Exceptional Service Medallion

"Exceptional Service Medal" redirects here. For the NASA award, see NASA Exceptional Service Medal.

Exceptional Service Medallion
Awarded for	"injury or death resulting from service in an area of hazard."
Country	United States of America
Presented by	Central Intelligence Agency
Eligibility	Employees of the Central Intelligence Agency
Precedence
Next (higher)	Intelligence Commendation Medal
Next (lower)	Hostile Action Service Medal
Related	Purple Heart, Defense of Freedom Medal

The Exceptional Service Medallion (formally known as the Exceptional Service Emblem) is a civilian decoration of the United States government. It is awarded by the Central Intelligence Agency in recognition of "an employee's injury or death resulting from service in a hazardous area."^[1]

Recipients

• John Anthony Celli III^[2]
• John T. Downey
• James A. Rawlings^[3]
• Johnny Micheal Spann

See also

• Awards and decorations of the United States government

References

1. "Remembering CIA's Heroes: Rachel A. Dean Archived 2008-08-13 at the Wayback Machine." 24 July 2008 Central Intelligence Agency.
2. "Remembering CIA's Heroes: John Gregory Anthony Celli, III — Central Intelligence Agency". www.cia.gov. Archived from the original on 2009-01-14.
3. "Remembering CIA's Heroes: James A. Rawlings — Central Intelligence Agency". www.cia.gov. Archived from the original on 2009-02-11.