Distinguished Service Cross
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The Distinguished Service Cross is the United States Army’s second-highest military decoration, awarded for extraordinary heroism in combat against an armed enemy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Distinguished Service Cross canonical | 73 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States military award
ⓘ
military decoration ⓘ |
| abbreviation | DSC ⓘ |
| awardedBy | United States Army Human Resources Command ⓘ |
| awardedForActionsIn |
armed conflict with an enemy of the United States
ⓘ
combat ⓘ military operations involving conflict with an opposing foreign force ⓘ service with friendly foreign forces engaged in armed conflict ⓘ |
| awardedInConflict |
Gulf War
ⓘ
Iraq War ⓘ Korean War ⓘ Vietnam War ⓘ War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ
surface form:
War in Afghanistan
World War I ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| awardFor |
extraordinary heroism
ⓘ
heroism against an armed enemy ⓘ heroism in combat ⓘ |
| awardingAuthority | Secretary of the Army ⓘ |
| branch | United States Army ⓘ |
| canBeAwardedPosthumously | true ⓘ |
| cannotBeAwardedFor | non-combat heroism ⓘ |
| confersTitle | recipient is known as a Distinguished Service Cross recipient ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criteriaIncludes |
gallantry and intrepidity in action
ⓘ
risk of life so extraordinary as to set the individual apart from comrades ⓘ |
| dateEstablished | 1918-01-02 ⓘ |
| eligibility |
foreign military personnel serving with the U.S. Army
ⓘ
members of other U.S. armed services serving with the U.S. Army ⓘ members of the United States Army ⓘ |
| establishedDuring | World War I ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | World War I ⓘ |
| hasSymbol | eagle on center of cross ⓘ |
| higherAward | Medal of Honor ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Act of Congress ⓘ |
| lowerAward | Silver Star ⓘ |
| militaryRankOfPrecedence | second-highest U.S. Army decoration for valor ⓘ |
| notableRecipientExample |
Sergeant York
ⓘ
surface form:
Alvin C. York
Douglas MacArthur ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States awards and decorations
ⓘ
surface form:
United States military awards system
|
| presenter |
President of the United States
ⓘ
United States Department of the Army ⓘ |
| ribbonColor |
blue
ⓘ
red ⓘ white ⓘ |
| shape | bronze cross ⓘ |
| typeOfValorDecoration | combat valor decoration ⓘ |
| usedBy |
United States Army
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Army ground forces
U.S. Army Special Operations Command ⓘ
surface form:
United States Army special operations forces
|
Referenced by (73)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Mark W. Clark
subject surface form:
Frank O’Driscoll Hunter
subject surface form:
James M. Gavin
subject surface form:
Roy Brown
subject surface form:
Audie Murphy
subject surface form:
Hal Moore
subject surface form:
John J. Pershing
subject surface form:
John J. Pershing
subject surface form:
Richard E. Cavazos
subject surface form:
Alexander Patch