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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Creighton Abrams 15 Sep 1914 Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA - 04 Sep 1974

Max Achenbach 29 May 1895 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 08 Oct 1918

William Acheson 23 Dec 1890 La Junta, Otero, Colorado, United States - 14 Oct 1918

Deane Ackers 22 Sep 1893 Abilene, Dickinson, Kansas, United States - 18 Apr 1966

Hugo Adelhelm 17 Dec 1894 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 27 Dec 1963

Paul Alexander 1921 Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, USA - 14 Jun 1944

Robert Alexander 17 Oct 1863 Baltimore, Maryland, United States - 25 Aug 1941

Orton Altig 14 Jan 1923 Denver, Colorado, USA - 06 Apr 1945

Benjamin Alvord 15 May 1860 Vancouver, Clark, Washington, United States - 13 Apr 1927

William Anderson 29 Apr 1918 Illinois, United States - 21 Jan 1944

Flynn Andrew 26 Mar 1896 Denver, Colorado, United States - 02 Jan 1945

Norman Appold 03 Apr 1917 Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States - 17 Mar 2004

Ralph Atkinson 30 Jun 1895 Montgomery, Alabama, United States - 10 Oct 1965

Charles Auer 17 Jul 1894 Grand Ronde, Polk, Oregon, United States - 06 Jun 1918

James Austin 22 Jun 1886 Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States - 09 Oct 1918

Andrew Axton 12 Mar 1897 West Brownsville, Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA - 06 Jun 1918

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Julius Babst 26 May 1878 Naperville, DuPage, Illinois, United States - 04 Oct 1943

Nicky Bacon 25 Nov 1945 Caraway, Craighead, Arkansas, United States - 17 Jul 2010

Paul Baer 05 Jan 1896 Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States - 09 Dec 1930

Royal Baker 27 Nov 1918 Corsicana, Navarro, Texas, United States - 17 Apr 1976

Vernon Baker 17 Dec 1919 Wyoming, United States - 13 Jul 2010

Mandeville Barker 13 Apr 1884 Rochester, New York - Jan 1967

Arthur Barks 14 Nov 1915 Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States - 22 Dec 1943

Robert Barrow 05 Feb 1922 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States - 30 Oct 2008

William Barry 29 Jun 1895 Torreon, Mexico - 02 Jan 1987

Urbane Bass 04 Apr 1880 Richmond, Virginia, United States - 06 Oct 1918

Abraham Baum 29 Mar 1921 Bronx, Bronx, New York, United States - 03 Mar 2013

James Beam 26 Jan 1918 Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States - 17 May 1996

Hiram Bearss 13 Apr 1875 Peru, Miami County, Indiana - 28 Aug 1938

Charles Beckwith 22 Jan 1929 Atlanta, Georgia, United States - 13 Jun 1994

Bernard Bell 29 Dec 1911 Grantsville, Calhoun, West Virginia, United States - 08 Jan 1971

Donald Bennett 09 May 1915 Lakeside, Ohio, United States - 28 Nov 2005

Charles Biddle 13 May 1890 Andalusia, Pennsylvania - 22 Mar 1972

Sidney Bingham 04 May 1915 Douglas, Cochise, Arizona, United States - 22 Aug 1993

Alfred Bjornstad 13 Oct 1874 Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States - 04 Nov 1934

Robert Blake 17 Aug 1894 Seattle, Washington - 02 Oct 1983

Thadios Blanton 25 Feb 1919 Windthorst, Archer, Texas, United States - 27 Sep 1961

Henry Bogan 30 Nov 1895 Franklin, Simpson, Kentucky, United States - 29 Aug 1972

Hampton Boggs 17 Aug 1921 Garvin, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States - 31 Jan 1953

Richard Bong 24 Sep 1920 Superior, Douglas, Wisconsin, United States - 06 Aug 1945

Joel Boone 29 Aug 1889 St. Clair. Pennsylvania, USA - 02 Apr 1974

James Braddy 28 Sep 1934 Dublin, Laurens, Georgia, United States - 06 May 2007

William Brandon 24 Jul 1917 Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States - 24 Feb 2007

Artis Breland 08 Feb 1948 Camden, Ouachita, Arkansas, United States - 20 Sep 2007

Lewis Brereton 21 Jun 1890 Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States - 01 Aug 1967

Maurice Britt 29 Jun 1919 Carlisle, Lonoke, Arkansas, United States - 26 Nov 1995

James Broderick 22 Feb 1895 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 01 Jun 1959

Walter Brown 06 Apr 1920 Cooper, Delta, Texas, United States - 01 Aug 1943

John Bulkeley 19 Aug 1911 New York, New York, United States - 06 Apr 1996

William Burdett 03 Feb 1884 Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States - 14 Jan 1944

Clayton Burdue 10 Apr 1924 Boswell, Choctaw, Oklahoma, United States - 30 Oct 1979

Hubert Burns 31 Aug 1922 - 18 Jul 2005

Clovis Byers 05 Nov 1899 Ohio, USA - 13 Dec 1973

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Kenneth Caldwell 16 Aug 1914 Erie, Neosho, Kansas, United States - 07 Jan 1944

Wilma Caldwell 10 Mar 1921 Cameron, Milam County, Texas, USA - 22 Aug 1943

William Cameron 08 Jan 1920 Hanford, Kings, California, United States - 15 Mar 2004

Robert Campbell 28 Mar 1875 Athens, Clarke, Georgia, United States - 02 Jan 1972

Pedro Cano 13 May 1920 Porvenir, General Terán, Nuevo León, México - 24 Jun 1952

Reginald Carpenter 20 Jun 1920 Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States - 14 Aug 1996

Horace Carswell 18 Jul 1916 Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas United States of America - 26 Oct 1944

Hugh Casey 24 Jul 1898 Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA - 30 Aug 1981

Hugh Casey 30 Nov 1925 Kansas, USA - 11 Jan 1952

Joseph Castner 18 Nov 1869 New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA - 08 Jul 1946

Cliffton Cates 31 Aug 1893 Tiptonville, Tennessee, United States - 04 Jun 1970

Grosvenor Cather 12 Aug 1883 Webster, Nebraska, United States - 28 May 1918

Richard Cavazos 31 Jan 1929 Kingsville, Kleberg, Texas, United States - 29 Oct 2017

Eldridge Chapman 20 Nov 1895 Denver, Colorado, United States - 06 Jul 1954

Leroy Chase abt 1889

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William Chase 09 Mar 1895 Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States - 21 Aug 1986

Marcellus Chiles 05 Feb 1895 Eureka Springs, Carroll, Arkansas, United States - 05 Nov 1918

Mark Clark 01 May 1896 Sackets Harbor, Hounsfield, Jefferson, New York, United States - 17 Apr 1984

Keith Compton 09 Dec 1915 Saint Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, United States - 15 Jun 2004

Garlin Conner 02 Jun 1919 Aaron, Clinton County, Kentucky - 05 Nov 1998

Samuel Covert Mar 1893 Perrysville, Ashland County, Ohio, United States - 28 Sep 1918

Lewis (Cunningham) Broadus 24 Jul 1877 Richmond, Virginia, United States - 23 Jun 1961

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Malcolm Dalton 18 Mar 1922 Grant, Wisconsin, United States - 01 Aug 1943

Daniel Daly abt 11 Nov 1873 Glen Cove, Nassau County, New York, United States - 27 Apr 1937

Paul Daly 04 Jul 1891 Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States - 10 Jun 1974

Eugene Daniel 1910s - 1990s

William Darby 09 Feb 1911 Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States - 30 Apr 1945

Dwight Davis 05 Jul 1879 St. Louis, Missouri, United States - 28 Nov 1945

Herman Davis 03 Jan 1888 Big Lake Island, Arkansas, United States - 05 Jan 1923

Francis Dawson 1918 South Carolina, USA - 1998

Alphonse DeCarre 15 Nov 1892 Washington, District of Columbia, United States - 03 May 1977

Jack Dempsey 02 Jun 1921 Fort Smith, Arkansas, USA - 26 Mar 1967

Robert Denig 29 Sep 1884 Clinton, Oneida, New York, USA - 25 Jul 1979

Bryce Denno 20 Dec 1915 Whitestone, Queens County, New York, USA - 01 Nov 2000

John Diehl 12 Dec 1916 San Diego, San Diego, California, United States - 23 Nov 1981

John Dillion 02 Nov 1893 Middletown, Montgomery, Missouri, United States - 11 Jan 1970

Welborn Dolvin 1916 Georgia, United States - 1991

Paul Douglas 23 Apr 1919 Paragould, Greene, Arkansas, United States - 26 Dec 2002

Alexander Drabik 28 Dec 1910 Holland, Lucas, Ohio, United States - 28 Sep 1993

William Dunlap 04 Apr 1923 Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States - 18 Jun 2010

Frederick Durand 15 Feb 1922 - 01 Aug 1943

William Dyess 09 Aug 1916 Albany, Shackelford, Texas, United States - 22 Dec 1943

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Kenneth Eather 06 Jul 1901 Balmain, New South Wales, Australia - 09 May 1993

Starr Eaton abt 1893 Wisconsin, United States - 14 Sep 1918

Robert Edlin 06 May 1922 New Albany, Floyd, Indiana, United States - 01 Apr 2005

Daniel Edwards 09 Apr 1897 Mooreville, Falls, Texas, United States - 21 Oct 1967

Artice Elliott 05 Aug 1929 Bowie, Montague, Texas, United States - 09 Nov 2012

Elwood Emerson 22 Oct 1919 Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States - 01 Aug 1943

Uzal Ent 03 Mar 1901 Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States - 05 Mar 1948

Edwin Evans 10 Sep 1893 Bedford, Taylor, Iowa, United States - 23 Jul 1918

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Robert Fergusson 14 Apr 1943 Alameda, California, United States - 08 Nov 1967

Virgil Fields 03 Dec 1921 Bakersfield, Kern County, California, United States - 06 Feb 1944

Delbert Fleener 01 Mar 1929 Greensburg, Indianapolis, Indiana - 28 May 2010

Cecil Ford 28 Jul 1892 Beaufort, South Carolina, United States - 31 Jul 1944

Edgar Lucien Fournier 16 Sep 1923 Edmundston, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada - 22 Jan 1982

Daniel Fox 10 Jul 1898 Pottstown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States - 07 Dec 1941

George Fox abt 15 Mar 1900 Lewistown, Pennsylvania, United States - 03 Feb 1943

Joseph Franklin 11 Jul 1928 Honolulu, Oahu, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States - 18 Jul 2012

Robert Frederick 14 Mar 1907 San Francisco, California, United States - 29 Nov 1970

Leonard Funk 27 Aug 1916 Braddock, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States - 20 Nov 1992

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Francis (Gabryszewski) Gabreski 28 Jan 1919 Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, United States - 31 Jan 2002

John Gallagher 26 Sep 1895 Houtzdale, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States - 09 Oct 1918

Ronnie Garcia 03 Jan 1938 San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States - 23 May 2020

Creswell Garlington 23 Jun 1887 Rock Island, Illinois, United States - 11 Mar 1945

Creswell Garlington 01 Feb 1922 Paris, Seine, France - 03 Dec 1944

Andrew Gatsis 28 Apr 1921 Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States - 21 Mar 2010

William Georgi 11 Apr 1921 New York, United States - 23 Sep 2011

Everette Goins 10 Feb 1918 Franklin County, Kentucky, USA - 24 Mar 1945

Alexander Goode 10 May 1911 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States - 03 Feb 1943

William Goodson 22 May 1915 Rushville, Rush, Indiana, United States - 01 Aug 1979

Carl Gray 14 Apr 1889 Wichita, Sedgwick Co., KS - 02 Dec 1955

Charles Guenther 05 May 1895 Webster, Massachusetts, United States - 31 Oct 1918

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David Hackworth 11 Nov 1930 California, United States - 04 May 2005

Virginia (Hall) Goillot 06 Apr 1906 Baltimore, Maryland, United States - 08 Jul 1982

Russell Handwerk 03 May 1897 - 18 Mar 1971

William Harris 21 Feb 1892 Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States - 13 Sep 1918

Thomas Harrison 02 Aug 1918 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States - 12 Aug 2013

Wayne (Hartenbower) Bolefahr 1920s - 1940s

Raymond Harvey 01 Mar 1920 Ford City, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, United States - 18 Nov 1996

Ronald Helder 09 Mar 1917 Carson, Grant, North Dakota, United States - 01 Aug 1943

Charles Hellman 08 Jul 1895 Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States - 11 Oct 1918

Jack (Hensley) Smith 20 Oct 1917 Fouke, Miller, Arkansas, United States - 01 Aug 1943

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Leo Hermie 30 Jun 1890 Hastings, Nebraska, United States - 21 Jan 1976

Dexter Hodge 11 May 1917 Pledger, Matagorda, Texas, United States - 04 Jul 2006

John Hoff 11 Apr 1848 Mount Morris, Livingston, New York, United States - 14 Jan 1920

Thomas Hoff 13 May 1923 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States - 11 Aug 2011

Roy Holland 1920s - 1980s

Spessard Holland 10 Jul 1892 Bartow, Florida, United States - 06 Nov 1971

Walter Holmes 04 Feb 1919 Higgins, Lipscomb, Texas, United States - 25 May 2009

Robert Horton 16 Jan 1923 Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States - 01 Aug 1943

Charles Hull 08 May 1923 Colfax, Whitman, Washington, United States - 01 Aug 1943

LeRoy Hunt 17 Mar 1892 Newark, New Jersey, United States - 08 Feb 1968

David Hunter 11 Sep 1888 Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, United States - 03 Jun 1973

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

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Delancey Jay 13 May 1881 Bern, Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland, Bern, Switzerland - 26 Mar 1941

Giles Jenerette 07 May 1916 South Carolina, United States - 28 Dec 2009

Harold Johnson 22 Feb 1912 Bowesmont, Pembina, North Dakota, United States - 24 Sep 1983

Robert Johnson 21 Feb 1920 Lawton, Comanche, Oklahoma, United States - 27 Dec 1998

William Johnson abt 15 Jul 1892 Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States - 01 Jul 1929

Gordon Johnston 25 May 1874 Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States - 08 Mar 1934

Spencer Jonas 1940s - 2020s

Gary Jones 24 Apr 1943 Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States - 09 Feb 1968

William Jutras 1891 New Hampshire, United States - 26 Sep 1918

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Emil Kapaun 20 Apr 1916 Pilsen, Marion County, Kansas, United States - 23 May 1951

Louis (Kassowitz) Kase 01 Dec 1911 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 01 Aug 1943

Robert Kaufman 22 Jul 1919 Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States - 01 Aug 1943

George Keene 23 Sep 1898 Crockett, Houston County, Texas, United States - 20 Oct 1956

Samuel Keesler 11 Apr 1896 Greenwood, Mississippi, United States - 09 Oct 1918

Charles Kegelman 22 Oct 1915 El Reno, Canadian, Oklahoma, United States - 09 Mar 1945

Robert Kelly 09 Jun 1913 New York City, New York, United States - 23 Jan 1989

Hugh Kidder 13 Dec 1897 Waukon, Allamakee, Iowa, United States - 03 Oct 1918

Charles Kilbourne 23 Dec 1872 Fort Myer Heights, Arlington County, Virginia, USA - 12 Nov 1963

Young-Oak Kim 29 Jan 1919 Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States - 29 Dec 2005

Field Kindley 13 Mar 1896 Pea Ridge, Benton, Arkansas, United States - 01 Feb 1920

Ralph Koon 23 Dec 1904 Bolivar, Polk, Missouri, United States - 20 Nov 1989

Abraham Krotoshinsky 28 Dec 1892 Plotsk, Poland - 04 Nov 1953

Richard Krug 07 Jun 1922 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 01 Aug 1943

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James Lambert 1909 - 01 Aug 1943

Clarence Lauber 13 Nov 1892 Archbold, Fulton, Ohio, United States - 11 Nov 1918

Jerry Lewis 03 May 1912 Coleman, Texas, United States - 07 Mar 1945

William Lindley 22 Nov 1919 Waynesboro, Wayne, Mississippi, United States - 04 Aug 2016

John Litchfield 06 Mar 1899 Flanagan, Livingston, Illinois, United States - 15 Sep 1918

Clifford Loucks 10 Oct 1895 Collinwood, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States - 03 Oct 1944

Walter (Low) Lowe 03 Jun 1921 Smokey Junction, Scott County, Tennessee, USA - 10 Apr 1992

Carl Lund 13 Mar 1897 Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, United States - 13 Mar 1919

Jessee Lunsford 25 Jul 1895 Person County, North Carolina, USA - 01 Nov 1972

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Douglas MacArthur 26 Jan 1880 Arsenal Barracks, Little Rock, Arkansas - 05 Apr 1964

George MacElligott 18 Jun 1891 West Townsend, Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States - 15 Jul 1918

Hugh MacNair 12 Jun 1896 Houghton, Michigan, United States - 23 Sep 1991

William Marquat 17 Mar 1894 St. Louis, Missouri, United States - 29 May 1960

Judson Martell 14 Oct 1895 Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States - 14 Oct 1918

Paul Mason 30 Apr 1901 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - 31 Dec 1972

Howard (Mcadams) McAdams 14 Dec 1888 Duluth, St. Louis, Minnesota, United States - 21 Sep 1966

Anthony McAuliffe 03 Jul 1898 Washington, District of Columbia, United States - 11 Aug 1975

Charles McCaskey 15 Apr 1910 New York - 01 Dec 1944

Kenton McFarland 11 Oct 1920 Branson, Taney, Missouri, United States - 04 May 2004

Vincent McKenna 29 Oct 1919 The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States - 22 May 2010

James McKibbin 23 Mar 1873 Buck Valley, Union Township, Fulton, Pennsylvania, United States - 24 Oct 1918

John McLoughlin 23 Oct 1920 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States - 03 Aug 1943

Ora McMurry 12 Sep 1894 Lake Preston, Kingsbury, South Dakota, United States - 12 Sep 1974

Ira Meredith 02 Dec 1914 Elizabethton, Carter, Tennessee, United States - 09 Jun 1944

Thomas Merendino 1910s - 1990s

Edward Merrifield abt 28 Dec 1888 Greenville, Bond, Illinois, United States - 21 Jan 1952

John Meyer 03 Apr 1919 Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States - 02 Dec 1975

Charles Windsor Miller 12 Jul 1913 Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States - 16 Aug 2007

Robert Miller 20 Sep 1918 Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States - 04 Aug 1986

Theodore Milton 29 Dec 1915 Schofield Barracks, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States - 24 Aug 2010

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