Under the provisions of Department of Defense 1348.33-M, the Secretary of Defense has awarded the Defense Superior Service Medal to Brigadier General James Franklin Hennessee, United States Army, for exceptionally superior service to the Department of Defense in the Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Department of the Army, from 1986 to 1987. The distinctive accomplishments of Brigadier General Hennessee reflect great credit upon himself, the United States Army, and the Department of Defense.