Michigan, United States - 21 Jul 1999 photo
10 Sep 1936 Montgomery, Ohio, USA - 10 Jun 2024
Living Goodell photo
30 Aug 1960 Lincoln, Penobscot, Maine, USA - 03 Oct 1993 photo
1970s Privacy Level: Private with Public Biography and Family Tree (Yellow) photo Active member470

H

06 Jan 1923 Jeannette, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States - 25 Sep 1985 Privacy Level: Public (Green) photo
21 Nov 1933 Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States - 17 Jul 2014 photo
27 Mar 1934 Surry County, North Carolina, United States - 12 May 2019 Privacy Level: Public (Green) photo
05 Dec 1910 Crystal, Aroostook, Maine, United States - 23 Apr 1979
1950s Privacy Level: Private with Public Biography and Family Tree (Yellow) photo
1920s - 2000s Privacy Level: Private with Public Biography and Family Tree (Yellow) photo
01 Dec 1932 Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States - 24 Jul 2008 photo
29 Jul 1933 Sturgis, Union County, Kentucky, United States - 22 Mar 2013
12 Jul 1957 Amarillo, Potter, Texas, United States - 01 Feb 2003 photo

J

11 Feb 1920 Pensacola, Escambia, Florida, USA - 25 Feb 1978 photo
12 Jun 1935 Hope, Hempstead, Arkansas, United States - 13 Jan 2022 photo
11 Oct 1930 San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States - 27 May 2020 photo

K

1920s - 2020s Privacy Level: Private with Public Family Tree (Yellow)
17 Dec 1929 Shattuck, Ellis, Oklahoma, United States - 17 Oct 2022 photo
11 Jul 1933 Fayetteville, Lincoln, Tennessee, United States - 23 Jun 2013 photo
Living Kennedy photo
19 Feb 1938 Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, United States - 10 Aug 2019 Privacy Level: Public (Green) photo
1950s Privacy Level: Private with Public Biography and Family Tree (Yellow) photo

L

Living Leach photo
Living Lord photo

M

05 Apr 1929 Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States - 06 Oct 2007
29 Aug 1936 Coco Solo Naval Air Station, Panama Canal Zone, United States - 25 Aug 2018 photo
07 Feb 1963 Marshall, Harrison, Texas, United States - 04 May 2020 Privacy Level: Public (Green) photo
Living McDaniel photo
19 Apr 1933 Albany, Linn, Oregon, United States - 18 Jan 2019 Privacy Level: Public (Green) photo

M cont.

17 Oct 1932 New Blaine, Arkansas - 18 Jun 1999 photo
12 May 1924 Palisade, Mesa, Colorado, United States - 03 Nov 2008 photo
07 Feb 1944 Los Angeles, California, USA - 03 Jan 2016 Privacy Level: Public (Green) photo
02 May 1931 Chauncey, Athens, Ohio, United States - 08 Feb 2019 photo
15 Dec 1930 Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States - 29 Aug 2022
06 Oct 1925 Gallup, McKinley, New Mexico, United States - 29 Nov 2022 photo
01 Jun 1934 Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America - 04 May 1987 photo
24 Mar 1934 Rio Linda, Sacramento, California, United States - 09 Jun 2016
24 Apr 1958 Wakefield, Massachusetts - 11 Mar 2016 Privacy Level: Public (Green) photo
09 Dec 1906 New York City, New York, United States - 01 Jan 1992 photo
21 May 1937 Illinois, United States - 20 Oct 2007 photo

N

11 Sep 1981 Middlebury, Addison County, Vermont, USA - 21 Sep 2013 photo
09 Nov 1928 Niles, Trumbull, Ohio, United States - 16 Jun 2007 photo
1950s Privacy Level: Private (Red) photo Active member2577

O

01 Feb 1970 Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, United States - 03 Jan 2008
24 Jun 1946 Kealakekua, Hawaii, Hawaii Territory, United States - 28 Jan 1986 photo
14 Jul 1936 Lorain, Lorain, Ohio, United States - 22 Mar 1996 photo

P

05 May 1913 Suwannee Springs, Florida United States - 02 Oct 2002
02 Mar 1932 Topeka, Shawnee Co, Kansas, USA - 25 Aug 2015 photo
30 Aug 1930 Lake City, Craighead, Arkansas, United States - 18 Oct 1999 photo

R

02 Sep 1930 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 16 Jan 2024 photo
12 Jan 1938 Eudora, Chicot, Arkansas, United States - 15 Nov 2015 photo
16 Jan 1925 Mammoth Spring Township, Fulton, Arkansas, United States - 22 Oct 2013
18 Nov 1929 Myerstown, Pennsylvania, United States - 28 Jun 2009 photo
12 Jul 1929 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 07 Aug 2010 photo
08 Feb 1938 McAllen, Hidalgo, Texas, United States - 21 Apr 1989
09 Dec 1924 Houston, Harris, Texas, United States - 14 Feb 2015 photo
09 Oct 1924 Madison, Somerset, Maine, United States - 18 Mar 1993 photo

S

30 Oct 1931 Glasgow, Valley, Montana, United States - 17 May 2018 Privacy Level: Public (Green) photo
12 Apr 1935 Akron, Summit, Ohio, United States - 15 Oct 2012 photo
22 Aug 1934 Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey, United States - 27 Dec 2012 photo
10 Dec 1927 Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, United States - 19 Mar 2022 photo
05 Jun 1956 Mount Clemens, Macomb, Michigan, United States - 29 Sep 2018 photo
28 Oct 1940 White Plains, Westchester, New York, United States - 25 Jan 2018 photo
1950s Privacy Level: Private with Public Biography and Family Tree (Yellow) photo Active member1367

T

14 Jan 1929 Honolulu, Oahu, Honolulu, Hawaii Territory, United States - 27 Jan 2016
12 Oct 1929 Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, United States - 31 Dec 2009
29 Sep 1943 Clarkston, Washington, United States - 14 Jul 2015
06 Nov 1976 Fremont, Alameda, California, United States - 22 Apr 2004
12 Nov 1937 Fayette, Jefferson, Mississippi, United States - 27 Feb 2024 photo
1930s - 2010s Privacy Level: Private with Public Biography and Family Tree (Yellow) photo

W

22 Sep 1932 New Zealand - 05 Oct 2003
04 Mar 1919 Delta, Delta, Colorado, United States - 16 Oct 2017 photo
21 Jun 1942 Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States - 08 Mar 2018 photo
23 Mar 1932 Coco Solo, Colon, Panama - 16 Sep 2015 Privacy Level: Public (Green) photo
1920s - 2010s Privacy Level: Private with Public Biography and Family Tree (Yellow) photo

Z

11 Sep 1946 Vernon, Yuma, Colorado, United States - 22 Jun 2008 photo




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