distinguished service cross (usa)

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS (USA)
A Tribute to Private Vincent Cavallo: Merrill's Marauders 2nd Galahad Burma 1944
A Tribute to Private Vincent Cavallo: Merrill's Marauders 2nd Galahad Burma 1944
By V. G. Gallagher
Drums of Memory: The Autobiography of Sir Stephen Hastings MC
Drums of Memory: The Autobiography of Sir Stephen Hastings MC
By Stephens Hastings
The Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) is the second highest military decoration that can be awarded to a member of the United States Army (and previously, the United States Army Air Forces). It is awarded for extraordinary heroism:
  • While engaged in action against an enemy of the United States;
  • While engaged in military operations involving conflict with an opposing foreign force; or
  • While serving with friendly foreign forces engaged in an armed conflict against an opposing armed force in which the United States is not a belligerent party.
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 merit award of the Medal of Honor. The Distinguished Service Cross is equivalent to the Navy Cross (Navy and Marine Corps, and Coast Guard when operating under the authority of the Department of the Navy) and the Air Force Cross (Air Force).
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  1. GREEN BERETS Daniel, Robert Guy

    SURNAME Daniel FORENAME Robert Guy UNIT 5 SF Group (Company B,Det B-20) (2 Mike Force) RANK Master Sergeant NUMBER 14454709 AWARD Distinguished Service Cross PLACE South Vietnam 1969 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DOW - see Roll of Honour

  2. RANGERS 2 Cruz, Enrique Salas

    SURNAME Cruz FORENAME Enrique Salas UNIT Company I (Ranger),75th Infantry RANK Staff Sergeant NUMBER 10115778 AWARD Distinguished Service Cross,Silver Star PLACE South Vietnam 1969 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION KIA - see Roll of Honour
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  3. RANGERS 2 Coyle, James Michael

    SURNAME Coyle FORENAME James Michael UNIT 41 ARVN Ranger Bn,SD-5891,HQ MACV Advisors RANK First Lieutenant NUMBER 0-93643 AWARD Distinguished Service Cross PLACE South Vietnam 1964 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION KIA - see Roll of Honour

  4. GREEN BERETS Conway, James Bennett

    SURNAME Conway FORENAME James Bennett UNIT 5 SF Group (Company B,Det A-215) RANK Captain NUMBER 094578 AWARD Distinguished Service Cross PLACE South Vietnam 1966 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION KIA - see Roll of Honour

  5. US PARAS 2 Cline, Paul Harold

    SURNAME Cline FORENAME Paul Harold UNIT 506 Infantry Regiment (Airmobile) (Company C,3 Bn) RANK Sergeant NUMBER 53578992 AWARD Distinguished Service Cross PLACE South Vietnam 1968 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION KIA - see Roll of Honour

  6. GREEN BERETS Casey, Maurice Aloysius

    SURNAME Casey FORENAME Maurice Aloysius UNIT 5 SF Group (Det A-251) RANK Sergeant First Class NUMBER 15018701 AWARD Distinguished Service Cross PLACE South Vietnam 1966 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION KIA - see Roll of Honour

  7. GREEN BERETS Baxter, Bruce Raymond

    SURNAME Baxter FORENAME Bruce Raymond UNIT 5 SF Group (MACV- SOG - CCC) (RT Massachusetts) (FOB-1) RANK Master Sergeant NUMBER 011262880 AWARD Distinguished Service Cross,Bronze Star with 2 oak leaf clusters,Air Medal with 5 oak leaf clusters,Army Commendation Medal with oak leaf...
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  8. RANGERS 2 Hall, Glenn M.

    SURNAME Hall FORENAME Glenn M. UNIT 1 Ranger Infantry Company (Airborne) RANK Corporal NUMBER 19325774 AWARD Distinguished Service Cross PLACE South Korea 1951 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION KIA - see Roll of Honour

  9. US PARAS 2 Estep, Eugene

    SURNAME Estep FORENAME Eugene UNIT 187 Airborne Infantry Regiment (Company E) RANK Private First Class NUMBER 15378435 AWARD Distinguished Service Cross PLACE South Korea 1951 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION KIA - see Roll of Honour

  10. US PARAS 2 Rodriguez, Clifford Rodney

    SURNAME Rodriguez FORENAME Clifford Rodney UNIT 187 Airborne Infantry Regiment (Company L) RANK Master Sergeant NUMBER 6562803 AWARD Distinguished Service Cross PLACE South Korea 1950 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION KIA 1951 - see Roll of Honour

  11. US PARAS 2 Muldoon, Ervin Leigh

    SURNAME Muldoon FORENAME Ervin Leigh UNIT 187 Airborne Infantry Regiment (Heavy Weapons Section,attached Company H) RANK Master Sergeant NUMBER 12104945 AWARD Distinguished Service Cross PLACE South Korea 1951 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION KIA - see Roll of Honour

  12. US PARAS 2 Ketele, Andre Joseph

    SURNAME Ketele FORENAME Andre Joseph UNIT 187 Airborne Infantry Regiment (Company I) RANK Corporal NUMBER 51093076 AWARD Distinguished Service Cross PLACE North Korea 1950 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION KIA - see Roll of Honour

  13. GREEN BERETS Calkins, Corey M.

    SURNAME Calkins FORENAME Corey M. UNIT 3 SF Group (Det A-3121,3 Bn) RANK Staff Sergeant NUMBER AWARD Distinguished Service Cross,Silver Star PLACE Afghanistan 2010 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Sanford,Michigan 1 Bn in one source
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  14. US PARAS 2 Gardner, Lawrence Norman

    SURNAME Gardner FORENAME Lawrence Norman UNIT 187 Airborne Infantry Regiment (Company G) RANK Corporal NUMBER 11143331 AWARD Distinguished Service Cross PLACE South Korea 1951 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION KIA - see Roll of Honour

  15. US PARAS Hill, Robert H.

    SURNAME Hill FORENAME Robert H. UNIT 551 Parachute Infantry Bn (Company A) RANK Corporal NUMBER 15077968 AWARD Distinguished Service Cross PLACE Belgium 1945 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION KIA - see Roll of Honour

  16. US PARAS Powell, Nolan L.

    SURNAMEPowell FORENAMENolan L. UNIT517 Parachute Infantry Regiment RANKPrivate First Class NUMBER AWARDDistinguished Service Cross PLACEItaly 1944 ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONfrom New York
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  17. US PARAS Deshayes, Albert P.

    SURNAME Deshayes FORENAME Albert P. UNIT 517 Parachute Infantry Regiment RANK Corporal + Staff Sergeant NUMBER AWARD Distinguished Service Cross,Bronze Star PLACE South France 1944 (DSC) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DSC as Cpl
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  18. US PARAS Anderson, Wilford C.

    SURNAMEAnderson FORENAMEWilford C. UNIT517 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company C) RANKTechnical Sergeant NUMBER AWARDDistinguished Service Cross PLACEItaly 1944 ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONfrom California born 4.7.1913 retired as Master Sgt died 8.5.1975 Bethel Cemetery,Crow Wing County,Minnesota
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  19. US PARAS Heckard, George W.

    SURNAMEHeckard FORENAMEGeorge W. UNIT517 Parachute Infantry Regiment (HQ Company 3 Bn) RANKStaff Sergeant + Technical Sergeant NUMBER AWARDDistinguished Service Cross,Croix de Guerre avec etoile d argent (Fr) PLACESouth France 1944 (DSC) ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONDSC as T/Sgt
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  20. US PARAS Boyle, William James

    SURNAME Boyle FORENAME William James UNIT 517 Parachute Infantry Regiment (HQ Company 1 Bn - C.O.) RANK Major + Lieutenant Colonel NUMBER AWARD Distinguished Service Cross,Bronze Star PLACE Europe (BS) Belgium 1944 (DSC) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Brooklyn,New York born...
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