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 Major General Jan Adams Van Prooyen, United States Army, for exceptionally superior service to the Department of Defense from 1977 to 1978. The distinctive accomplishments of Major General Van Prooyen reflect great credit upon himself, the United States Army, and the Department of Defense.