Navy Distinguished Flying Cross
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The Navy Distinguished Flying Cross is a high-level United States military decoration awarded for heroism or extraordinary achievement during aerial flight.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Navy Distinguished Flying Cross canonical | 5 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States military award
ⓘ
military decoration ⓘ |
| awardedBy |
United States Coast Guard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Marine Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
extraordinary achievement during aerial flight
ⓘ
heroism during aerial flight ⓘ |
| awardingAuthority |
Commandant of the Coast Guard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Secretary of the Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canBeAwardedPosthumously | true ⓘ |
| classification | personal military decoration ⓘ |
| confers | individual decoration ⓘ |
| confersTitle | recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criteriaDetail | acts of heroism or achievement that are above those required for the Air Medal but not justifying the Medal of Honor or Navy Cross ⓘ |
| dateEstablished | 1926 ⓘ |
| domain |
coast guard aviation
ⓘ
marine aviation ⓘ naval aviation ⓘ |
| eligibility |
members of allied armed forces
ⓘ
members of the United States Coast Guard ⓘ members of the United States Marine Corps ⓘ members of the United States Navy ⓘ |
| establishedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
medal pendant
ⓘ
suspension ribbon ⓘ |
| higherAward |
Navy Cross
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Navy Distinguished Service Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isVariantOf | Distinguished Flying Cross (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lowerAward | Air Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
United States Coast Guard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ |
| presentedBy | United States Department of the Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ribbonColor | predominantly blue and white ribbon ⓘ |
| serviceContext | aerial operations ⓘ |
| shape | bronze cross ⓘ |
| status | currently awarded ⓘ |
| type |
decoration for meritorious service
ⓘ
decoration for valor ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Global War on Terrorism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gulf War ⓘ Korean War ⓘ Vietnam War ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| wearsOn | military uniform ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.