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The Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) is the second highest military decoration
of the United States Army, awarded for extreme gallantry and risk of life in
actual combat with an armed enemy force. Actions which merit the Distinguished
Service Cross must be of such a high degree to be above those required for all
other U.S. combat decorations but not meeting the criteria for the Medal of
Honor. The Distinguished Service Cross is equivalent to the Navy Cross (Navy
and Marine Corps) and the Air Force Cross (Air Force).
The
Distinguished Service Cross was first awarded during World War I. In addition,
a number of awards were made for actions before World War One. In many cases,
these were to soldiers who had received a Certificate of Merit for gallantry
which, at the time, was the only other honor besides the Medal of Honor the
Army could award. Others were belated recognition of actions in the
Philippines, on the Mexican Border and during the Boxer Rebellion.
This decoration should not be confused with the Distinguished Service Medal,
which recognizes meritorious service to the government of the United States (as
a senior military officer or government official) rather than individual acts
of bravery (as a member of the United States Army).
This area allows
access to, and the capability of searching, the Distinguished Service Cross database.
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