Category: Distinguished Service Cross (United States)

Categories: Personal Decorations, US Military Decorations

This category contains profiles of recipients of this award.
Awarded for extraordinary heroism
The Distinguished Service Cross is the second highest military award that can be given to a member of the United States Army (and previously, the United States Army Air Forces), for extreme gallantry and risk of life in actual combat with an armed enemy force. Actions that merit the Distinguished Service Cross must be of such a high degree that they are above those required for all other U.S. combat decorations but do not meet the criteria for the Medal of Honor. The Distinguished Service Cross is equivalent to the Navy Cross (Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard) and the Air Force Cross (Air Force).

The Distinguished Service Cross was first awarded during World War I. In addition, a number of awards were made for actions before World War I. In many cases, these were to soldiers who had received a Certificate of Merit for gallantry which, at the time, was the only other honor for gallantry the Army could award, or recommend a Medal of Honor. Others were belated recognition of actions in the Philippines, on the Mexican Border and during the Boxer Rebellion. The Distinguished Service Cross is distinct from the Distinguished Service Medal, which is awarded to persons in recognition of exceptionally meritorious service to the government of the United States in a duty of great responsibility.

See Wikipedia:Distinguished Service Cross (United_States)

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02 Jan 1917 Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA - 10 Sep 2018 photo

J

13 May 1881 Bern, Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland, Bern, Switzerland - 26 Mar 1941 photo
07 May 1916 South Carolina, United States - 28 Dec 2009
22 Feb 1912 Bowesmont, Pembina, North Dakota, United States - 24 Sep 1983
21 Feb 1920 Lawton, Comanche, Oklahoma, United States - 27 Dec 1998 photo
abt 15 Jul 1892 Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States - 01 Jul 1929 photo
25 May 1874 Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States - 08 Mar 1934 photo
1940s - 2020s Privacy Level: Private with Public Family Tree (Yellow)
24 Apr 1943 Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States - 09 Feb 1968
1891 New Hampshire, United States - 26 Sep 1918

K

20 Apr 1916 Pilsen, Marion County, Kansas, United States - 23 May 1951 photo
01 Dec 1911 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 01 Aug 1943
22 Jul 1919 Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States - 01 Aug 1943
23 Sep 1898 Crockett, Houston County, Texas, United States - 20 Oct 1956 photo
11 Apr 1896 Greenwood, Mississippi, United States - 09 Oct 1918 photo
22 Oct 1915 El Reno, Canadian, Oklahoma, United States - 09 Mar 1945 photo
09 Jun 1913 New York City, New York, United States - 23 Jan 1989
13 Dec 1897 Waukon, Allamakee, Iowa, United States - 03 Oct 1918
23 Dec 1872 Fort Myer Heights, Arlington County, Virginia, USA - 12 Nov 1963
29 Jan 1919 Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States - 29 Dec 2005
13 Mar 1896 Pea Ridge, Benton, Arkansas, United States - 01 Feb 1920 photo
23 Dec 1904 Bolivar, Polk, Missouri, United States - 20 Nov 1989
28 Dec 1892 Plotsk, Poland - 04 Nov 1953 photo
07 Jun 1922 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 01 Aug 1943

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1909 - 01 Aug 1943
13 Nov 1892 Archbold, Fulton, Ohio, United States - 11 Nov 1918 photo
03 May 1912 Coleman, Texas, United States - 07 Mar 1945
22 Nov 1919 Waynesboro, Wayne, Mississippi, United States - 04 Aug 2016
06 Mar 1899 Flanagan, Livingston, Illinois, United States - 15 Sep 1918
10 Oct 1895 Collinwood, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States - 03 Oct 1944
03 Jun 1921 Smokey Junction, Scott County, Tennessee, USA - 10 Apr 1992
13 Mar 1897 Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, United States - 13 Mar 1919
25 Jul 1895 Person County, North Carolina, USA - 01 Nov 1972 photo

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26 Jan 1880 Arsenal Barracks, Little Rock, Arkansas - 05 Apr 1964 photo
18 Jun 1891 West Townsend, Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States - 15 Jul 1918
12 Jun 1896 Houghton, Michigan, United States - 23 Sep 1991 photo
17 Mar 1894 St. Louis, Missouri, United States - 29 May 1960 photo
14 Oct 1895 Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States - 14 Oct 1918
30 Apr 1901 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - 31 Dec 1972
25 Nov 1921 Marinette, Marinette, Wisconsin, United States - 03 Jan 1999
14 Dec 1888 Duluth, St. Louis, Minnesota, United States - 21 Sep 1966 photo
03 Jul 1898 Washington, District of Columbia, United States - 11 Aug 1975 photo
15 Apr 1910 New York - 01 Dec 1944 photo
11 Oct 1920 Branson, Taney, Missouri, United States - 04 May 2004
29 Oct 1919 The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States - 22 May 2010
23 Mar 1873 Buck Valley, Union Township, Fulton, Pennsylvania, United States - 24 Oct 1918
23 Oct 1920 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States - 03 Aug 1943
12 Sep 1894 Lake Preston, Kingsbury, South Dakota, United States - 12 Sep 1974
02 Dec 1914 Elizabethton, Carter, Tennessee, United States - 09 Jun 1944 photo
1910s - 1990s Privacy Level: Private (Red)
abt 28 Dec 1888 Greenville, Bond, Illinois, United States - 21 Jan 1952
03 Apr 1919 Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States - 02 Dec 1975 photo
12 Jul 1913 Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States - 16 Aug 2007
20 Sep 1918 Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States - 04 Aug 1986
29 Dec 1915 Schofield Barracks, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States - 24 Aug 2010
22 Feb 1947 Bronx, New York, United States - 21 Mar 1967
29 Dec 1879 Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France - 19 Feb 1936 photo

M cont.

10 Mar 1920 Buffalo, Harper, Oklahoma, United States - 01 Aug 1943
23 Apr 1931 Hibbard, Madison, Idaho, United States - 12 Jun 1952
13 Feb 1922 Bardstown, Nelson County, Kentucky - 10 Feb 2017
25 Sep 1887 Reading, Pennsylvania, United States - 19 Jan 1980 photo
25 Jan 1915 Moultrie, Illinois, United States - 02 Dec 1965 photo
20 Jun 1925 Kingston, Hunt, Texas, United States - 28 May 1971 photo

N

26 Sep 1929 Corozal, Puerto Rico - 29 Mar 1996
03 Mar 1894 Defiance, Defiance County, Ohio, United States - 09 Jan 1949 photo
11 Jul 1937 Rocky Mount, Nash, North Carolina, United States of America - 05 Jun 1966
17 Feb 1891 Charlestown, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 25 Sep 1918 photo
21 Feb 1919 Fresno, Fresno, California, United States - 15 Nov 1944 photo

O

22 Nov 1943 Poston, Pinal, Arizona, United States - 27 Sep 2020
16 Sep 1988 New Dorp, Richmond, New York, United States - 28 Aug 2013
07 Sep 1920 Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii Territory, United States - 17 Oct 1944
02 Apr 1927 Andrews, Georgetown, South Carolina, United States - 25 Mar 2013
18 Aug 1889 Union Point, Georgia - 01 Nov 1918 photo

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11 Oct 1890 - 05 Nov 1951
01 Jul 1924 Portsmouth, Portsmouth City, Virginia, USA - 07 Dec 2012
07 Jul 1900 Winchendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States - 07 Sep 1990 photo
11 Nov 1885 San Gabriel, Los Angeles, California, United States - 21 Dec 1945 photo
24 Dec 1923 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 27 Jun 2004 photo
15 Mar 1871 District of Columbia, United States - 19 Jul 1946
1930s Privacy Level: Private with Public Biography and Family Tree (Yellow) photo
25 Sep 1916 Washington, District of Columbia, United States - 06 Aug 1943
abt 15 May 1887 Lincoln, Lincoln, Kansas, United States - Jul 1931
13 Sep 1860 Laclede, Missouri, United States - 15 Jul 1948 photo
17 Sep 1889 Charlottetown, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada - 13 Nov 1942 photo
10 Aug 1920 Salmon, Lemhi, Idaho, United States - 28 Jan 1990 photo
14 Aug 1898 Eastonville, El Paso, Colorado, United States - 09 Oct 1983 photo
01 Oct 1919 Crittenden, Kentucky, United States - 03 Apr 2006
1910 New York, United States - 16 Mar 1945
19 Jun 1896 Rifle, Garfield, Colorado, United States - 15 Oct 1967
07 Aug 1910 Ohio, United States - 03 Feb 1943 photo
29 Jan 1922 Apache, Caddo, Oklahoma, United States - 07 Nov 1967
29 Jul 1891 Fordyce, Dallas, Arkansas, United States - 10 Aug 1963 photo
24 May 1913 Henderson, Kentucky, United States - 23 Jun 1984
05 Oct 1893 Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States - 26 Mar 1970 photo
Living Puckett
26 Jun 1898 West Point, King William County, Virginia, USA - 11 Oct 1971 photo

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09 Sep 1894 Weeping Water, Cass, Nebraska, United States of America - 30 Dec 1942 photo
23 May 1923 Skowhegan, Somerset County, Maine, USA - 24 Apr 2017
18 Sep 1905 Hobart, Tasmania, Australia - 29 Jun 1992
05 Jan 1920 San Francisco, California, United States - 07 Mar 1966
21 Nov 1887 Japan, Franklin, Missouri, United States - 25 Jun 1954
24 May 1915 Virginia, St. Louis, Minnesota, United States - 06 Jun 1944
25 Dec 1892 De Valls Bluff, Prairie, Arkansas, United States - 26 Apr 1937
08 Oct 1890 Columbus, Ohio - 23 Jul 1973 photo
03 Mar 1895 Fort Monroe, Elizabeth City, Virginia, United States - 26 Jul 1993 photo
03 Oct 1919 White Post, Clarke, Virginia, United States - 23 Jan 1977 photo
13 Sep 1887 Oyster Bay, Nassau, New York, United States of America - 12 Jul 1944 photo
26 Nov 1899 Middleton, Connecticut, USA - 30 Mar 1945 photo
16 Jan 1892 Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States - 17 Aug 1960 photo

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02 Apr 1913 Christopher, Franklin, Illinois, United States - 07 Mar 1945 photo
09 May 1948 Nashua, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States - 23 May 1969 photo
20 Jun 1919 Castle Dale, Emery County, Utah, United States - 25 Nov 2003
11 Jan 1898 Jefferson County, Kansas, United States - 29 Sep 1918 photo

S cont.

14 Jun 1879 New Jersey, United States - 15 May 1950 photo
19 Dec 1879 Marion County, Indiana, United States - 26 Jun 1953 photo
10 Feb 1896 Norfolk, Virginia, United States - 06 Aug 1990 photo
22 Sep 1896 Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States - 14 Aug 1985 photo
1919 Massachusetts, United States - 30 Jul 1944 photo
09 May 1917 Emmons, Freeborn, Minnesota, United States - 18 Nov 2010
22 Jan 1919 Big Spring, Howard, Texas, United States - 18 Mar 1988
03 Oct 1921 - 01 Aug 1943
26 Oct 1893 Menard, Texas, United States - 25 Dec 1977 photo
15 Feb 1920 Camden, Ouachita, Arkansas, United States - 02 Mar 2018
21 Mar 1915 South Dakota, United States - 27 Apr 1994
21 Aug 1899 Toppenish, Yakima, Washington, United States - 03 Jan 1980 photo
04 Jul 1883 Manhattan, New York County, New York, United States - 09 Jun 1939
25 Jun 1874 Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, United States - 28 Nov 1943
26 Mar 1892 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 12 Oct 1918 photo
15 Aug 1879 Miffintown, Lycoming, PA - 11 May 1969 photo
11 Jul 1915 Knox City, Knox, Texas, United States - 15 Feb 2012 photo
18 Nov 1917 Benjamin, Utah, Utah, United States - 09 Jan 2016
18 Feb 1895 Memphis, Tennessee - 11 May 1970 photo
28 Jun 1894 Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States - 01 May 1983 photo

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14 Nov 1919 Torrance, Los Angeles, California, United States - 06 Sep 1944 photo
05 Jun 1885 Springfield, Clark, Ohio, United States - 10 Apr 1926
14 Feb 1899 Flat Rock, Illinois, United States - 03 Dec 1969 photo
26 Aug 1901 Keytesville, Missouri, United States - 19 Apr 1987 photo
06 Jan 1934 Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States - 27 Nov 1967
29 Oct 1894 Slater, Missouri, United States - 07 Apr 1984 photo
23 Feb 1915 Quincy, Adams, Illinois, United States - 01 Nov 2007 photo
16 May 1902 Edmond, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States - 09 Jul 1963
03 Dec 1918 Gettysburg, Potter, South Dakota, United States - 14 Oct 1943
26 Dec 1904 Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, United States - 05 Aug 1950
09 Jan 1895 Chatfield, Navarro, Texas, United States - 12 Sep 1965 photo

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05 Nov 1892 Kansas, United States - 22 Oct 1942
28 Jul 1883 West Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States - 29 Nov 1964 photo
20 May 1897 Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States - 31 Jul 1989 photo
28 Feb 1909 Camberwell, Victoria, Australia - 30 Apr 1943 photo
23 Oct 1911 Clinton, Clinton, Iowa, United States - 30 Jun 1982

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23 Aug 1883 Walla Walla, Washington, United States - 02 Sep 1953 photo
May 1892 Alabama, United States - 08 Oct 1918 photo
03 Dec 1889 Belton, Bell, Texas, United States - 23 Dec 1950
24 Apr 1895 Iowa, United States - 24 Oct 1918
04 Nov 1891 Macon, Macon County, Missouri, USA - 04 Feb 1972 photo
18 Jul 1908 Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States - 03 Feb 1943 photo
20 Dec 1906 Baltimore, Maryland, United States - 09 Jan 1989
20 May 1888 Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio, United States - 29 Aug 1967
10 May 1918 Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States - 12 Oct 1954
14 Jun 1920 Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States - 27 Feb 2008
25 Mar 1920 Denton, Denton, Texas, United States - 30 Aug 2011
09 Jun 1920 Radford, Virginia, United States - 01 Aug 1943
23 Sep 1923 Rice, Prince Edward County, Virginia, United States - 10 Jun 2017 photo
21 Jan 1918 New Holland, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States - 02 Jan 2011 photo
11 Jan 1888 Monticello, Drew, Arkansas, United States - 02 Jul 1966 photo
23 Oct 1913 Washington County, Virginia, USA - 30 Jul 1944
05 Jul 1894 Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States - 18 Jul 1918

Y

14 Oct 1895 Roxboro, Person, North Carolina, United States - 27 Jun 1918

Z

12 Aug 1887 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 24 Oct 1918
03 Jun 1918 Le Sueur, Le Sueur County, Minnesota, United States - 09 Apr 1945
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