Air Force Distinguished Service Medal (Boxed)

The Air Force Distinguished Service Medal (DSM  AFDSM) was designed by Frank Alston of the Institute of Heraldry. The sunburst design is one of the most striking examples of the medalist's art and is a radical departure from the designs used in the Distinguished Service Medals of the other services. 

The obverse design has a sunburst of thirteen gold rays separated by thirteen white enameled stars, with a semiprecious blue stone in the center. The ribbon has a wide center stripe of white flanked on either side by a thin stripe of old gold, a wide stripe of ultramarine blue and a narrow stripe of old gold at the edges.


Heraldry Approved Manufacturer NSN 8455-01-188-5230 or 8455-00-761-3323 or 8455-00-761-7514