Distinguished Flying Cross

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United States military award military decoration

The Distinguished Flying Cross is a United States military decoration awarded for heroism or extraordinary achievement during aerial flight.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Distinguished Flying Cross canonical 97
Distinguished Flying Cross (United States) 12
Navy Distinguished Flying Cross 4

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States military award ⓘ
military decoration ⓘ
awardedFor distinguished service in aerial operations ⓘ
extraordinary achievement during aerial flight ⓘ
heroism during aerial flight ⓘ
awardingCriteria acts of heroism in aerial flight ⓘ
extraordinary achievement in aerial flight ⓘ
campaign Gulf War ⓘ
Iraq War ⓘ
Korean War ⓘ
Vietnam War ⓘ
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ
surface form: War in Afghanistan

World War II ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
eligibility in some cases, members of friendly foreign nations ⓘ
members of the United States Armed Forces ⓘ
establishedBy Act of Congress ⓘ
United States Congress ⓘ
establishedOn 1926-07-02 ⓘ
firstAwarded 1927 ⓘ
hasComponent medal ⓘ
service ribbon ⓘ
higherAward Silver Star ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalStatus federally authorized military decoration of the United States ⓘ
lowerAward Air Medal ⓘ
namedAfter distinguished flying ⓘ
notableRecipient Amelia Earhart ⓘ
Charles Lindbergh ⓘ
James H. Doolittle ⓘ
surface form: Jimmy Doolittle
presenter United States Air Force ⓘ
United States Armed Forces ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ
United States Coast Guard ⓘ
United States Marine Corps ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
relatedAward Air Medal ⓘ
Bronze Star Medal ⓘ
ribbonColor blue and white ⓘ
serviceBranch United States Air Force ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ
United States Coast Guard ⓘ
United States Marine Corps ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
shape bronze cross ⓘ
shortName DFC ⓘ
type individual military decoration ⓘ
usedBy United States Armed Forces ⓘ
surface form: United States military

Referenced by (116)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Charles Lindbergh → awardReceived → Distinguished Flying Cross ⓘ
Elliott Roosevelt → awardReceived → Distinguished Flying Cross ⓘ
George H. W. Bush → awardReceived → Distinguished Flying Cross ⓘ
Chuck Yeager → awardReceived → Distinguished Flying Cross ⓘ
Legion of Merit → lowerAward → Distinguished Flying Cross ⓘ
this entity surface form: Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)
Paul W. Tibbets Jr. → awardReceived → Distinguished Flying Cross ⓘ
Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. → awardReceived → Distinguished Flying Cross ⓘ
Air Marshal Sir John Grandy → awardReceived → Distinguished Flying Cross ⓘ
subject surface form: John Grandy
United States awards and decorations → includes → Distinguished Flying Cross ⓘ
Air Marshal Sir Denis Smallwood → awardReceived → Distinguished Flying Cross ⓘ
subject surface form: Denis Smallwood
Francis Gary Powers → awardReceived → Distinguished Flying Cross ⓘ
Billy Bishop → awardReceived → Distinguished Flying Cross ⓘ
Admiral Wesley L. McDonald → awardReceived → Distinguished Flying Cross ⓘ
subject surface form: Wesley L. McDonald
Charles Cabell → awardReceived → Distinguished Flying Cross ⓘ
subject surface form: Charles Pearre Cabell
this entity surface form: Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)
Navy and Marine Corps Medal → higherAward → Distinguished Flying Cross ⓘ
Francis R. Scobee → awardReceived → Distinguished Flying Cross ⓘ
Michael J. Smith → awardReceived → Distinguished Flying Cross ⓘ
this entity surface form: Navy Distinguished Flying Cross
John Glenn → awardReceived → Distinguished Flying Cross ⓘ
Air Medal → higherAward → Distinguished Flying Cross ⓘ
Air Medal → relatedAward → Distinguished Flying Cross ⓘ
Lieutenant Colonel Frank O’Driscoll Hunter → awardReceived → Distinguished Flying Cross ⓘ
subject surface form: Frank O’Driscoll Hunter
Amelia Earhart → awardReceived → Distinguished Flying Cross ⓘ
Alexander Haig → awardReceived → Distinguished Flying Cross ⓘ
John McCain III (attended, transferred) → militaryAward → Distinguished Flying Cross ⓘ
subject surface form: John McCain III
James H. Doolittle → awardReceived → Distinguished Flying Cross ⓘ
Wiley Post → awardReceived → Distinguished Flying Cross ⓘ
Jim Wright → awardReceived → Distinguished Flying Cross ⓘ
this entity surface form: Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)
Ted Stevens → awardReceived → Distinguished Flying Cross ⓘ
Curtis LeMay → awardReceived → Distinguished Flying Cross ⓘ
John Day → hasHonor → Distinguished Flying Cross ⓘ
Haywood S. Hansell → awardReceived → Distinguished Flying Cross ⓘ
this entity surface form: Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)
Joe Engle → awardReceived → Distinguished Flying Cross ⓘ
Thomas Stafford → awarded → Distinguished Flying Cross ⓘ
Jim Lovell → awardReceived → Distinguished Flying Cross ⓘ
William C. McCool → awardReceived → Distinguished Flying Cross ⓘ
General Kevin P. Chilton → awardReceived → Distinguished Flying Cross ⓘ
subject surface form: Kevin P. Chilton
navigator: Theodore Van Kirk → awardReceived → Distinguished Flying Cross ⓘ
subject surface form: Theodore Van Kirk
bombardier: Thomas Ferebee → awardReceived → Distinguished Flying Cross ⓘ
subject surface form: Thomas Ferebee
Ken Mattingly → awardReceived → Distinguished Flying Cross ⓘ
this entity surface form: Navy Distinguished Flying Cross
Rick D. Husband → awardReceived → Distinguished Flying Cross ⓘ
DFC → standsFor → Distinguished Flying Cross ⓘ
DFC → isAbbreviationOf → Distinguished Flying Cross ⓘ
this entity surface form: Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)
DFC → shortFormOf → Distinguished Flying Cross ⓘ
DFC → notableCountryVariant → Distinguished Flying Cross ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Distinguished Flying Cross
Conspicuous Gallantry Cross → lowerAward → Distinguished Flying Cross ⓘ
John McCain → awarded → Distinguished Flying Cross ⓘ
Iven C. Kincheloe Jr. → awardReceived → Distinguished Flying Cross ⓘ
Edward O'Hare → awardReceived → Distinguished Flying Cross ⓘ
aircraft commander Charles W. Sweeney → awardReceived → Distinguished Flying Cross ⓘ
subject surface form: Charles W. Sweeney
Captain Frederick C. Bock → awardReceived → Distinguished Flying Cross ⓘ
subject surface form: Frederick C. Bock