Allied Commanders
Decorations
United States
Navy Distinguished Service Medal
| The DSM ranks below the Navy Cross as the third highest decoration for a Navy or Marine members. The US Army and Air Force both have equal medals. |
| Commander | Date | Command | |||
 | R.Adm. | Bristol, Jr., Arthur Le Roy, USN | 1 Jan 1942 | ||
| Cdr. | Browning, Miles Rutherford, USN | |||
| Capt. | Buckmaster, Elliott, USN | USS Yorktown (i) (CV 5) | ||
 | Bunce, Walter Henry, RNR | 1 Jan 1940 | |||
|  | Caird, Harry Williamson, RNVR | 3 Jan 1941 | ||
| Corke, John Bernard, RNVR | 11 Jul 1940 | |||
| Cunningham, James Patrick, RNR | 1 Jan 1940 | |||
| Rear Admiral | Dufek, George John, USN | Aug 1957 | ||
| Capt. | English, Jr., Robert Henry, USN | 1943 | ||
| Gunn, Phillip Leonard, RN | 21 Jan 1916 | |||
| Jones, Geoffrey Holder, RNVR | 1 Jan 1941 | |||
| T/Skr. | Kaiser, Cyril, RNR | 1 Jul 1941 | ||
| | Macleod, Murdo, RNR | 1 Jan 1941 | ||
| T/Lt.Cdr. | McCain, Jr., John Sidney, USN | USS Gunnel (253) | ||
| T/Skr. | McIntosh, Alexander, RNR | 6 May 1941 | ||
| McLeod, Murdo, RNR | 1 Jan 1941 | |||
| Nicholas, William George, RNR | 1 Jan 1940 | |||
| Olivier, Gerard Dacres, RNVR | 16 Aug 1940 | |||
| T/R.Adm. | Rockwell, Francis Warren, USN | 1 Jan 1942 | ||
| Rooke, Gerald Arthur Douglas, RNVR | 16 Aug 1940 | |||
| Shipley, Meldrum Duncan, RNR | 11 Jun 1942 | |||
| Wakefield, Stanley Ronald, RNVR | 11 Jun 1942 | |||
22 commanders listed with this decoration.
Note: This listing is still being compiled and some recipients might be missing.