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href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Cross" title="Distinguished Service Cross – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Distinguished Service Cross" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Cross_(Amerika_Syarikat)" title="Distinguished Service Cross (Amerika Syarikat) – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Distinguished Service Cross (Amerika Syarikat)" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Cross_(Verenigde_Staten)" title="Distinguished Service Cross (Verenigde Staten) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Distinguished Service Cross (Verenigde Staten)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%AE%8A%E5%8B%B2%E5%8D%81%E5%AD%97%E7%AB%A0_(%E3%82%A2%E3%83%A1%E3%83%AA%E3%82%AB%E5%90%88%E8%A1%86%E5%9B%BD)" title="殊勲十字章 (アメリカ合衆国) – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="殊勲十字章 (アメリカ合衆国)" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Cross_(USA)" title="Distinguished Service Cross (USA) – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Distinguished Service Cross (USA)" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk 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title="Distinguished Service Cross – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Distinguished Service Cross" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82_%C2%AB%D0%97%D0%B0_%D0%B2%D1%8B%D0%B4%D0%B0%D1%8E%D1%89%D0%B8%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%8F_%D0%B7%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BB%D1%83%D0%B3%D0%B8%C2%BB" title="Крест «За выдающиеся заслуги» – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Крест «За выдающиеся заслуги»" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Cross_(United_States)" title="Distinguished Service Cross (United States) – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" 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typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Army_distinguished_service_cross_medal.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Army_distinguished_service_cross_medal.jpg/150px-Army_distinguished_service_cross_medal.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="273" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1e/Army_distinguished_service_cross_medal.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="191" data-file-height="348" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Type</th><td class="infobox-data">Service cross medal</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Awarded for</th><td class="infobox-data">Extraordinary heroism in combat</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Presented by</th><td class="infobox-data attendee"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_the_Army" title="United States Department of the Army">United States Department of the Army</a><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Eligibility</th><td class="infobox-data">United States Army soldiers</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Status</th><td class="infobox-data">Currently awarded</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">First awarded</th><td class="infobox-data">18 March 1918<sup id="cite_ref-Rollofhonor.org_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rollofhonor.org-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Total</th><td class="infobox-data">13,462<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Distinguished_Service_Cross_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Distinguished_Service_Cross_ribbon.svg/124px-Distinguished_Service_Cross_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="124" height="34" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Distinguished_Service_Cross_ribbon.svg/186px-Distinguished_Service_Cross_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Distinguished_Service_Cross_ribbon.svg/248px-Distinguished_Service_Cross_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span><br /><br /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US-DSC-OBVERSE-TWO.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/US-DSC-OBVERSE-TWO.png/100px-US-DSC-OBVERSE-TWO.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="135" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1b/US-DSC-OBVERSE-TWO.png 1.5x" data-file-width="150" data-file-height="203" /></a></span>    <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US-DSC-REVERSE.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/US-DSC-REVERSE.png/100px-US-DSC-REVERSE.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="132" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fd/US-DSC-REVERSE.png 1.5x" data-file-width="150" data-file-height="198" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Service Ribbon (<i>above</i>)<br />Obverse of the original cross & Reverse of current cross (<i>below</i>)</div></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Precedence</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Next (higher)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Medal_of_Honor" title="Medal of Honor">Medal of Honor</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Equivalent</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li>Naval Service: <a href="/wiki/Navy_Cross" title="Navy Cross">Navy Cross</a></li> <li>Air and Space Forces: <a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Cross_(United_States)" title="Air Force Cross (United States)">Air Force Cross</a></li> <li>Coast Guard: <a href="/wiki/Coast_Guard_Cross" title="Coast Guard Cross">Coast Guard Cross</a></li> <li>Unit award: <a href="/wiki/Presidential_Unit_Citation_(United_States)" title="Presidential Unit Citation (United States)">Presidential Unit Citation</a></li> <li>Civilian: <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_Defense_Medal_for_Valor" title="Secretary of Defense Medal for Valor">Secretary of Defense Medal for Valor</a><sup id="cite_ref-Maine_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Maine-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Next (lower)</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li>Department of Defense: <a href="/wiki/Defense_Distinguished_Service_Medal" title="Defense Distinguished Service Medal">Defense Distinguished Service Medal</a></li> <li>Department of Homeland Security: <a href="/wiki/Homeland_Security_Distinguished_Service_Medal" title="Homeland Security Distinguished Service Medal">Homeland Security Distinguished Service Medal</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Distinguished Service Cross</b> (<b>DSC</b>) is the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a>'s second highest <a href="/wiki/Awards_and_decorations_of_the_United_States_military" class="mw-redirect" title="Awards and decorations of the United States military">military decoration</a> for soldiers who display extraordinary heroism in 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 which do not meet the criteria for the <a href="/wiki/Medal_of_Honor" title="Medal of Honor">Medal of Honor</a>. The Army Distinguished Service Cross is equivalent to the Naval Services' <a href="/wiki/Navy_Cross" title="Navy Cross">Navy Cross</a>, the Air and Space Forces' <a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Cross_(United_States)" title="Air Force Cross (United States)">Air Force Cross</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Coast_Guard_Cross" title="Coast Guard Cross">Coast Guard Cross</a>. Prior to the creation of the Air Force Cross in 1960, airmen were awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. </p><p>The Distinguished Service Cross was first awarded during <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a>. In addition, a number of awards were bestowed for actions which took place before World War I. In many cases, the medal was awarded to soldiers who had received a <a href="/wiki/Certificate_of_Merit" class="mw-redirect" title="Certificate of Merit">Certificate of Merit</a> for gallantry; at the time, this certificate was the only other honor for gallantry the Army could present to combatants in lieu of a Medal of Honor. Others were furnished in belated recognition of actions which occurred in the <a href="/wiki/Philippine%E2%80%93American_War" title="Philippine–American War">Philippine–American War</a>, during the <a href="/wiki/Boxer_Rebellion" title="Boxer Rebellion">Boxer Rebellion</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Pancho_Villa_Expedition" title="Pancho Villa Expedition">Pancho Villa Expedition</a>. </p><p>The Distinguished Service Cross is distinct from the <a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Medal_(U.S._Army)" title="Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Army)">Distinguished Service Medal</a>, which is awarded to Army soldiers in recognition of exceptionally meritorious service to the government of the United States in a duty of great responsibility. The Distinguished Service Cross is only awarded for actions in combat, while the Distinguished Service Medal has no such restriction. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Description">Description</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Distinguished_Service_Cross_(United_States)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Description"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A cross of <a href="/wiki/Bronze" title="Bronze">bronze</a>, 2 inches (5.1 cm) high and <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}</style><span class="frac">1<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">13</span>⁄<span class="den">16</span></span> inches (46 mm) wide with an eagle on the center and a scroll below the eagle bearing the inscription "<small>FOR VALOR</small>". On the reverse side, the center of the cross is circled by a wreath with a space for engraving the name of the recipient. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Service_ribbon">Service ribbon</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Distinguished_Service_Cross_(United_States)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Service ribbon"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Service_ribbon" class="mw-redirect" title="Service ribbon">service ribbon</a> is <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac">1<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">3</span>⁄<span class="den">8</span></span> inches (35 mm) wide and consists of the following stripes: </p> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac"><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">8</span></span> inch (3.2 mm) Old Glory Red 67156;</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac"><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">16</span></span> inch (1.6 mm) White 67101;</li> <li>1 inch (25 mm) Imperial Blue 67175;</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac"><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">16</span></span> inch (1.6 mm) White;</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac"><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">8</span></span> inch (3.2 mm) Old Glory Red.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Criteria">Criteria</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Distinguished_Service_Cross_(United_States)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Criteria"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Distinguished Service Cross is awarded to a person who, while serving in any capacity with the Army (or in the Air Force, before 1960), distinguishes themselves by extraordinary heroism not justifying the award of a Medal of Honor; while engaged in an 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. The act or acts of heroism must have been so notable and have involved risk of life so extraordinary as to set the individual apart from their comrades.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Components">Components</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Distinguished_Service_Cross_(United_States)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Components"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following are authorized components of the Distinguished Service Cross: </p> <ol><li>Decoration (regular size): MIL-D-3943/4. NSN 8455-00-269-5745 for decoration set. NSN 8455-00-246-3827 for individual replacement medal.</li> <li>Decoration (miniature size): MIL-D-3943/4. NSN 8455-00-996-50007.</li> <li>Ribbon: MIL-R-11589/50. NSN 8455-00-252-9919.</li> <li>Lapel Button (a colored enameled replica of service ribbon): MIL-L-11484/1. NSN 8455-00-253-0808.</li></ol> <p>Additional awards of the Army Distinguished Service Cross are denoted with <a href="/wiki/Oak_leaf_cluster" title="Oak leaf cluster">oak leaf clusters</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Distinguished_Service_Cross_(United_States)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Distinguished Service Cross was established by President <a href="/wiki/Woodrow_Wilson" title="Woodrow Wilson">Woodrow Wilson</a> on January 2, 1918. General <a href="/wiki/John_J._Pershing" title="John J. Pershing">John J. Pershing</a>, commander-in-chief of the expeditionary forces in France, had recommended that recognition other than the <a href="/wiki/Medal_of_Honor" title="Medal of Honor">Medal of Honor</a> be authorized for the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a> for valorous service rendered in like manner to that awarded by the European armies. The request for the establishment of the medal was forwarded from the secretary of war to the president in a letter dated December 28, 1917. The act of Congress establishing this award (193-65th Congress), dated July 9, 1918, is contained in <a href="/wiki/Title_10_of_the_United_States_Code" title="Title 10 of the United States Code">10 U.S.C.</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/3742">§ 3742</a>. The establishment of the Distinguished Service Cross was promulgated in War Department General Order No. 6, dated January 12, 1918.<sup id="cite_ref-OAASecArmy_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OAASecArmy-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The first style of the Distinguished Service Cross was designed by Captain <a href="/wiki/Aymar_Embury_II" title="Aymar Embury II">Aymar E. Embury II</a>, Engineers Officer Reserve Corps, and <a href="/wiki/Army_Art_Program" class="mw-redirect" title="Army Art Program">World War I artist</a> Lieutenant <a href="/wiki/J._Andre_Smith" title="J. Andre Smith">J. Andre Smith</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-OAASecArmy_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OAASecArmy-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Borch_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Borch-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first medals were struck by the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Mint" title="United States Mint">United States Mint</a> from a sculpture by <a href="/wiki/Gaetano_Cecere" title="Gaetano Cecere">Gaetano Cecere</a>, who went on to design the <a href="/wiki/Soldier%27s_Medal" title="Soldier's Medal">Soldier's Medal</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Borch_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Borch-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was decided that minor changes were needed to make the medal more attractive.<sup id="cite_ref-OAASecArmy_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OAASecArmy-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In light of the urgency in supplying the decorations to General Pershing, the first one hundred medals were struck from the original design. They were sent on the understanding that replacements in the second design (also numbered from 1 to 100) would be provided once they were available.<sup id="cite_ref-OAASecArmy_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OAASecArmy-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Embury made the modifications with the plaster model for the second (and current) version made by <a href="/wiki/John_R._Sinnock" title="John R. Sinnock">John R. Sinnock</a>, who also sculpted various other medals, including the <a href="/wiki/Purple_Heart" title="Purple Heart">Purple Heart</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Borch_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Borch-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Army Regulation (AR) 670–1, governing the wear and appearance of army uniforms and insignia,<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and its associated guide<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> specify that the Distinguished Service Cross appears second in the order of precedence of U.S. military decorations, preceded only by the Medal of Honor. Policy for awards, approving authority, supply, and issue of decorations is contained in AR 600-8-22.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Title_10_of_the_United_States_Code" title="Title 10 of the United States Code">10 U.S.C.</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/3991">§ 3991</a> provides for a 10% increase in retired pay for enlisted personnel who have been awarded the Distinguished Service Cross and retired with more than 20 years of service. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awarding_history">Awarding history</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Distinguished_Service_Cross_(United_States)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Awarding history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="World_War_I">World War I</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Distinguished_Service_Cross_(United_States)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: World War I"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:111-SC-44590_-_NARA_-_55247947-cropped.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/111-SC-44590_-_NARA_-_55247947-cropped.jpg/220px-111-SC-44590_-_NARA_-_55247947-cropped.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="151" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/111-SC-44590_-_NARA_-_55247947-cropped.jpg/330px-111-SC-44590_-_NARA_-_55247947-cropped.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/111-SC-44590_-_NARA_-_55247947-cropped.jpg/440px-111-SC-44590_-_NARA_-_55247947-cropped.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3068" data-file-height="2102" /></a><figcaption>Major General <a href="/wiki/Hanson_Edward_Ely" title="Hanson Edward Ely">Hanson Edward Ely</a>, commanding the <a href="/wiki/5th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="5th Infantry Division (United States)">5th Division</a>, pinning the Distinguished Service Cross on Captain Howard R. MacAdams of the 5th Division's 7th Engineer Regiment, <a href="/wiki/Esch-sur-Alzette" title="Esch-sur-Alzette">Esch</a>, Luxembourg, December 30, 1918.</figcaption></figure> <p>During <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a>, 6,309 awards of the Distinguished Service Cross were made to 6,185 recipients. Several dozen Army soldiers, as well as eight marines and two French Army officers, received two Distinguished Service Crosses. The first awards were made on March 18, 1918, to 3 soldiers of the <a href="/wiki/1st_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="1st Infantry Division (United States)">1st Infantry Division</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Rollofhonor.org_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rollofhonor.org-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A handful, mostly <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Air_Service" title="United States Army Air Service">United States Army Air Service</a> aviators, were decorated three or more times. Captain <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Rickenbacker" title="Eddie Rickenbacker">Eddie Rickenbacker</a>, the top U.S. <a href="/wiki/Flying_ace" title="Flying ace">ace</a> of the war, was awarded a record eight Distinguished Service Crosses, one of which was later upgraded to the Medal of Honor, while flying with the <a href="/wiki/94th_Aero_Squadron" title="94th Aero Squadron">94th Aero Squadron</a>. Fellow aviators Captain <a href="/wiki/Douglas_Campbell_(aviator)" title="Douglas Campbell (aviator)">Douglas Campbell</a>, also of the 94th, and First Lieutenant <a href="/wiki/Frank_O%27Driscoll_Hunter" title="Frank O'Driscoll Hunter">Frank O'Driscoll "Monk" Hunter</a> of the <a href="/wiki/103rd_Aero_Squadron" title="103rd Aero Squadron">103rd Aero Squadron</a> each received five. Another 94th aviator, Major <a href="/wiki/Reed_McKinley_Chambers" title="Reed McKinley Chambers">Reed McKinley Chambers</a>, was awarded four Distinguished Service Crosses. Three aviators received three Distinguished Service Crosses –  First Lieutenant <a href="/wiki/Murray_Kenneth_Guthrie" title="Murray Kenneth Guthrie">Murray K. Guthrie</a> of the <a href="/wiki/13th_Aero_Squadron" title="13th Aero Squadron">13th Aero Squadron</a>, First Lieutenant <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Ambrose_O%27Neill" title="Ralph Ambrose O'Neill">Ralph A. O'Neill</a> of the 147th Aero Squadron, and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Glen_A._Preston&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Glen A. Preston (page does not exist)">Glen A. Preston</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> an aerial observation pilot with the <a href="/wiki/99th_Aero_Squadron" title="99th Aero Squadron">99th Aero Squadron</a>. Among other prominent aviators were Brigadier General <a href="/wiki/Billy_Mitchell" title="Billy Mitchell">Billy Mitchell</a>, the Chief of Air Service of the American Expeditionary Force; Second Lieutenant <a href="/wiki/Frank_Luke" title="Frank Luke">Frank Luke</a> of the 27th Aero Squadron, who was honored with the Medal of Honor and two Distinguished Service Crosses; and <a href="/wiki/Sumner_Sewall" title="Sumner Sewall">Sumner Sewall</a> of the 95th Aero Squadron, recipient of two Distinguished Service Crosses, who served as <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Maine" title="Governor of Maine">Governor of Maine</a> from 1941 to 1945. <a href="/wiki/Edward_Peck_Curtis" title="Edward Peck Curtis">Edward Peck Curtis</a>, also of the <a href="/wiki/95th_Aero_Squadron" title="95th Aero Squadron">95th Aero Squadron</a> received the Distinguished Service Cross as a first lieutenant. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:111-SC-30941_-_NARA_-_55221129_(Ligget).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/111-SC-30941_-_NARA_-_55221129_%28Ligget%29.jpg/220px-111-SC-30941_-_NARA_-_55221129_%28Ligget%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="171" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/111-SC-30941_-_NARA_-_55221129_%28Ligget%29.jpg/330px-111-SC-30941_-_NARA_-_55221129_%28Ligget%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/111-SC-30941_-_NARA_-_55221129_%28Ligget%29.jpg/440px-111-SC-30941_-_NARA_-_55221129_%28Ligget%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2790" data-file-height="2163" /></a><figcaption>Lieutenant General <a href="/wiki/Hunter_Liggett" title="Hunter Liggett">Hunter Liggett</a> awarding the Distinguished Service Cross to First Lieutenant Hugh Brewster of the <a href="/wiki/94th_Aero_Squadron" title="94th Aero Squadron">94th Aerial P. S. Squadron</a>, <a href="/wiki/Remicourt,_Marne" title="Remicourt, Marne">Remicourt, Marne</a>, France, December 18, 1918</figcaption></figure> <p>Colonel <a href="/wiki/John_Henry_Parker_(general)" title="John Henry Parker (general)">John H. Parker</a>, the commander of the 102nd Infantry Regiment, <a href="/wiki/26th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="26th Infantry Division (United States)">26th Division</a>, was the only ground soldier in World War I to receive four Distinguished Service Crosses. First Lieutenant <a href="/w/index.php?title=Oscar_B._Nelson&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Oscar B. Nelson (page does not exist)">Oscar B. Nelson</a> of the 168th Infantry Regiment, <a href="/wiki/42nd_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="42nd Infantry Division (United States)">42nd Division</a>, was honored three times, the third award being posthumous.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Several men who had previously received the Medal of Honor received the Distinguished Service Cross in World War I. Most notable of these was Marine Corps legend, Sergeant Major <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Daly" title="Daniel Daly">Daniel Daly</a>, who was twice decorated with the Medal of Honor, and who received the Distinguished Service Cross for heroism as First Sergeant of the 73rd Company, Sixth Marine Regiment, during the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Belleau_Wood" title="Battle of Belleau Wood">Battle of Belleau Wood</a> in June 1918. Colonel <a href="/wiki/Charles_E._Kilbourne" title="Charles E. Kilbourne">Charles E. Kilbourne</a>, who received the Medal of Honor in the <a href="/wiki/Philippine%E2%80%93American_War" title="Philippine–American War">Philippine Insurrection</a>, was decorated with the Distinguished Service Cross as chief of staff of the <a href="/wiki/89th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="89th Infantry Division (United States)">89th Division</a>. First Lieutenant <a href="/wiki/James_McConnell_(Medal_of_Honor)" title="James McConnell (Medal of Honor)">James B. McConnell</a>, also decorated with the Medal of Honor for actions in the Philippines as a private with the 33rd Infantry, received the Distinguished Service Cross posthumously as a first lieutenant with the 4th Infantry Regiment, <a href="/wiki/3rd_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="3rd Infantry Division (United States)">3rd Division</a>. </p><p>Marine Corps Colonel <a href="/wiki/Hiram_I._Bearss" title="Hiram I. Bearss">Hiram I. Bearss</a>, recipient of the Medal of Honor in the Philippines, was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross while attached to the 102nd Infantry Regiment, <a href="/wiki/26th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="26th Infantry Division (United States)">26th Division</a>. Marine Gunner <a href="/wiki/Henry_L._Hulbert" title="Henry L. Hulbert">Henry L. Hulbert</a>, also a recipient of the Navy Medal of Honor in the Philippines, received the Distinguished Service Cross for bravery while serving with the <a href="/wiki/5th_Marine_Regiment" title="5th Marine Regiment">5th Marine Regiment</a> during the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Belleau_Wood" title="Battle of Belleau Wood">Battle of Belleau Wood</a>. <a href="/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War" title="Spanish–American War">Spanish–American War</a> Medal of Honor recipient <a href="/wiki/John_H._Quick" title="John H. Quick">John H. Quick</a> also received the Distinguished Service Cross at Belleau Wood as Sergeant Major of the Sixth Marine Regiment. </p><p>Besides Rickenbacker, several men received both the Medal of Honor and the Distinguished Service Cross during World War I. Navy recipients were <a href="/wiki/John_Henry_Balch" title="John Henry Balch">John Henry Balch</a>, a U.S. Navy Pharmacist's Mate, and <a href="/wiki/Joel_T._Boone" class="mw-redirect" title="Joel T. Boone">Joel T. Boone</a>, a U.S. Navy Lieutenant (Medical Corps), both attached to the Sixth Marine Regiment. Army recipients were Private <a href="/wiki/Daniel_R._Edwards" title="Daniel R. Edwards">Daniel R. Edwards</a> of the 3rd Machine-Gun Battalion, <a href="/wiki/1st_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="1st Infantry Division (United States)">1st Division</a>, Colonel <a href="/wiki/William_Joseph_Donovan" class="mw-redirect" title="William Joseph Donovan">William J. "Wild Bill" Donovan</a> of the 165th Infantry Regiment, <a href="/wiki/42nd_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="42nd Infantry Division (United States)">42nd Division</a>, and Second Lieutenant <a href="/wiki/Samuel_I._Parker" title="Samuel I. Parker">Samuel I. Parker</a> of the 28th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division. </p><p>Two recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross during World War I went on to earn the Medal of Honor in World War II – Major (later Brigadier General) <a href="/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt_Jr." title="Theodore Roosevelt Jr.">Theodore Roosevelt Jr.</a> of the 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division, son of the former president, and Brigadier General (later General of the Army) <a href="/wiki/Douglas_MacArthur" title="Douglas MacArthur">Douglas MacArthur</a> of the 42nd Division. Other recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross in World War I who went on to acclaim in World War II include <a href="/wiki/George_S._Patton" title="George S. Patton">George S. Patton Jr.</a> and <a href="/wiki/Carl_Spaatz" title="Carl Spaatz">Carl Spaatz</a>. </p><p>Among other prominent recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross during World War I were Brigadier General <a href="/wiki/John_L._Hines" title="John L. Hines">John L. Hines</a>, decorated as commanding general of the 1st Brigade, 1st Division, and Major General <a href="/wiki/Charles_Pelot_Summerall" title="Charles Pelot Summerall">Charles Pelot Summerall</a>, decorated as commanding general of the 1st Division, who both went on to serve as <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Chief of Staff of the United States Army">Chief of Staff of the United States Army</a>. Private <a href="/wiki/Sam_Ervin" title="Sam Ervin">Sam Ervin</a> of the 28th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division, went on to serve as a United States <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">Senator</a> from the state of <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a>. Major <a href="/wiki/Dwight_F._Davis" title="Dwight F. Davis">Dwight F. Davis</a>, decorated as Assistant Chief of Staff of the 69th Infantry Brigade, <a href="/wiki/35th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="35th Infantry Division (United States)">35th Division</a>, founded the <a href="/wiki/Davis_Cup" title="Davis Cup">Davis Cup</a> international tennis competition and served as <a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_War" title="United States Secretary of War">United States Secretary of War</a> in the Coolidge Administration. <a href="/wiki/Father_John_B._DeValles" class="mw-redirect" title="Father John B. DeValles">Father John B. DeValles</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chaplain" title="Chaplain">chaplain</a> (first lieutenant), known as the Angel of the Trenches for administering to the needs of both Allied and German soldiers. He founded the first Portuguese <a href="/wiki/Parochial_school" title="Parochial school">parochial school</a> at the Espirito Santo Church in <a href="/wiki/Fall_River,_Massachusetts" title="Fall River, Massachusetts">Fall River, Massachusetts</a>. <a href="/wiki/B._Caroll_Reece" class="mw-redirect" title="B. Caroll Reece">B. Caroll Reece</a>, decorated as a First Lieutenant with the 102nd Infantry Regiment, 26th Division, went on to represent the state of Tennessee in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">United States House of Representatives</a> for a total of 17 terms. Twenty one African American soldiers from the <a href="/wiki/370th_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States)" title="370th Infantry Regiment (United States)">370th Infantry Regiment</a> received the Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) for action in both the Meuse–Argonne and Oise–Aisne campaigns.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Between_the_World_Wars">Between the World Wars</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Distinguished_Service_Cross_(United_States)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Between the World Wars"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the immediate aftermath of World War I, 62 awards were made for actions in <a href="/wiki/North_Russia_Campaign" class="mw-redirect" title="North Russia Campaign">North Russia</a> and <a href="/wiki/American_Expeditionary_Force_Siberia" class="mw-redirect" title="American Expeditionary Force Siberia">Siberia</a> during the <a href="/wiki/Russian_Civil_War" title="Russian Civil War">Russian Civil War</a>. Also, approximately 132 retroactive awards were made for actions in previous conflicts, including the <a href="/wiki/Indian_Wars" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian Wars">Indian Wars</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War" title="Spanish–American War">Spanish–American War</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Philippine%E2%80%93American_War" title="Philippine–American War">Philippine Insurrection</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Boxer_Rebellion" title="Boxer Rebellion">Boxer Rebellion</a>, and the Mexican border conflicts. Fifteen soldiers previously awarded <a href="/wiki/Certificate_of_Merit" class="mw-redirect" title="Certificate of Merit">Certificates of Merit</a> for non-combat gallantry between 1899 and 1917 were awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. </p><p>Prominent among post-World War I Distinguished Service Cross recipients for acts before that war was General <a href="/wiki/J._Franklin_Bell" title="J. Franklin Bell">J. Franklin Bell</a>, Chief of Staff of the Army from 1906 to 1910. A recipient of the Medal of Honor during the Philippine Insurrection, in 1925 he was awarded a Distinguished Service Cross for bravery in the <a href="/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War" title="Spanish–American War">Spanish–American War</a> in 1898. In 1920, General <a href="/wiki/Peyton_C._March" title="Peyton C. March">Peyton C. March</a>, then serving as Chief of Staff of the Army, was awarded a Distinguished Service Cross for bravery in the Philippines during the Spanish–American War when he was a 1st lieutenant. March's successor, General of the Armies <a href="/wiki/John_J._Pershing" title="John J. Pershing">John J. Pershing</a>, received a Distinguished Service Cross in 1941 for bravery during the Philippine Insurrection. Second Lieutenant <a href="/wiki/Gordon_Johnston_(soldier)" title="Gordon Johnston (soldier)">Gordon Johnston</a> and Corporal <a href="/wiki/Arthur_M._Ferguson" title="Arthur M. Ferguson">Arthur M. Ferguson</a>, both Medal of Honor recipients for the Philippine Insurrection, were also awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for other acts of bravery in the Philippines. Future <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_American_Samoa" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of American Samoa">Governor of American Samoa</a> <a href="/wiki/Otto_Dowling" title="Otto Dowling">Otto Dowling</a> received the cross for displaying bravery while responding to a fire at <a href="/wiki/Lake_Denmark_Powder_Depot" class="mw-redirect" title="Lake Denmark Powder Depot">Lake Denmark Powder Depot</a>, which he commanded at the time.<sup id="cite_ref-Dowling_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dowling-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Among the recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross for Siberia and North Russia were <a href="/wiki/Robert_L._Eichelberger" title="Robert L. Eichelberger">Robert L. Eichelberger</a>, who would earn a second medal in World War II, and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Sidney_C._Graves&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sidney C. Graves (page does not exist)">Sidney C. Graves</a>, who had previously received a Distinguished Service Cross in World War I.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="World_War_II">World War II</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Distinguished_Service_Cross_(United_States)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: World War II"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, just over 5,000 awards were made. <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Air_Forces" title="United States Army Air Forces">Army Air Forces</a> Lieutenant Colonel <a href="/wiki/John_C._Meyer" title="John C. Meyer">John C. Meyer</a>, Major General <a href="/wiki/James_A._Van_Fleet" class="mw-redirect" title="James A. Van Fleet">James A. Van Fleet</a>, and Master Sergeant <a href="/wiki/Llewellyn_Chilson" title="Llewellyn Chilson">Llewellyn Chilson</a> were three-time recipients. <a href="/wiki/Jeannette_Guyot" title="Jeannette Guyot">Jeannette Guyot</a> and <a href="/wiki/Virginia_Hall" title="Virginia Hall">Virginia Hall</a> were the only two women to receive the award.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A number of recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross in earlier conflicts were again honored in World War II. <a href="/wiki/Chester_Hirschfelder" title="Chester Hirschfelder">Chester Hirschfelder</a>, who as a captain with the 5th Machine Gun Battalion, <a href="/wiki/2nd_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="2nd Infantry Division (United States)">2nd Infantry Division</a>, had received his first Distinguished Service Cross in 1918, received two more in 1944 as a colonel commanding the <a href="/wiki/9th_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States)" title="9th Infantry Regiment (United States)">9th Infantry Regiment</a> of that same division.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Three recipients of two Distinguished Service Crosses in World War I – Douglas MacArthur, <a href="/wiki/Hanford_MacNider" title="Hanford MacNider">Hanford MacNider</a> and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Harry_H._Semmes&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Harry H. Semmes (page does not exist)">Harry H. Semmes</a> – received their third in World War II. A handful of men who had received the Distinguished Service Cross in World War I received a second in World War II. Among these were George S. Patton Jr., whose second Distinguished Service Cross came as commanding general of the <a href="/wiki/Seventh_United_States_Army" title="Seventh United States Army">Seventh Army</a> in Sicily, and Fred L. Walker, commander of the <a href="/wiki/U.S._36th_Infantry_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. 36th Infantry Division">U.S. 36th Infantry Division</a> in the breakout from Anzio and advance on Rome. Lieutenant General <a href="/wiki/Robert_L._Eichelberger" title="Robert L. Eichelberger">Robert L. Eichelberger</a>, whose first Distinguished Service Cross was awarded for valor in <a href="/wiki/American_Expeditionary_Force_Siberia" class="mw-redirect" title="American Expeditionary Force Siberia">Siberia</a> in 1919, received a second for valor in New Guinea in the Buna campaign of 1942–43. </p><p>A little over fifty soldiers (and one sailor) received two Distinguished Service Crosses in World War II. The sailor was <a href="/wiki/John_D._Bulkeley" title="John D. Bulkeley">John D. Bulkeley</a>, who also received the <a href="/wiki/Medal_of_Honor" title="Medal of Honor">Medal of Honor</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Navy_Cross" title="Navy Cross">Navy Cross</a> and was one of the most highly decorated Americans of World War II. Among Army recipients of two Distinguished Service Crosses were <a href="/wiki/Creighton_Abrams" title="Creighton Abrams">Creighton W. Abrams Jr.</a>, later the Chief of Staff of the Army, <a href="/wiki/William_Orlando_Darby" title="William Orlando Darby">William O. Darby</a>, one of the fathers of the U.S. Army <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Rangers" title="United States Army Rangers">Rangers</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Robert_T._Frederick" title="Robert T. Frederick">Robert T. Frederick</a>, commander of the U.S-Canadian <a href="/wiki/1st_Special_Service_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="1st Special Service Force">1st Special Service Force</a>. Six men of the <a href="/wiki/82nd_Airborne_Division" title="82nd Airborne Division">82nd Airborne Division</a> received two Distinguished Service Crosses: <a href="/wiki/Charles_Billingslea" title="Charles Billingslea">Charles Billingslea</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/James_M._Gavin" title="James M. Gavin">James M. Gavin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arthur_F._Gorham" title="Arthur F. Gorham">Arthur F. Gorham</a>, <a href="/wiki/Matthew_B._Ridgway" class="mw-redirect" title="Matthew B. Ridgway">Matthew B. Ridgway</a>, <a href="/wiki/Reuben_Henry_Tucker_III" title="Reuben Henry Tucker III">Reuben Henry Tucker III</a> and <a href="/wiki/Benjamin_H._Vandervoort" title="Benjamin H. Vandervoort">Benjamin H. Vandervoort</a>. Several fighter pilots also received two Distinguished Service Crosses, including <a href="/wiki/Donald_Blakeslee" title="Donald Blakeslee">Donald Blakeslee</a>, <a href="/wiki/Paul_P._Douglas_Jr." title="Paul P. Douglas Jr.">Paul P. Douglas Jr.</a>, <a href="/wiki/William_E._Dyess" title="William E. Dyess">William E. Dyess</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dominic_Salvatore_Gentile" title="Dominic Salvatore Gentile">Dominic "Don" Gentile</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gerald_R._Johnson" title="Gerald R. Johnson">Gerald R. Johnson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Charles_H._MacDonald" title="Charles H. MacDonald">Charles "Mac" MacDonald</a>, <a href="/wiki/James_B._Morehead" title="James B. Morehead">James B. Morehead</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jay_T._Robbins" title="Jay T. Robbins">Jay T. "Cock" Robbins</a>, <a href="/wiki/David_C._Schilling" title="David C. Schilling">David C. Schilling</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jes%C3%BAs_A._Villamor" title="Jesús A. Villamor">Jesús A. Villamor</a>, <a href="/wiki/William_T._Whisner_Jr." title="William T. Whisner Jr.">William T. Whisner Jr.</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ray_S._Wetmore" class="mw-redirect" title="Ray S. Wetmore">Ray S. Wetmore</a>. Bomber pilot <a href="/wiki/Richard_H._Carmichael" title="Richard H. Carmichael">Richard H. Carmichael</a> also received two Distinguished Service Crosses. </p><p>The commander of <a href="/wiki/Easy_Company_(Band_of_Brothers)" class="mw-redirect" title="Easy Company (Band of Brothers)">Easy Company</a> of the <a href="/wiki/506th_Parachute_Infantry_Regiment" class="mw-redirect" title="506th Parachute Infantry Regiment">506th Parachute Infantry Regiment</a>, <a href="/wiki/U.S._101st_Airborne_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. 101st Airborne Division">U.S. 101st Airborne Division</a>, <a href="/wiki/Richard_Winters" title="Richard Winters">Richard Winters</a>, received a Distinguished Service Cross for his role in the assault on <a href="/wiki/Brecourt_Manor" class="mw-redirect" title="Brecourt Manor">Brecourt Manor</a> on <a href="/wiki/D-Day" class="mw-redirect" title="D-Day">D-Day</a>; a member of the <a href="/wiki/502nd_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States)" title="502nd Infantry Regiment (United States)">502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment</a>, <a href="/wiki/U.S._101st_Airborne_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. 101st Airborne Division">U.S. 101st Airborne Division</a>, <a href="/wiki/Harrison_C._Summers" title="Harrison C. Summers">Harrison C. Summers</a> received a Distinguished Service Cross for his role on the assault to capture a building complex nearby designated "WXYZ" on the field order map. </p><p>During World War II, twelve soldiers, three airmen, and two sailors received both the Medal of Honor and the Distinguished Service Cross: from the Army, <a href="/wiki/Bernard_P._Bell" title="Bernard P. Bell">Bernard P. Bell</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maurice_Britt" title="Maurice Britt">Maurice L. "Footsie" Britt</a>, <a href="/wiki/Herbert_H._Burr" title="Herbert H. Burr">Herbert H. Burr</a>, <a href="/wiki/Leonard_A._Funk" class="mw-redirect" title="Leonard A. Funk">Leonard A. Funk</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gerry_H._Kisters" title="Gerry H. Kisters">Gerry H. Kisters</a>, <a href="/wiki/James_M._Logan" title="James M. Logan">James M. Logan</a>, <a href="/wiki/George_L._Mabry_Jr." title="George L. Mabry Jr.">George L. Mabry Jr.</a>, <a href="/wiki/Douglas_MacArthur" title="Douglas MacArthur">Douglas MacArthur</a>, <a href="/wiki/Audie_Murphy" title="Audie Murphy">Audie L. Murphy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Junior_J._Spurrier" title="Junior J. Spurrier">Junior J. Spurrier</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jack_L._Treadwell" title="Jack L. Treadwell">Jack L. Treadwell</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Mayhew_Wainwright_IV" class="mw-redirect" title="Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright IV">Jonathan M. Wainwright</a>; from the Army Air Forces, <a href="/wiki/Richard_I._Bong" class="mw-redirect" title="Richard I. Bong">Richard I. Bong</a>, <a href="/wiki/Horace_S._Carswell_Jr." title="Horace S. Carswell Jr.">Horace S. Carswell Jr.</a> and <a href="/wiki/Thomas_B._McGuire_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Thomas B. McGuire Jr.">Thomas B. McGuire Jr.</a>; and from the Navy, <a href="/wiki/John_D._Bulkeley" title="John D. Bulkeley">John D. Bulkeley</a> and <a href="/wiki/Samuel_D._Dealey" class="mw-redirect" title="Samuel D. Dealey">Samuel D. Dealey</a> (who also received four <a href="/wiki/Navy_Cross" title="Navy Cross">Navy Crosses</a>). One World War II Distinguished Service Cross recipient, <a href="/wiki/Raymond_Harvey" title="Raymond Harvey">Raymond Harvey</a>, would earn the Medal of Honor in the Korean War.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>General <a href="/wiki/Paul_Tibbets" title="Paul Tibbets">Paul W. Tibbets</a>, commander of the <a href="/wiki/509th_Composite_Group" title="509th Composite Group">509th Composite Group (509 CG)</a>, was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross by <a href="/wiki/Carl_Andrew_Spaatz" class="mw-redirect" title="Carl Andrew Spaatz">General Spaatz</a> for piloting the <a href="/wiki/Enola_Gay" title="Enola Gay">Enola Gay</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Boeing_B-29_Superfortress" title="Boeing B-29 Superfortress">B-29 Superfortress plane</a> which dropped the first nuclear bomb on <a href="/wiki/Hiroshima" title="Hiroshima">Hiroshima</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Korean_War">Korean War</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Distinguished_Service_Cross_(United_States)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Korean War"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/Korean_War" title="Korean War">Korean War</a>, there were just over 800 awards, of which over 300 were <a href="/wiki/Posthumous_recognition" class="mw-redirect" title="Posthumous recognition">posthumous</a>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Robert_R._Martin" title="Robert R. Martin">Robert R. Martin</a>, colonel with the <a href="/wiki/24th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="24th Infantry Division (United States)">24th Infantry Division</a> was a first recipient in the Korean war.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Lloyd_L._Burke" title="Lloyd L. Burke">Lloyd L. "Scooter" Burke</a>, a lieutenant with the <a href="/wiki/1st_Cavalry_Division_(United_States)" title="1st Cavalry Division (United States)">1st Cavalry Division</a>, <a href="/wiki/Benjamin_F._Wilson" title="Benjamin F. Wilson">Benjamin F. Wilson</a>, a master sergeant with the <a href="/wiki/7th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="7th Infantry Division (United States)">7th Infantry Division</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lewis_Millett" title="Lewis Millett">Lewis Millett</a>, a captain with the <a href="/wiki/27th_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States)" title="27th Infantry Regiment (United States)">27th Infantry Regiment</a> and Air Force fighter ace <a href="/wiki/George_A._Davis_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="George A. Davis Jr.">George A. Davis Jr.</a>, each earned both the Medal of Honor and the Distinguished Service Cross in Korea. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Arthur_S._Champeny" title="Arthur S. Champeny">Colonel Arthur Champeny</a>, previously decorated for bravery at <a href="/wiki/Saint-Mihiel" title="Saint-Mihiel">Saint-Mihiel</a> in September 1918 and a second time at Santa Maria Infante, Italy in May 1944, received a third Distinguished Service Cross in September 1950. Fighter pilot <a href="/wiki/William_T._Whisner" class="mw-redirect" title="William T. Whisner">William T. Whisner</a>, recipient of two Distinguished Service Crosses in World War II, was awarded a third in Korea. </p><p>Ten World War II recipients received a second Distinguished Service Cross in Korea. Among these were <a href="/wiki/John_T._Corley" class="mw-redirect" title="John T. Corley">John T. Corley</a>, whose first Distinguished Service Cross was earned in North Africa in March 1943 with the <a href="/wiki/U.S._1st_Infantry_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. 1st Infantry Division">1st Infantry Division</a> and whose second was earned in August 1950 with the <a href="/wiki/25th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="25th Infantry Division (United States)">25th Infantry Division</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hobart_R._Gay" title="Hobart R. Gay">Hobart R. Gay</a>, whose first Distinguished Service Cross was earned in 1944 as Chief of Staff of <a href="/wiki/George_S._Patton" title="George S. Patton">George S. Patton</a>'s Third Army and whose second was earned in 1950 as commanding general of the <a href="/wiki/1st_Cavalry_Division_(United_States)" title="1st Cavalry Division (United States)">1st Cavalry Division</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Walton_Walker" title="Walton Walker">Walton Walker</a>, whose first Distinguished Service Cross was earned in 1944 as commanding general of <a href="/wiki/XX_Corps_(United_States)" title="XX Corps (United States)">XX Corps</a> and whose second was earned in 1950 as commanding general of <a href="/wiki/U.S._Eighth_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Eighth Army">Eighth Army</a>. Nine men received two Distinguished Service Crosses in Korea. Among these was <a href="/wiki/Edward_Almond" title="Edward Almond">Edward Almond</a>, the commanding general of X Corps. </p><p>Korean War Distinguished Service Cross recipient First Lieutenant <a href="/wiki/Richard_E._Cavazos" title="Richard E. Cavazos">Richard E. Cavazos</a> would earn a second Distinguished Service Cross in Vietnam and rise to full general, becoming the first Hispanic-American four-star general. Korean War Distinguished Service Cross recipient <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Puckett_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Ralph Puckett Jr.">Ralph Puckett Jr.</a> would also receive a second Distinguished Service Cross in Vietnam in command of a battalion of the <a href="/wiki/101st_Airborne_Division" title="101st Airborne Division">101st Airborne Division</a>. <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Tackaberry" title="Thomas Tackaberry">Thomas Tackaberry</a> would earn a Distinguished Service Cross in 1952 as a company commander and two more in Vietnam. U.S. Air Force ace <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Parr" title="Ralph Parr">Ralph Parr</a> earned a Distinguished Service Cross in 1953 in Korea and an Air Force Cross in Vietnam. </p><p>Three marines earned both the <a href="/wiki/Navy_Cross" title="Navy Cross">Navy Cross</a> and the Army Distinguished Service Cross in Korea: <a href="/wiki/Homer_Litzenberg" title="Homer Litzenberg">Homer Litzenberg</a>, <a href="/wiki/Raymond_Murray" title="Raymond Murray">Raymond Murray</a>, and Marine Corps legend <a href="/wiki/Chesty_Puller" title="Chesty Puller">Lewis B. "Chesty" Puller</a>. "Chesty" Puller had previously earned four Navy Crosses in Nicaragua and World War II, while Murray was awarded the Army Distinguished Service Cross for extraordinary heroism in the 1st Marine Division's historic breakout from the Chosin Reservoir area to the sea at Hamhung, and two days later took part in the action which earned him his second Navy Cross. Murray had earned his first Navy Cross on <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Saipan" title="Battle of Saipan">Saipan</a> during World War II. </p><p>Other notable Korean War recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross include <a href="/wiki/Harold_Keith_Johnson" title="Harold Keith Johnson">Harold K. Johnson</a>, later Chief of Staff of the Army, and <a href="/wiki/Herbert_B._Powell" title="Herbert B. Powell">Herbert B. Powell</a>, later Ambassador to New Zealand (1963–67). Along with Gen. Johnson, at least five other Korean War Distinguished Service Cross recipients later rose to four-star rank: <a href="/wiki/Paul_L._Freeman_Jr." title="Paul L. Freeman Jr.">Paul L. Freeman Jr.</a>, <a href="/wiki/Clark_L._Ruffner" title="Clark L. Ruffner">Clark L. Ruffner</a> (decorated in 1951 as commander of the <a href="/wiki/2nd_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="2nd Infantry Division (United States)">2nd Infantry Division</a>), <a href="/wiki/John_L._Throckmorton" title="John L. Throckmorton">John L. Throckmorton</a> and <a href="/wiki/John_H._Michaelis" title="John H. Michaelis">John H. "Iron Mike" Michaelis</a> (who had commanded the <a href="/wiki/502nd_Parachute_Infantry_Regiment" class="mw-redirect" title="502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment">502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment</a> in Normandy). <a href="/wiki/Welborn_G._Dolvin" title="Welborn G. Dolvin">Welborn G. Dolvin</a>, decorated as a lieutenant colonel with the <a href="/wiki/25th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="25th Infantry Division (United States)">25th Infantry Division</a>, rose to lieutenant general. MG <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ned_D._Moore&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ned D. Moore (page does not exist)">Ned D. Moore</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> who earned a Distinguished Service Cross as a colonel in August 1950, had previously served as Chief of Staff of the <a href="/wiki/101st_Airborne_Division" title="101st Airborne Division">101st Airborne Division</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_the_Bulge" title="Battle of the Bulge">Battle of the Bulge</a> and later rose to major general. <a href="/wiki/Olinto_M._Barsanti" title="Olinto M. Barsanti">Olinto M. Barsanti</a> went on to command the 101st Airborne in Vietnam. <a href="/wiki/Guy_S._Meloy" class="mw-redirect" title="Guy S. Meloy">Guy S. Meloy</a> went on to command the 82nd Airborne. <a href="/w/index.php?title=1st_Lt._Joseph_G._Clemons_Jr.&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1st Lt. Joseph G. Clemons Jr. (page does not exist)">1st Lt. Joseph G. Clemons Jr.</a> for his actions during the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Pork_Chop_Hill" title="Battle of Pork Chop Hill">Pork Chop Hill</a>, he would later command the <a href="/wiki/198th_Infantry_Brigade_(United_States)" title="198th Infantry Brigade (United States)">198th Infantry Brigade</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Vietnam_War" title="Vietnam War">Vietnam War</a> and Master Sergeant <a href="/wiki/Juan_E._Negr%C3%B3n" title="Juan E. Negrón">Juan E. Negrón</a> on 1951, from <a href="/wiki/65th_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States)" title="65th Infantry Regiment (United States)">65th Infantry Regiment (United States)</a>, upgraded to <a href="/wiki/Medal_of_Honor" title="Medal of Honor">Medal of Honor</a> on 2014 by President <a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a> </p><p>Among the 14 foreign recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross in the Korean War was Sinasi Sukan (Şinasi Sükan), a captain with 3rd Brigade Turkish Army who has lost his leg during Vegas War, <a href="/wiki/Kenneth_Muir_(VC)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kenneth Muir (VC)">Kenneth Muir</a>, a major with the 1st Battalion, <a href="/wiki/Argyll_and_Sutherland_Highlanders" title="Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders">Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders</a>, British Army, who also posthumously received the <a href="/wiki/Victoria_Cross" title="Victoria Cross">Victoria Cross</a>. Other foreign recipients came from the Belgian, British, French, Greek, Philippine, South Korean and Turkish armies. Soldiers serving with the Greek Expeditionary Force received 6 Distinguished Service Crosses in total during the Korean War. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Vietnam_War">Vietnam War</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Distinguished_Service_Cross_(United_States)&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Vietnam War"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There were just over 1,000 awards in the <a href="/wiki/Vietnam_War" title="Vietnam War">Vietnam War</a>, almost 400 of which were posthumous. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Visit_of_President_Johnson_in_Vietnam.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Visit_of_President_Johnson_in_Vietnam.jpg/220px-Visit_of_President_Johnson_in_Vietnam.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Visit_of_President_Johnson_in_Vietnam.jpg/330px-Visit_of_President_Johnson_in_Vietnam.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Visit_of_President_Johnson_in_Vietnam.jpg/440px-Visit_of_President_Johnson_in_Vietnam.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4919" data-file-height="3280" /></a><figcaption>President <a href="/wiki/Lyndon_B._Johnson" title="Lyndon B. Johnson">Lyndon B. Johnson</a> awards the Distinguished Service Cross to <a href="/wiki/First_lieutenant#United_States" title="First lieutenant">First Lieutenant</a> Marty A. Hammer</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Henry_Brady" title="Patrick Henry Brady">Patrick Brady</a>, a helicopter pilot with the 44th Medical Brigade, and <a href="/wiki/Robert_L._Howard" title="Robert L. Howard">Robert L. Howard</a>, a Special Forces NCO, received both the Medal of Honor and the Distinguished Service Cross in Vietnam. Major General <a href="/wiki/Keith_L._Ware" title="Keith L. Ware">Keith L. Ware</a>, who had earned the Medal of Honor in World War II and who was killed in action in September 1968, received a posthumous Distinguished Service Cross. </p><p><a href="/wiki/James_F._Hollingsworth" title="James F. Hollingsworth">James F. Hollingsworth</a>, who received a Distinguished Service Cross in April 1945 as commander of 2nd Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, received a second award in November 1966 as assistant division commander of the 1st Infantry Division, and a third in March 1967 as acting division commander of the 1st Infantry Division. He was the subject of the narrative "<a href="/wiki/The_General_Goes_Zapping_Charlie_Cong" title="The General Goes Zapping Charlie Cong">The General Goes Zapping Charlie Cong</a>". <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Tackaberry" title="Thomas Tackaberry">Thomas H. Tackaberry</a>, who received his first Distinguished Service Cross in Korea, received a second in September 1966 as a battalion commander with the 1st Cavalry Division and a third in September 1969 as commander of the 196th Infantry Brigade, Americal Division. Both later rose to lieutenant general. </p><p>One World War II recipient, <a href="/wiki/William_E._DePuy" title="William E. DePuy">William E. DePuy</a>, and two Korean War recipients, <a href="/wiki/Richard_E._Cavazos" title="Richard E. Cavazos">Richard E. Cavazos</a> and Ralph Puckett Jr., received a second Distinguished Service Cross in Vietnam. Both DePuy and Cavazos would later rise to full general. </p><p>Besides Hollingsworth and Tackaberry, eleven other soldiers earned two Distinguished Service Crosses in Vietnam. Two, <a href="/wiki/John_R._Deane_Jr." title="John R. Deane Jr.">John R. Deane Jr.</a> and <a href="/wiki/Barry_R._McCaffrey" class="mw-redirect" title="Barry R. McCaffrey">Barry R. McCaffrey</a>, later rose to full general, and a third, <a href="/wiki/Henry_E._Emerson" title="Henry E. Emerson">Henry E. Emerson</a>, retired as a lieutenant general. McCaffrey also served as Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy during the Clinton Administration. Colonel <a href="/wiki/David_H._Hackworth" class="mw-redirect" title="David H. Hackworth">David H. Hackworth</a>, who also received ten Silver Stars in Korea and Vietnam, later rose to prominence as a military affairs journalist. <a href="/wiki/George_S._Patton_IV" class="mw-redirect" title="George S. Patton IV">George S. Patton IV</a>, son of a two-time Distinguished Service Cross recipient, received two Distinguished Service Crosses in 1968 as commander of the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment. Sergeant <a href="/wiki/Adelbert_Waldron" title="Adelbert Waldron">Adelbert Waldron</a> III, twice awarded the Distinguished Service Cross in 1969 as a sniper with the <a href="/wiki/U.S._9th_Infantry_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. 9th Infantry Division">9th Infantry Division</a>, is credited with 109 confirmed kills, the most among U.S. snipers.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Dennis_Tomcik&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dennis Tomcik (page does not exist)">Dennis Tomcik</a>, a first lieutenant with the <a href="/wiki/47th_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States)" title="47th Infantry Regiment (United States)">47th Infantry Regiment</a>, was twice awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for two separate actions in 1968 in the Kien Hoa Province.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Among other notable Vietnam War Distinguished Service Cross recipients were several who later rose to full general. Among these, besides DePuy and Cavazos, were <a href="/wiki/Paul_F._Gorman" title="Paul F. Gorman">Paul F. Gorman</a>, who later commanded the U.S. Southern Command; <a href="/wiki/Robert_C._Kingston" class="mw-redirect" title="Robert C. Kingston">Robert C. Kingston</a>, the first commander-in-chief of U.S. Central Command; <a href="/wiki/James_J._Lindsay" title="James J. Lindsay">James J. Lindsay</a>, who later commanded the U.S. Special Operations Command; <a href="/w/index.php?title=Timothy_J._Grogan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Timothy J. Grogan (page does not exist)">Timothy J. Grogan</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> who later served as the deputy chief of staff for doctrine at the Army's Training and Doctrine Command at Fort Monroe; and <a href="/wiki/Louis_C._Menetrey" title="Louis C. Menetrey">Louis C. Menetrey</a>, who wore three hats as Commander, United Nations Command, R.O.K./U.S. Combined Forces Command and U.S. Forces Korea. <a href="/wiki/John_W._Vessey" class="mw-redirect" title="John W. Vessey">John W. Vessey</a> Jr., decorated for valor during Operation Junction City in March 1967, rose to become Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, retiring in 1985. <a href="/wiki/Frederick_C._Weyand" title="Frederick C. Weyand">Frederick C. Weyand</a> was decorated in 1967 as commanding general of the 25th Infantry Division. He would serve as Chief of Staff of the Army from 1974 to 1976. <a href="/wiki/Bernard_W._Rogers" title="Bernard W. Rogers">Bernard W. Rogers</a>, decorated in March 1967 as assistant division commander of the 1st Infantry Division, succeeded General Weyand as Chief of Staff of the Army and subsequently became NATO's Supreme Allied Commander, Europe (SACEUR). <a href="/wiki/Alexander_M._Haig_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Alexander M. Haig Jr.">Alexander M. Haig Jr.</a>, also decorated in March 1967 as a battalion commander in the 1st Infantry Division, preceded General Rogers as SACEUR, and became Secretary of State in the Reagan Administration. Former <a href="/wiki/United_States_Military_Academy" title="United States Military Academy">West Point</a> football All-American, then Captain <a href="/wiki/Bill_Carpenter" title="Bill Carpenter">Bill Carpenter</a>, "The Lonesome End", received the award in 1966, and would go on to retire as a major general. </p><p>First Lieutenant <a href="/wiki/Norman_A._Mordue" title="Norman A. Mordue">Norman A. Mordue</a> received the Distinguished Service Cross for valor in May 1967 while serving with the 1st Cavalry Division. He was appointed to the U.S. federal bench in 1998 and in 2006 became the Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York. <a href="/wiki/Eldon_Bargewell" title="Eldon Bargewell">Eldon Bargewell</a>, decorated in 1971 as a staff sergeant with <a href="/wiki/MACV-SOG" class="mw-redirect" title="MACV-SOG">MACV-SOG</a>, was later commissioned and as of early 2006 was a major general on the staff of Multi-National Force Iraq and the only Vietnam-era DSC recipient still on active duty. <a href="/wiki/David_A._Christian" title="David A. Christian">David Christian</a>, described as the "Youngest Most Decorated Officer of the Vietnam War", received the Distinguished Service Cross recipient while leading a long range reconnaissance patrol of the 1st Infantry Division, and later became a prominent advocate for veterans. </p><p>Among Distinguished Service Cross recipients for valor in the early battles in Vietnam were four members of the 1st Cavalry Division decorated for valor in the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Ia_Drang" title="Battle of Ia Drang">Battle of Ia Drang Valley</a> in November 1965 – Lt. Col. <a href="/wiki/Hal_Moore" title="Hal Moore">Hal Moore</a> who later became a Lieutenant General, Major <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Crandall" class="mw-redirect" title="Bruce Crandall">Bruce Crandall</a>, and two other members of their unit. The actions of all four were later portrayed in the film "<i><a href="/wiki/We_Were_Soldiers" title="We Were Soldiers">We Were Soldiers</a></i>", based on Hal Moore's book on the battle. Crandall's Distinguished Service Cross was later upgraded to the Medal of Honor, which was presented to him in February 2007. </p><p>Six Distinguished Service Crosses were awarded to <a href="/wiki/Operation_Ivory_Coast" title="Operation Ivory Coast">Son Tay raiders</a>, participants in the November 1970 attempt to rescue U.S. POWs in North Vietnam. Among the recipients were Special Forces soldiers <a href="/wiki/Richard_J._Meadows" title="Richard J. Meadows">Richard J. "Dick" Meadows</a> and <a href="/wiki/Arthur_D._Simons" title="Arthur D. Simons">Arthur D. "Bull" Simons</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1975_to_present">1975 to present</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Distinguished_Service_Cross_(United_States)&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: 1975 to present"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After the Vietnam War, the Distinguished Service Cross has been awarded multiple times.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of December 2018<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distinguished_Service_Cross_(United_States)&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, it has been awarded 16 times for actions during <a href="/wiki/War_in_Afghanistan_(2001%E2%80%93present)" class="mw-redirect" title="War in Afghanistan (2001–present)">Operation Enduring Freedom – Afghanistan</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of March 2013<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distinguished_Service_Cross_(United_States)&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, the Distinguished Service Cross has been awarded 13 times for actions during <a href="/wiki/Operation_Iraqi_Freedom" class="mw-redirect" title="Operation Iraqi Freedom">Operation Iraqi Freedom</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Master Sergeant David R. Halbruner was awarded the medal for his actions during the <a href="/wiki/2012_Benghazi_attack" title="2012 Benghazi attack">2012 Benghazi attack</a>;<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> there has also been only one award for actions during the <a href="/wiki/2015_Bamako_hotel_attack" title="2015 Bamako hotel attack">2015 Bamako hotel attack</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Operation_Enduring_Freedom">Operation Enduring Freedom</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Distinguished_Service_Cross_(United_States)&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Operation Enduring Freedom"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:MSG_O%27Connor_ADM_Olson_DSC_presentation.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/MSG_O%27Connor_ADM_Olson_DSC_presentation.jpg/220px-MSG_O%27Connor_ADM_Olson_DSC_presentation.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="197" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/MSG_O%27Connor_ADM_Olson_DSC_presentation.jpg/330px-MSG_O%27Connor_ADM_Olson_DSC_presentation.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/MSG_O%27Connor_ADM_Olson_DSC_presentation.jpg/440px-MSG_O%27Connor_ADM_Olson_DSC_presentation.jpg 2x" data-file-width="860" data-file-height="771" /></a><figcaption>MSG Brendan O'Connor receiving the Distinguished Service Cross</figcaption></figure> <p>Major <a href="/wiki/Mark_E._Mitchell" title="Mark E. Mitchell">Mark E. Mitchell</a>, <a href="/wiki/5th_Special_Forces_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="5th Special Forces Group">3rd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group</a>, was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his leading his team against a numerically superior enemy force to free an American held captive at Qala-i-Jang Fortress, Mazar-e Sharif, Afghanistan between 25 and 28 November 2001.<sup id="cite_ref-MEMitchellDSC_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MEMitchellDSC-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> MSgt <a href="/wiki/Brendan_O%27Connor_(U.S._Army)" class="mw-redirect" title="Brendan O'Connor (U.S. Army)">Brendan W. O'Connor</a>, <a href="/wiki/7th_Special_Forces_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="7th Special Forces Group">2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group</a>, was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross after he removed his body armor to reach to a pair of wounded teammates and render medical aid to them, while under fire, on 24 June 2006.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Operation_Iraqi_Freedom">Operation Iraqi Freedom</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Distinguished_Service_Cross_(United_States)&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Operation Iraqi Freedom"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Colonel <a href="/wiki/James_H._Coffman_Jr." title="James H. Coffman Jr.">James H. Coffman Jr.</a>, 1st Iraqi Special Police Commando Brigade, was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for defending a police station in <a href="/wiki/Mosul" title="Mosul">Mosul</a> from an insurgent attack on 14 November 2004.<sup id="cite_ref-Coffman_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Coffman-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_recipients">Notable recipients</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Distinguished_Service_Cross_(United_States)&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Notable recipients"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Category:Recipients_of_the_Distinguished_Service_Cross_(United_States)" title="Category:Recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross (United States)">Category:Recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross (United States)</a></div> <p>Note that the inclusion of one, or more, <a href="/wiki/Oak_Leaf_Cluster" class="mw-redirect" title="Oak Leaf Cluster">Oak Leaf Clusters</a> signifies each additional Distinguished Service Cross awarded to that recipient. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Name </th> <th>Service </th> <th>Rank </th> <th>Repeat DSC </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Creighton_Abrams" title="Creighton Abrams">Creighton W. Abrams Jr.</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">US Army</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/General_(United_States)" title="General (United States)">GEN</a> </td> <td>with one Oak Leaf Cluster </td> <td>Army Chief of Staff </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Edward_Almond" title="Edward Almond">Edward Almond</a> </td> <td>US Army </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_general_(United_States)" title="Lieutenant general (United States)">LTG</a> </td> <td>with one Oak Leaf Cluster </td> <td>Division and Corps commander in World War II and Korea. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Vernon_Baker" title="Vernon Baker">Vernon Baker</a> </td> <td>US Army </td> <td><a href="/wiki/First_lieutenant#United_States" title="First lieutenant">1LT</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>later upgraded to the <a href="/wiki/Medal_of_Honor" title="Medal of Honor">Medal of Honor</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_H._Barrow" title="Robert H. Barrow">Robert H. Barrow</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_Marines_Corps" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Marines Corps">US Marine Corps</a> </td> <td>General </td> <td> </td> <td>Commandant of the US Marine Corps. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_S._Beightler" title="Robert S. Beightler">Robert S. Beightler</a> </td> <td>US Army </td> <td>MG </td> <td> </td> <td>Commanding General of <a href="/wiki/Ohio_Army_National_Guard" title="Ohio Army National Guard">Ohio Army National Guard</a>'s <a href="/wiki/37th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="37th Infantry Division (United States)">37th Infantry Division</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Blamey" title="Thomas Blamey">Thomas Blamey</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Australian_Army" title="Australian Army">Australian Army</a> </td> <td>General </td> <td> </td> <td>later Australia's first Field Marshal </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Larry_%22Scrappy%22_Blumer" class="mw-redirect" title="Larry "Scrappy" Blumer">Larry "Scrappy" Blumer</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Air_Forces" title="United States Army Air Forces">US Army Air Forces</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Major_(United_States)" title="Major (United States)">MAJ</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Bong" title="Richard Bong">Richard Bong</a> </td> <td>US Army Air Forces </td> <td>MAJ </td> <td> </td> <td>Medal of Honor recipient with 40 confirmed aerial victories. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Herman_Bottcher" title="Herman Bottcher">Herman Bottcher</a> </td> <td>US Army </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Captain_(United_States_O-3)" title="Captain (United States O-3)">CPT</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>veteran of the <a href="/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln_Battalion" class="mw-redirect" title="Abraham Lincoln Battalion">Abraham Lincoln Battalion</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lewis_H._Brereton" title="Lewis H. Brereton">Lewis H. Brereton</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Air_Service" title="United States Army Air Service">US Army Air Service</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_general_(United_States)" title="Lieutenant general (United States)">LTG</a> </td> <td>with one Oak Leaf Cluster </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Maurice_Britt" title="Maurice Britt">Maurice Britt</a> </td> <td>US Army </td> <td>CPT </td> <td> </td> <td>also a Medal of Honor and <a href="/wiki/Silver_Star" title="Silver Star">Silver Star</a> recipient, first recipient of top four valor decorations in WWII </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/John_D._Bulkeley" title="John D. Bulkeley">John D. Bulkeley</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">US Navy</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice_admiral_(United_States)" title="Vice admiral (United States)">VADM</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>also Medal of Honor and <a href="/wiki/Navy_Cross" title="Navy Cross">Navy Cross</a> recipient </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Burlazzi" title="Joseph Burlazzi">Joseph Burlazzi</a> </td> <td>US Army </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Francis_Burnes" title="John Francis Burnes">John Francis Burnes</a> </td> <td>US Marine Corps </td> <td>CPT </td> <td> </td> <td>Marine officer in World War I. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Douglas_Campbell_(aviator)" title="Douglas Campbell (aviator)">Douglas Campbell</a> </td> <td>US Army Air Service </td> <td> </td> <td>with four Oak Leaf Clusters </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Carpenter" title="Bill Carpenter">Bill Carpenter</a> </td> <td>US Army </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Modesto_Cartagena" title="Modesto Cartagena">Modesto Cartagena</a> </td> <td>US Army </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>most decorated Hispanic soldier of the <a href="/wiki/Korean_War" title="Korean War">Korean War</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Cavazos" class="mw-redirect" title="Richard Cavazos">Richard Cavazos</a> </td> <td>US Army </td> <td>GEN </td> <td>with one Oak Leaf Cluster </td> <td>first Hispanic full general </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Arthur_S._Champeny" title="Arthur S. Champeny">Arthur S. Champeny</a> </td> <td>US Army </td> <td> </td> <td>with two Oak leaf Clusters </td> <td>only person to receive the DSC in three different conflicts: <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">WWI</a>, <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">WWII</a> and Korean War </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Llewellyn_Chilson" title="Llewellyn Chilson">Llewellyn Chilson</a> </td> <td>US Army </td> <td> </td> <td>with two Oak Leaf Clusters </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Vasily_Chuikov" title="Vasily Chuikov">Vasily Chuikov</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Red_Army" title="Red Army">Red Army</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Army_General_(Soviet_rank)" title="Army General (Soviet rank)">Army General</a><br /><i>(General Armii)</i> </td> <td> </td> <td>hero of WWII <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Stalingrad" title="Battle of Stalingrad">Battle of Stalingrad</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mark_W._Clark" title="Mark W. Clark">Mark W. Clark</a> </td> <td>US Army </td> <td>GEN </td> <td> </td> <td>Commander of 5th Army Group </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/William_J._Cullerton" title="William J. Cullerton">William J. Cullerton</a> </td> <td>US Army Air Forces </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>WWII <a href="/wiki/Flying_ace" title="Flying ace">flying ace</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Alan_%22Ace%22_Cozzalio" class="mw-redirect" title="Alan "Ace" Cozzalio">Alan "Ace" Cozzalio</a> </td> <td>US Army </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>helicopter pilot </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Orlando_Darby" title="William Orlando Darby">William Orlando Darby</a> </td> <td>US Army </td> <td> </td> <td>with one Oak Leaf Cluster </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Daly" title="Daniel Daly">Daniel Daly</a> </td> <td>US Marine Corps </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>also Medal of Honor recipient </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dwight_F._Davis" title="Dwight F. Davis">Dwight F. Davis</a> </td> <td>US Army </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>Secretary of War </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Samuel_David_Dealey" title="Samuel David Dealey">Samuel David Dealey</a> </td> <td>US Navy </td> <td>Commander </td> <td> </td> <td>Medal of Honor and four-time Navy Cross recipient. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ray_C._Dickop&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ray C. Dickop (page does not exist)">Ray C. Dickop</a> </td> <td>US Army </td> <td>1LT </td> <td> </td> <td>General John Pershing, Commander of the American Expeditionary Forces, compiled a list of 100 greatest American heroes of World War I which included 1LT Ray Dickop. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Joseph_Donovan" class="mw-redirect" title="William Joseph Donovan">William J. "Wild Bill" Donovan</a> </td> <td>US Army </td> <td>MG </td> <td> </td> <td>Director of the <a href="/wiki/Office_of_Strategic_Services" title="Office of Strategic Services">Office of Strategic Services</a> (OSS) and first recipient of top three decorations in single war. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Otto_Dowling" title="Otto Dowling">Otto Dowling</a> </td> <td>US Navy </td> <td>Captain </td> <td> </td> <td>Led response to the Lake Denmark explosion. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jesus_S._Duran" title="Jesus S. Duran">Jesus S. Duran</a> </td> <td>US Army </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>Later upgraded to the Medal of Honor. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_L._Eichelberger" title="Robert L. Eichelberger">Robert L. Eichelberger</a> </td> <td>US Army </td> <td>GEN </td> <td>with one Oak Leaf Cluster </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Henry_E._Emerson" title="Henry E. Emerson">Henry E. Emerson</a> </td> <td>US Army </td> <td>LTG </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_M._Emery" class="mw-redirect" title="Robert M. Emery">Robert M. Emery</a> </td> <td>US Army </td> <td>1LT </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sam_Ervin" title="Sam Ervin">Sam Ervin</a> </td> <td>US Army </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Private_(rank)#United_States_Army" title="Private (rank)">PVT</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>United States Senator and chairman of the <a href="/wiki/Watergate_hearings" class="mw-redirect" title="Watergate hearings">Watergate hearings</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Manuel_J._Fernandez" title="Manuel J. Fernandez">Manuel J. Fernandez</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">US Air Force</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>Flying ace. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Geoffrey_Cheney_Ferris" title="Geoffrey Cheney Ferris">Geoffrey Cheney Ferris</a> </td> <td>US Army </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Second_lieutenant#United_States" title="Second lieutenant">2LT</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wendell_Fertig" title="Wendell Fertig">Wendell Fertig</a> </td> <td>US Army </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colonel_(United_States)" title="Colonel (United States)">COL</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>WWII Guerilla Leader 10th Military District, Philippine Islands. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Aaron_R._Fisher" title="Aaron R. Fisher">Aaron R. Fisher</a> </td> <td>US Army </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>366th Infantry Regiment officer </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Edward_Fuller_(U.S._Marine_Corps_officer)" title="Edward Fuller (U.S. Marine Corps officer)">Edward Fuller</a> </td> <td>US Marine Corps </td> <td>Capt </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/James_M._Gavin" title="James M. Gavin">James M. Gavin</a> </td> <td>US Army </td> <td>LTG </td> <td>with one Oak Leaf Cluster </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hobart_R._Gay" title="Hobart R. Gay">Hobart R. Gay</a> </td> <td>US Army </td> <td> </td> <td>with one Oak Leaf Cluster </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Goodpaster" title="Andrew Goodpaster">Andrew Goodpaster</a> </td> <td>US Army </td> <td>GEN </td> <td> </td> <td>NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Campbell_Greenway" title="John Campbell Greenway">John Campbell Greenway</a> </td> <td>US Army </td> <td>BG </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rough_Riders" title="Rough Riders">Rough Rider</a> in Spanish-American War. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Henry_Gunther" title="Henry Gunther">Henry Gunther</a> </td> <td>US Army </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sergeant#United_States" title="Sergeant">SGT</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>Last casualty of World War I. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeannette_Guyot" title="Jeannette Guyot">Jeannette Guyot</a> </td> <td>French Resistance </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/David_H._Hackworth" class="mw-redirect" title="David H. Hackworth">David H. Hackworth</a> </td> <td>US Army </td> <td>COL </td> <td>with one Oak Leaf Cluster </td> <td>Controversial author. Ten Silver Stars, eight Bronze Stars and eight Purple Hearts. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Haig" title="Alexander Haig">Alexander Haig</a> </td> <td>US Army </td> <td>GEN </td> <td> </td> <td>US Secretary of State. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Virginia_Hall" title="Virginia Hall">Virginia Hall</a> </td> <td>OSS </td> <td>civilian </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Frank_Kerr_Hays" title="Frank Kerr Hays">Frank Kerr Hays</a> </td> <td>Army Air Service </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>WWI ace </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/John_L._Hines" title="John L. Hines">John L. Hines</a> </td> <td>US Army </td> <td>GEN </td> <td> </td> <td>Army Chief of Staff </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Courtney_Hodges" title="Courtney Hodges">Courtney Hodges</a> </td> <td>US Army </td> <td>GEN </td> <td> </td> <td>Commanded First Army in World War II. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_L._Howard" title="Robert L. Howard">Robert L. Howard</a> </td> <td>US Army </td> <td>COL </td> <td> </td> <td>Medal of Honor and Silver Star recipient, all in the same 1967–68 tour. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Clarence_R._Huebner" title="Clarence R. Huebner">Clarence R. Huebner</a> </td> <td>US Army </td> <td>LTG </td> <td>one Oak Leaf Cluster </td> <td>Commanded the 1st Infantry Division and V Corps during World War II. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/LeRoy_P._Hunt" title="LeRoy P. Hunt">LeRoy P. Hunt</a> </td> <td>US Marine Corps </td> <td>Col </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Frank_O%27Driscoll_Hunter" title="Frank O'Driscoll Hunter">Frank O'Driscoll "Monk" Hunter</a> </td> <td>US Army Air Service </td> <td>MG </td> <td>four Oak Leaf Clusters </td> <td>World War I flying ace. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Henry_Johnson_(World_War_I_soldier)" title="Henry Johnson (World War I soldier)">Henry Johnson</a> </td> <td>US Army </td> <td>SGT </td> <td> </td> <td>later upgraded to Medal of Honor, African American soldier in WWI </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rene_Joyeuse" class="mw-redirect" title="Rene Joyeuse">Rene Joyeuse</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Free_France" title="Free France">Free French Forces</a> and OSS </td> <td>Captain </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ivan_Kamera" title="Ivan Kamera">Ivan Kamera</a> </td> <td>Red Army </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colonel_general#Russia" title="Colonel general">Colonel General</a><br /><i>(General-Polkovnik)</i> </td> <td> </td> <td>WWII artillery general </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_L._Kelly" title="Charles L. Kelly">Charles L. Kelly</a> </td> <td>US Army </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>Dust Off pilot, Vietnam, posthumous </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Kenney" title="George Kenney">George C. Kenney</a> </td> <td>US Army Air Service,<br />US Army Air Forces </td> <td>GEN </td> <td>with one Oak Leaf Cluster </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Young-Oak_Kim" title="Young-Oak Kim">Young-Oak Kim</a> </td> <td>US Army </td> <td>COL </td> <td> </td> <td>For action in WW2, later became first Asian-American to command a combat battalion in the Korean War.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_C._Kingston" class="mw-redirect" title="Robert C. Kingston">Robert C. Kingston</a> </td> <td>US Army </td> <td>GEN </td> <td> </td> <td>Combat Veteran of Korea and Vietnam </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Salvador_J._Lara" title="Salvador J. Lara">Salvador J. Lara</a> </td> <td>US Army </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>later upgraded to the Medal of Honor </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Curtis_LeMay" title="Curtis LeMay">Curtis LeMay</a> </td> <td>US Army Air Forces </td> <td>GEN </td> <td> </td> <td>Air Force Chief of Staff. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Douglas_MacArthur" title="Douglas MacArthur">Douglas MacArthur</a> </td> <td>US Army </td> <td><a href="/wiki/General_of_the_Army_(United_States)" title="General of the Army (United States)">GA</a> </td> <td>with two Oak Leaf Clusters </td> <td>also received Medal of Honor, 7 <a href="/wiki/Silver_Star" title="Silver Star">Silver Stars</a>, and 3 French <a href="/wiki/Croix_de_Guerre" title="Croix de Guerre">Croix de Guerre</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Gordon_H._Mansfield" title="Gordon H. Mansfield">Gordon H. Mansfield</a> </td> <td>US Army </td> <td>CPT </td> <td> </td> <td>Deputy Secretary of Department of Veterans Affairs </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Peyton_C._March" title="Peyton C. March">Peyton C. March</a> </td> <td>US Army </td> <td>GEN </td> <td> </td> <td>Army Chief of Staff </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Anthony_McAuliffe" title="Anthony McAuliffe">Anthony McAuliffe</a> </td> <td>US Army </td> <td>GEN </td> <td> </td> <td>Led defense of <a href="/wiki/Bastogne" title="Bastogne">Bastogne</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Barry_McCaffrey" title="Barry McCaffrey">Barry McCaffrey</a> </td> <td>US Army </td> <td>GEN </td> <td>with one Oak Leaf Cluster </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/John_McNulty_(U.S._Marine_Corps)" title="John McNulty (U.S. Marine Corps)">John McNulty</a> </td> <td>US Marine Corps </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>Navy Cross recipient. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/James_Megellas" title="James Megellas">James Megellas</a> </td> <td>US Army </td> <td>LTC </td> <td> </td> <td>Also received 2 <a href="/wiki/Silver_Star" title="Silver Star">Silver Star</a>, 2 <a href="/wiki/Bronze_Star_Medal" title="Bronze Star Medal">Bronze Star</a> with <a href="/wiki/%22V%22_device" title=""V" device">"V"</a> and 2 <a href="/wiki/Purple_Heart" title="Purple Heart">Purple Heart</a>, considered one of the most decorated combat officers in the history of the <a href="/wiki/82nd_Airborne_Division" title="82nd Airborne Division">82nd Airborne Division</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Louis_Gonzaga_Mendez_Jr." title="Louis Gonzaga Mendez Jr.">Louis Gonzaga Mendez Jr.</a> </td> <td>US Army </td> <td>COL </td> <td> </td> <td>Battalion commander, <a href="/wiki/82nd_Airborne_Division" title="82nd Airborne Division">82nd Airborne Division</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Billy_Mitchell" title="Billy Mitchell">Billy Mitchell</a> </td> <td>US Army Air Service </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brigadier_general_(United_States)" title="Brigadier general (United States)">BG</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kyle_A._Morgan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kyle A. Morgan (page does not exist)">Kyle A. Morgan</a><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>US Army </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dudley_W._Morton" title="Dudley W. Morton">Dudley W. Morton</a> </td> <td>US Navy </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Captain_(United_States_O-6)" title="Captain (United States O-6)">CAPT</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>Distinguished submarine captain, also a four-time Navy Cross recipient </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Henry_Mucci" title="Henry Mucci">Henry Mucci</a> </td> <td>US Army </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kenneth_Muir_(VC)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kenneth Muir (VC)">Kenneth Muir</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">British Army</a> </td> <td>Major </td> <td> </td> <td>Also British <a href="/wiki/Victoria_Cross" title="Victoria Cross">Victoria Cross</a> recipient </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Audie_Murphy" title="Audie Murphy">Audie Murphy</a> </td> <td>US Army </td> <td>MAJ </td> <td> </td> <td>Medal of Honor recipient. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Henry_Parker_(general)" title="John Henry Parker (general)">John "Gatling Gun" Parker</a> </td> <td>US Army </td> <td>BG </td> <td>with three Oak Leaf Clusters </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/George_S._Patton" title="George S. Patton">George S. Patton</a> </td> <td>US Army </td> <td>GEN </td> <td>with one Oak Leaf Cluster </td> <td>Legendary general </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Patton_IV" title="George Patton IV">George Patton IV</a> </td> <td>US Army </td> <td>MG </td> <td>with one Oak Leaf Cluster </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Keith_Payne" title="Keith Payne">Keith Payne</a> </td> <td>Australian Army </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Warrant_officer#Australia" title="Warrant officer">WO2</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>also Commonwealth Victoria Cross recipient </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Payne_(soldier)" title="Thomas Payne (soldier)">Thomas Payne</a> </td> <td>US Army </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sergeant_major#United_States" title="Sergeant major">SGM</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>later upgraded to the Medal of Honor </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/John_J._Pershing" title="John J. Pershing">John J. Pershing</a> </td> <td>US Army </td> <td><a href="/wiki/General_of_the_Armies" title="General of the Armies">GAS</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>Commander of the <a href="/wiki/American_Expeditionary_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="American Expeditionary Force">American Expeditionary Force</a> and Army Chief of Staff </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Pascal_Poolaw" title="Pascal Poolaw">Pascal Poolaw</a> </td> <td>US Army </td> <td>First Sergeant </td> <td> </td> <td>The United States' most decorated Native American. Four Silver Stars and three Purple Hearts. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Chesty_Puller" title="Chesty Puller">Chesty Puller</a> </td> <td>US Marine Corps </td> <td>LtGen </td> <td> </td> <td>Five-time Navy Cross recipient. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Howard_Knox_Ramey" title="Howard Knox Ramey">Howard Knox Ramey</a> </td> <td>US Army </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/William_John_Read" title="William John Read">William John Read</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Royal_Australian_Naval_Volunteer_Reserve" title="Royal Australian Naval Volunteer Reserve">Royal Australian Navy</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_(navy)" title="Lieutenant (navy)">Lt</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>WWII <a href="/wiki/Coastwatchers" title="Coastwatchers">Coastwatcher</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Rickenbacker" title="Eddie Rickenbacker">Eddie Rickenbacker</a> </td> <td>US Army Air Service </td> <td>CPT </td> <td>with six Oak Leaf Clusters </td> <td>a seventh Oak Leaf was later upgraded to the Medal of Honor </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Matthew_B._Ridgway" class="mw-redirect" title="Matthew B. Ridgway">Matthew B. Ridgway</a> </td> <td>US Army </td> <td>GEN </td> <td>with one Oak Leaf Cluster </td> <td>Army Chief of Staff and NATO Supreme Allied Commander </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Keller_E._Rockey" title="Keller E. Rockey">Keller E. Rockey</a> </td> <td>US Marine Corps </td> <td>LtGen </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bernard_W._Rogers" title="Bernard W. Rogers">Bernard W. Rogers</a> </td> <td>US Army </td> <td>GEN </td> <td> </td> <td>US Army Chief of Staff and NATO Supreme Allied Commander. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt_Jr." title="Theodore Roosevelt Jr.">Theodore Roosevelt Jr.</a> </td> <td>US Army </td> <td>BG </td> <td> </td> <td>Also Medal of Honor recipient. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Maurice_Rose" title="Maurice Rose">Maurice Rose</a> </td> <td>US Army </td> <td>MAJ </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_Rosenthal_(USAAF_officer)" title="Robert Rosenthal (USAAF officer)">Robert Rosenthal</a> </td> <td>US Army Air Forces </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_colonel_(United_States)" title="Lieutenant colonel (United States)">LTC</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>also recipient of 16 other valor and service awards, WWII B-17 pilot </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Summers_Rowan" title="Andrew Summers Rowan">Andrew Summers Rowan</a> </td> <td>US Army </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Alfredo_Santos" title="Alfredo Santos">Alfredo Santos</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philippine_Army" title="Philippine Army">Philippine Army</a> </td> <td>Major </td> <td> </td> <td>also received the Silver Star, both for his actions during the WWII <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Bataan#Battle_of_the_Pockets" title="Battle of Bataan">Battle of Bataan</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lemuel_C._Shepherd_Jr." title="Lemuel C. Shepherd Jr.">Lemuel C. Shepherd Jr.</a> </td> <td>US Marine Corps </td> <td>Gen </td> <td> </td> <td>Commandant of US Marine Corps. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Oliver_Prince_Smith" class="mw-redirect" title="Oliver Prince Smith">Oliver Prince Smith</a> </td> <td>US Marine Corps </td> <td>Gen </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Isabel_Stambaugh" title="Isabel Stambaugh">Isabel Stambaugh</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Nurse_Corps" title="United States Army Nurse Corps">US Army Nurse Corps</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>hit by shelling in WWI field hospital, continued her duties </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Stilwell" title="Joseph Stilwell">Joseph Stilwell</a> </td> <td>US Army </td> <td>GEN </td> <td> </td> <td>Commander of the <a href="/wiki/China_Burma_India_Theater" class="mw-redirect" title="China Burma India Theater">China Burma India Theater</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Maxwell_D._Taylor" title="Maxwell D. Taylor">Maxwell D. Taylor</a> </td> <td>US Army </td> <td>GEN </td> <td> </td> <td>Army Chief of Staff. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Gerald_C._Thomas" title="Gerald C. Thomas">Gerald C. Thomas</a> </td> <td>US Marine Corps </td> <td>Gen </td> <td> </td> <td>Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/James_A._Van_Fleet" class="mw-redirect" title="James A. Van Fleet">James A. Van Fleet</a> </td> <td>US Army </td> <td>GEN </td> <td>with two Oak Leaf Clusters </td> <td>Commanded Eighth Army in Korea. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Paul_Vann" title="John Paul Vann">John Paul Vann</a> </td> <td>US State Department </td> <td>Civilian </td> <td> </td> <td>Former US Army Lieutenant Colonel. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jes%C3%BAs_Villamor" class="mw-redirect" title="Jesús Villamor">Jesús Villamor</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philippine_Army_Air_Corps" title="Philippine Army Air Corps">Philippine Army Air Corps</a> </td> <td>Captain </td> <td>with one Oak Leaf Cluster </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Walton_Walker" title="Walton Walker">Walton Walker</a> </td> <td>US Army </td> <td>GEN </td> <td>with one Oak Leaf Cluster </td> <td>Died in Korea. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_B._Williams_(general)" title="Robert B. Williams (general)">Robert B. Williams</a> </td> <td>US Army Air Forces </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Winters" title="Richard Winters">Richard Winters</a> </td> <td>US Army </td> <td>MAJ </td> <td> </td> <td>"Band of Brothers" </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Frederick_Wootten" class="mw-redirect" title="George Frederick Wootten">George Frederick Wootten</a> </td> <td>Australian Army </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Major_general_(Australia)" title="Major general (Australia)">MAJGEN</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jarion_Halbisengibbs&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jarion Halbisengibbs (page does not exist)">Jarion Halbisengibbs</a><sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>US Army </td> <td>SSGT </td> <td> </td> <td>Awarded during his valor during the <a href="/wiki/War_on_terror" title="War on terror">Global War on Terror</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Alvin_York" title="Alvin York">Alvin York</a> </td> <td>US Army </td> <td>MAJ </td> <td> </td> <td>Later upgraded to the Medal of Honor </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Edward_F._Younger" title="Edward F. Younger">Edward F. Younger</a> </td> <td>US Army </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>chosen to select the <a href="/wiki/Tomb_of_the_Unknowns" class="mw-redirect" title="Tomb of the Unknowns">Unknown Soldier</a> for the US after WWI </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Revocation">Revocation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Distinguished_Service_Cross_(United_States)&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Revocation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In a number of cases, an award of the Distinguished Service Cross has later been revoked. In most cases, this has been for one of three reasons: the award was upgraded to the <a href="/wiki/Medal_of_Honor" title="Medal of Honor">Medal of Honor</a>, duplicate awards had been made to the same recipient for the same action by two different headquarters, or the award had been revoked to allow republication with a new and revised award citation. Such revocations have occurred over the history of the decoration. </p><p>One of the earliest such cases involves one of the most famous American soldiers of World War I, <a href="/wiki/Alvin_York" title="Alvin York">Alvin York</a>, who initially received a Distinguished Service Cross which was upgraded to the Medal of Honor. And as noted above under "Notable Recipients", top American World War I ace pilot <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Rickenbacker" title="Eddie Rickenbacker">Eddie Rickenbacker</a> originally received eight DSCs, but one was upgraded in 1930 to the Medal of Honor. In 1980, MSG <a href="/wiki/Roy_P._Benavidez" class="mw-redirect" title="Roy P. Benavidez">Roy P. Benavidez</a>, a <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Special_Forces" title="United States Army Special Forces">U.S. Army Special Forces</a> veteran, had his Vietnam-era DSC upgraded to the Medal of Honor, which was presented to him by President Reagan at a Pentagon ceremony on February 24, 1981. </p><p>A number of DSC revocations and upgrades to the Medal of Honor were the result of reviews initiated by the Army or mandated by the United States Congress. In the early 1990s the Army began a review of discrimination against black soldiers in World War II, none of whom had received the Medal of Honor but several of whom had received lesser awards. Later, the Department of Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 provided for a "Review Regarding Upgrading of Distinguished-Service Crosses and Navy Crosses Awarded to Asian-Americans and Native American Pacific Islanders for World War II Service" and the National Defense Authorization Act for 2002 provided for a "Review Regarding Award of Medal of Honor to Certain Jewish American and Hispanic American War Veterans".<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There is currently a petition circulating to upgrade the Distinguished Service Cross of <a href="/wiki/Major_(United_States)" title="Major (United States)">Major</a> <a href="/wiki/Richard_Winters" title="Richard Winters">Richard Winters</a> to a Medal of Honor. </p><p>In January 1997, as a result of its review, the Army revoked six awards of the Distinguished Service Cross to black soldiers and upgraded them to the Medal of Honor. These were to <a href="/wiki/Vernon_Baker" title="Vernon Baker">Vernon Baker</a>, <a href="/wiki/Edward_A._Carter_Jr." title="Edward A. Carter Jr.">Edward A. Carter Jr.</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_R._Fox" title="John R. Fox">John R. Fox</a>, <a href="/wiki/Willy_F._James_Jr." title="Willy F. James Jr.">Willy F. James Jr.</a>, <a href="/wiki/Charles_L._Thomas" title="Charles L. Thomas">Charles L. Thomas</a> and <a href="/wiki/George_Watson_(U.S._Army)" class="mw-redirect" title="George Watson (U.S. Army)">George Watson</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2001, the Army officially revoked 21 awards of the Distinguished Service Cross and one of the Silver Star to Asian-American soldiers, mostly Japanese-American, whose awards were upgraded to the Medal of Honor.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Among those whose DSC was upgraded was U.S. Senator <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Inouye" title="Daniel Inouye">Daniel Inouye</a>. Others include <a href="/wiki/Francis_B._Wai" title="Francis B. Wai">Francis B. Wai</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rudolph_B._Davila" title="Rudolph B. Davila">Rudolph B. Davila</a>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Jon_E._Swanson" title="Jon E. Swanson">Jon E. Swanson</a>, posthumously awarded a DSC in 1972, had this revoked in November 2005 (Department of the Army General Order No. 9 of 2005), after his DSC was upgraded to the Medal of Honor in December 2002 (Department of the Army General Order No. 14 of 2002). Another Vietnam War helicopter pilot, <a href="/wiki/Bruce_P._Crandall" title="Bruce P. Crandall">Bruce P. Crandall</a>, was awarded the DSC in June 2001 (General Order No. 25 of 2001). 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//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Distinguished_Service_Cross_ribbon.svg/70px-Distinguished_Service_Cross_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span> <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Distinguished Service Cross</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:U.S._Army_Distinguished_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/U.S._Army_Distinguished_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/35px-U.S._Army_Distinguished_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/U.S._Army_Distinguished_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/53px-U.S._Army_Distinguished_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/U.S._Army_Distinguished_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/70px-U.S._Army_Distinguished_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Medal_(US_Army)" class="mw-redirect" title="Distinguished Service Medal (US Army)">Distinguished Service Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Silver_Star_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Silver_Star_Medal_ribbon.svg/35px-Silver_Star_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Silver_Star_Medal_ribbon.svg/53px-Silver_Star_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Silver_Star_Medal_ribbon.svg/70px-Silver_Star_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Silver_Star" title="Silver Star">Silver Star</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Legion_of_Merit_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Legion_of_Merit_ribbon.svg/35px-Legion_of_Merit_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Legion_of_Merit_ribbon.svg/53px-Legion_of_Merit_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Legion_of_Merit_ribbon.svg/70px-Legion_of_Merit_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Legion_of_Merit" title="Legion of Merit">Legion of Merit</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Distinguished_Flying_Cross_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Distinguished_Flying_Cross_ribbon.svg/35px-Distinguished_Flying_Cross_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Distinguished_Flying_Cross_ribbon.svg/53px-Distinguished_Flying_Cross_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Distinguished_Flying_Cross_ribbon.svg/70px-Distinguished_Flying_Cross_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Flying_Cross_(United_States)" title="Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)">Distinguished Flying Cross</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Soldier%27s_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Soldier%27s_Medal_ribbon.svg/35px-Soldier%27s_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Soldier%27s_Medal_ribbon.svg/53px-Soldier%27s_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Soldier%27s_Medal_ribbon.svg/70px-Soldier%27s_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Soldier%27s_Medal" title="Soldier's Medal">Soldier's Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bronze_Star_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Bronze_Star_Medal_ribbon.svg/35px-Bronze_Star_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Bronze_Star_Medal_ribbon.svg/53px-Bronze_Star_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Bronze_Star_Medal_ribbon.svg/70px-Bronze_Star_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Bronze_Star_Medal" title="Bronze Star Medal">Bronze Star</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Purple_Heart_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Purple_Heart_ribbon.svg/35px-Purple_Heart_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Purple_Heart_ribbon.svg/53px-Purple_Heart_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Purple_Heart_ribbon.svg/70px-Purple_Heart_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Purple_Heart" title="Purple Heart">Purple Heart</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Meritorious_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Meritorious_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/35px-Meritorious_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Meritorious_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/53px-Meritorious_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Meritorious_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/70px-Meritorious_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Meritorious_Service_Medal_(United_States)" title="Meritorious Service Medal (United States)">Meritorious Service</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Air_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Air_Medal_ribbon.svg/35px-Air_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Air_Medal_ribbon.svg/53px-Air_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Air_Medal_ribbon.svg/70px-Air_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Air_Medal" title="Air Medal">Air Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Army_Commendation_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Army_Commendation_Medal_ribbon.svg/35px-Army_Commendation_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Army_Commendation_Medal_ribbon.svg/53px-Army_Commendation_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Army_Commendation_Medal_ribbon.svg/70px-Army_Commendation_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Commendation_Medal" title="Commendation Medal">Army Commendation</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Army_Achievement_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Army_Achievement_Medal_ribbon.svg/35px-Army_Achievement_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Army_Achievement_Medal_ribbon.svg/53px-Army_Achievement_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Army_Achievement_Medal_ribbon.svg/70px-Army_Achievement_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Achievement_Medal" title="Achievement Medal">Army Achievement</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Good conduct</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Army_Good_Conduct_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Army_Good_Conduct_Medal_ribbon.svg/35px-Army_Good_Conduct_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Army_Good_Conduct_Medal_ribbon.svg/53px-Army_Good_Conduct_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Army_Good_Conduct_Medal_ribbon.svg/70px-Army_Good_Conduct_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Good_Conduct_Medal_(United_States)" title="Good Conduct Medal (United States)">Army Good Conduct</a></span></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:U.S._Army_Reserve_Components_Achievement_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/U.S._Army_Reserve_Components_Achievement_Medal_ribbon.svg/35px-U.S._Army_Reserve_Components_Achievement_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/U.S._Army_Reserve_Components_Achievement_Medal_ribbon.svg/53px-U.S._Army_Reserve_Components_Achievement_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/U.S._Army_Reserve_Components_Achievement_Medal_ribbon.svg/70px-U.S._Army_Reserve_Components_Achievement_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Reserve_Good_Conduct_Medal" title="Reserve Good Conduct Medal">Reserve Achievement</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Unit awards</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:U.S._Army_and_U.S._Air_Force_Presidential_Unit_Citation_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/U.S._Army_and_U.S._Air_Force_Presidential_Unit_Citation_ribbon.svg/35px-U.S._Army_and_U.S._Air_Force_Presidential_Unit_Citation_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/U.S._Army_and_U.S._Air_Force_Presidential_Unit_Citation_ribbon.svg/53px-U.S._Army_and_U.S._Air_Force_Presidential_Unit_Citation_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/U.S._Army_and_U.S._Air_Force_Presidential_Unit_Citation_ribbon.svg/70px-U.S._Army_and_U.S._Air_Force_Presidential_Unit_Citation_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="106" data-file-height="40" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Presidential_Unit_Citation_(United_States)" title="Presidential Unit Citation (United States)">Presidential Unit Citation</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Valorous_Unit_Award_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Valorous_Unit_Award_ribbon.svg/35px-Valorous_Unit_Award_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Valorous_Unit_Award_ribbon.svg/53px-Valorous_Unit_Award_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Valorous_Unit_Award_ribbon.svg/70px-Valorous_Unit_Award_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="106" data-file-height="40" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Valorous_Unit_Award" title="Valorous Unit Award">Valorous Unit</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Meritorious_Unit_Commendation_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Meritorious_Unit_Commendation_ribbon.svg/35px-Meritorious_Unit_Commendation_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Meritorious_Unit_Commendation_ribbon.svg/53px-Meritorious_Unit_Commendation_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Meritorious_Unit_Commendation_ribbon.svg/70px-Meritorious_Unit_Commendation_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="106" data-file-height="40" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Meritorious_Unit_Commendation" title="Meritorious Unit Commendation">Meritorious Unit Commendation</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Army_Superior_Unit_Award_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Army_Superior_Unit_Award_ribbon.svg/35px-Army_Superior_Unit_Award_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Army_Superior_Unit_Award_ribbon.svg/53px-Army_Superior_Unit_Award_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Army_Superior_Unit_Award_ribbon.svg/70px-Army_Superior_Unit_Award_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="106" data-file-height="40" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Superior_Unit_Award" title="Superior Unit Award">Superior Unit</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Service ribbons</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:U.S._Army_Sea_Duty_Ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/U.S._Army_Sea_Duty_Ribbon.svg/35px-U.S._Army_Sea_Duty_Ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/U.S._Army_Sea_Duty_Ribbon.svg/53px-U.S._Army_Sea_Duty_Ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/U.S._Army_Sea_Duty_Ribbon.svg/70px-U.S._Army_Sea_Duty_Ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Sea_Service_Ribbon" title="Sea Service Ribbon">Sea Duty</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Non-Commissioned_Officer_Professional_Development_Ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Non-Commissioned_Officer_Professional_Development_Ribbon.svg/35px-Non-Commissioned_Officer_Professional_Development_Ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Non-Commissioned_Officer_Professional_Development_Ribbon.svg/53px-Non-Commissioned_Officer_Professional_Development_Ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Non-Commissioned_Officer_Professional_Development_Ribbon.svg/70px-Non-Commissioned_Officer_Professional_Development_Ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Non-Commissioned_Officer_Professional_Development_Ribbon" title="Non-Commissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon">NCO Professional Development</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Army_Service_Ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Army_Service_Ribbon.svg/35px-Army_Service_Ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Army_Service_Ribbon.svg/53px-Army_Service_Ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Army_Service_Ribbon.svg/70px-Army_Service_Ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Army_Service_Ribbon" title="Army Service Ribbon">Army Service</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Army_Overseas_Service_Ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Army_Overseas_Service_Ribbon.svg/35px-Army_Overseas_Service_Ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Army_Overseas_Service_Ribbon.svg/53px-Army_Overseas_Service_Ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Army_Overseas_Service_Ribbon.svg/70px-Army_Overseas_Service_Ribbon.svg.png 2x" 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