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)

Not to be confused with Category: Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom) or Category: Distinguished Service Cross (Australia)

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Person Profiles (317)

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Stanley Sadaj 02 Apr 1913 Christopher, Franklin, Illinois, United States - 07 Mar 1945

Robert Scibilia 09 May 1948 Nashua, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States - 23 May 1969

Ralph Searle 20 Jun 1919 Castle Dale, Emery County, Utah, United States - 25 Nov 2003

Lewis Segraves 11 Jan 1898 Jefferson County, Kansas, United States - 29 Sep 1918

George Selby 14 Jun 1879 New Jersey, United States - 15 May 1950

Maurice Shearer 19 Dec 1879 Marion County, Indiana, United States - 26 Jun 1953

Lemuel Shepherd 10 Feb 1896 Norfolk, Virginia, United States - 06 Aug 1990

Merwin Silverthorn 22 Sep 1896 Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States - 14 Aug 1985

Naubert Simard 1919 Massachusetts, United States - 30 Jul 1944

Sylvester Singlestad 09 May 1917 Emmons, Freeborn, Minnesota, United States - 18 Nov 2010

Edmond Smith 22 Jan 1919 Big Spring, Howard, Texas, United States - 18 Mar 1988

Mack Smith 03 Oct 1921 - 01 Aug 1943

Oliver Smith 26 Oct 1893 Menard, Texas, United States - 25 Dec 1977

Solie (Soloman) Kendall 15 Feb 1920 Camden, Ouachita, Arkansas, United States - 02 Mar 2018

George Soumas 21 Mar 1915 South Dakota, United States - 27 Apr 1994

Ernest Spencer 21 Aug 1899 Toppenish, Yakima, Washington, United States - 03 Jan 1980

Lorillard Spencer 04 Jul 1883 Manhattan, New York County, New York, United States - 09 Jun 1939

Marcellus Spinks 25 Jun 1874 Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, United States - 28 Nov 1943

Otto Staeheli 26 Mar 1892 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 12 Oct 1918

Jane Stambaugh 15 Aug 1879 Miffintown, Lycoming, PA - 11 May 1969

Paul Stanley 11 Jul 1915 Knox City, Knox, Texas, United States - 15 Feb 2012

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Walter Stewart 18 Nov 1917 Benjamin, Utah, Utah, United States - 09 Jan 2016

William Stovall 18 Feb 1895 Memphis, Tennessee - 11 May 1970

Arthur Struble 28 Jun 1894 Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States - 01 May 1983

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Ted Tanouye 14 Nov 1919 Torrance, Los Angeles, California, United States - 06 Sep 1944

Robert Tavenner 05 Jun 1885 Springfield, Clark, Ohio, United States - 10 Apr 1926

George Taylor 14 Feb 1899 Flat Rock, Illinois, United States - 03 Dec 1969

Maxwell Taylor 26 Aug 1901 Keytesville, Missouri, United States - 19 Apr 1987

Samuel Theriault 06 Jan 1934 Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States - 27 Nov 1967

Gerald Thomas 29 Oct 1894 Slater, Missouri, United States - 07 Apr 1984

Paul Tibbets 23 Feb 1915 Quincy, Adams, Illinois, United States - 01 Nov 2007

Charles Tool 16 May 1902 Edmond, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States - 09 Jul 1963

Winston Toomey 03 Dec 1918 Gettysburg, Potter, South Dakota, United States - 14 Oct 1943

Robert Travis 26 Dec 1904 Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, United States - 05 Aug 1950

Lucian Truscott 09 Jan 1895 Chatfield, Navarro, Texas, United States - 12 Sep 1965

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Isaac Valley 05 Nov 1892 Kansas, United States - 22 Oct 1942

Clarence Van Allen 28 Jul 1883 West Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States - 29 Nov 1964

George Vaughn 20 May 1897 Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States - 31 Jul 1989

Leigh Vial 28 Feb 1909 Camberwell, Victoria, Australia - 30 Apr 1943

Russell Volckman 23 Oct 1911 Clinton, Clinton, Iowa, United States - 30 Jun 1982

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Jonathan Wainwright 23 Aug 1883 Walla Walla, Washington, United States - 02 Sep 1953

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Bergen Waldrop May 1892 Alabama, United States - 08 Oct 1918

Walton Walker 03 Dec 1889 Belton, Bell, Texas, United States - 23 Dec 1950

Earl Wall 24 Apr 1895 Iowa, United States - 24 Oct 1918

Orlando Ward 04 Nov 1891 Macon, Macon County, Missouri, USA - 04 Feb 1972

John Washington 18 Jul 1908 Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States - 03 Feb 1943

John Waters 20 Dec 1906 Baltimore, Maryland, United States - 09 Jan 1989

James Weaver 20 May 1888 Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio, United States - 29 Aug 1967

George Welch 10 May 1918 Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States - 12 Oct 1954

Norman Whalen 14 Jun 1920 Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States - 27 Feb 2008

William Whitson 25 Mar 1920 Denton, Denton, Texas, United States - 30 Aug 2011

Avis Wilson 09 Jun 1920 Radford, Virginia, United States - 01 Aug 1943

Samuel Wilson 23 Sep 1923 Rice, Prince Edward County, Virginia, United States - 10 Jun 2017

Richard Winters 21 Jan 1918 New Holland, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States - 02 Jan 2011

John Wood 11 Jan 1888 Monticello, Drew, Arkansas, United States - 02 Jul 1966

Everett Worley 23 Oct 1913 Washington County, Virginia, USA - 30 Jul 1944

Henry Worthington 05 Jul 1894 Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States - 18 Jul 1918

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

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Randolph Zane 12 Aug 1887 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 24 Oct 1918

Stanley Ziebarth 03 Jun 1918 Le Sueur, Le Sueur County, Minnesota, United States - 09 Apr 1945

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