distinguished service cross (usa)

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS (USA)
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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. US PARAS Lev, Orel H.

    SURNAME Lev FORENAME Orel H. UNIT 506 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company F) RANK Private First Class NUMBER 39252131 AWARD Distinguished Service Cross PLACE Holland 1944 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION KIA - see Roll of Honour

  2. US PARAS Hackman, Don G.

    SURNAME Hackman FORENAME Don G. UNIT 506 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company D) RANK Private First Class NUMBER 6291244 AWARD Distinguished Service Cross PLACE Europe ADDITIONAL INFORMATION KIA - see Roll of Honour

  3. US PARAS Cordes, Herman J.

    SURNAME Cordes FORENAME Herman J. UNIT 506 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company A) RANK Private NUMBER 39528950 AWARD Distinguished Service Cross PLACE Normandy 1944 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION KIA - see Roll of Honour

  4. US PARAS Winters, Richard Davis (Dick)

    SURNAME Winters FORENAME Richard Davis (Dick) UNIT 506 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company E) RANK First Lieutenant NUMBER 0-1286582 AWARD Distinguished Service Cross, Bronze Star PLACE Normandy 1944 (DSC) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 21.1.1918 Lancaster, Pennsylvania father...
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  5. US PARAS Stopka, John

    SURNAME Stopka FORENAME John UNIT 502 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Commanding Officer 3 Bn) RANK Lieutenant Colonel NUMBER 0-025263 AWARD Distinguished Service Cross, Silver Star PLACE Europe ADDITIONAL INFORMATION KIA - see Roll of Honour
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  6. US PARAS Harris, Ernest O.

    SURNAME Harris FORENAME Ernest O. UNIT 502 Parachute Infantry Regiment (HQ Company 3 Bn) RANK First Lieutenant NUMBER 0-463807 AWARD Distinguished Service Cross PLACE Normandy 1944 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION KIA - see Roll of Honour

  7. US PARAS Eberle, George M.

    SURNAME Eberle FORENAME George M. UNIT 502 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company E + F) RANK First Lieutenant NUMBER 0-025641 AWARD Distinguished Service Cross PLACE Normandy 1944 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION KIA - see Roll of Honour

  8. US PARAS Drennan, Fred O.

    SURNAME Drennan FORENAME Fred O. UNIT 502 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company E) RANK Captain NUMBER 0-383382 AWARD Distinguished Service Cross,Silver Star PLACE Europe ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DOW - see Roll of Honour
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  9. US PARAS Marquart, Floyd P.

    SURNAME Marquart FORENAME Floyd P. UNIT 502 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company C) RANK Private First Class NUMBER 38207751 AWARD Distinguished Service Cross,Silver Star PLACE Europe ADDITIONAL INFORMATION KIA - see Roll of Honour
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  10. US PARAS Jones, Frederick Sparks,Jr (Fred)

    SURNAME Jones FORENAME Frederick Sparks,Jr (Fred) UNIT 502 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company G) RANK Private First Class NUMBER 13049385 AWARD Distinguished Service Cross,Silver Star PLACE Europe ADDITIONAL INFORMATION KIA - see Roll of Honour
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  11. US PARAS Harrison, Bailey

    SURNAME Harrison FORENAME Bailey UNIT 502 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company D) RANK Sergeant NUMBER 37106743 AWARD Distinguished Service Cross PLACE Europe ADDITIONAL INFORMATION KIA - see Roll of Honour

  12. US PARAS Schmidt, George E.

    SURNAME Schmidt FORENAME George E. UNIT 501 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company E) RANK Second Lieutenant NUMBER 0-1303955 AWARD Distinguished Service Cross PLACE Normandy 1944 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION KIA - see Roll of Honour

  13. US PARAS Fleishman, Ward D.

    SURNAME Fleishman FORENAME Ward D. UNIT 501 Parachute Infantry Regiment (HQ Company 2 Bn) RANK Private First Class NUMBER 12208489 AWARD Distinguished Service Cross PLACE Europe ADDITIONAL INFORMATION KIA - see Roll of Honour

  14. US PARAS Bowie, James Whinnie

    SURNAME Bowie FORENAME James Whinnie UNIT 501 Parachute Infantry Regiment (HQ Company 3 Bn) RANK Private NUMBER 37355808 AWARD Distinguished Service Cross PLACE Europe ADDITIONAL INFORMATION KIA - see Roll of Honour

  15. GREEN BERETS Houston, John Lucius

    SURNAME Houston FORENAME John Lucius UNIT 7 SF Group (Det A-726,Company C) RANK Sergeant NUMBER 14706416 AWARD Distinguished Service Cross PLACE South Vietnam 1964 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION KIA - see Roll of Honour

  16. OSS Johnson, Owen Denis

    SURNAME Johnson FORENAME Owen Denis UNIT OSS attached F Section SOE RANK First Lieutenant NUMBER AWARD Distinguished Service Cross, Military Cross (GB), Croix de Guerre with palm (France) PLACE France 1943-44 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 2.5.1908 son of Robert Underwood...
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  17. PARAS Pearce, Robert

    SURNAME Pearce FORENAME Robert UNIT 2 Bn RANK Corporal NUMBER 4617711 AWARD Distinguished Service Cross (US) PLACE Arnhem 1944 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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  18. PARAS Allen, Reginald

    SURNAME Allen FORENAME Reginald UNIT 3 Bn RANK Colour Sergeant NUMBER 3654909 AWARD Distinguished Service Cross (US) PLACE North Africa 1942-43 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION KIA - see Roll of Honour

  19. RANGERS White, John W.

    SURNAME White FORENAME John W. UNIT 2 Ranger Bn (Company A) RANK Technical Sergeant NUMBER 31135430 AWARD Distinguished Service Cross PLACE Normandy 1944 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION native of Woburn,Massachusetts resided South Street,Jamaica Plains,Massachusetts WIA 1944 (Battle...
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  20. GREEN BERETS Briggs, Daniel A. (Dan)

    SURNAME Briggs FORENAME Daniel A. (Dan) UNIT U.S. Army Special Operations Command (1 SF Operational Detachment-Delta) RANK Staff Sergeant NUMBER AWARD Distinguished Service Cross PLACE Iraq 2004 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION medic
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