be mentioned in dispatches
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbe mentioned in dispatchesbe mentioned in dispatchesBritish EnglishMENTION to have your name on an official list of people who have been brave in battle, as an honour → mentionExamples from the Corpusbe mentioned in dispatches• When the corps was disbanded it was mentioned in dispatches and Gandhi and several comrades were awarded the War Medal.