Basil Embry
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Air Chief Marshal Sir Basil Edward Embry, was a senior Royal Air Force commander. He was Commander-in-Chief of Fighter Command from 1949 to 1953.
Embry (far right), Air Officer Commanding No. 2 Group, with his staff
Embry, at the controls of a Bristol Blenheim, circles over a British tanker on fire and sinking in the English Channel, February 1940
Distinguished Service Order
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The Distinguished Service Order (DSO) is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, as well as formerly of other parts of the Commonwealth, awarded for operational gallantry for highly successful command and leadership during active operations, typically in actual combat. Since 1993 it has been awarded specifically for "highly successful command and leadership during active operations", with all ranks being eligible. It is a level 2A decoration (order) in the British system of military decorations.
Obverse and reverse, reign of George V
Image: Distinguished Service Order badge (United Kingdom) Tallinn Museum of Orders
Major Marie-Edmond Paul Garneau, of the Royal 22e Régiment, with the DSO he received for "gallant and distinguished services in the combined attack on Dieppe" after his investiture at Buckingham Palace in October 1942