Under the provisions of Department of Defense 1348.33-M, the Secretary of Defense of the United States of America takes pleasure in awarding the Defense Superior Service Medal to Lieutenant General William Eldrige Odom, United States Army, for exceptionally superior service to the Department of Defense as Director, National Security Agency, from 1985 to 1988. The distinctive accomplishments of Lieutenant General Odom reflect great credit upon himself, the United States Army, and the Department of Defense.





