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Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)

This decoration was instituted in 1918 to award any person serving in the Army, or officers and men of military forces allied to the United States, for 'having distinguished himself by extraordinary heroism against an armed enemy in circumstances which do not justify the award of the Medal of Honor'. Further acts of gallantry justifying the grant of the decoration, a bronze oak cluster is awarded to be worn on the ribbon. The decoration can also be awarded posthumously.
The cross is made of bronze with the American spread eagle on it. Below the eagle is a scroll with the inscription: 'For Valor'. The ribbon is blue with narrow white and red stripes at either edge.
The first hundred decorations that were made had the arms of the cross decorated with oak leaves, in later models the leaves are omitted.

Grid List
NameDate of birthDate of deathAwards
Mabry, George Lafayette, Jr.14-09-191713-07-1990more
MacArthur, Douglas "Gaijin Shogun"26-01-188005-04-1964more
MacConchie, Howard P.  
MacDonald, Charles "Mac"  
MacFarlan, Donald S.  
MacGillivary, Charles Andrew17-01-191724-06-2000more
MacGowan, John R.  
Mackay, Eric Maclachan00-00-192100-00-1995
MacKenzie, Colin F.  
MacKenzie, Donald Alexander09-07-191412-04-1945
MacLennan, Norman H.  
MacNider, Hanford02-10-188918-02-1968more
Madsen, Ova I.  
Mahoney, John F. 06-09-1944
Maloney, Arthur A.  
Mann, Francis  
Mann, Thomas J.  
Marez, Joe M.  
Marion, Lawrence B.  
Maroun, Autrey J.19-04-191408-08-2005
Marsh, John W.  
Marshall, Carley L.  
Marshall, William C. "Bill"  
Martin, Clarence A.13-09-189611-12-1986
Martin, Ivan H. 21-08-1944
Martinez, Joseph Raul  
Masny, Otto  
Mason, Paul Edward Allen30-04-190131-12-1972
Massello, William "Wild Bill"24-02-190703-02-1997more
Masters, William W. 14-04-1945
Masuda, Kazuo "Kaz"30-11-191827-08-1944
Matheson, Donald George Melbourne19-07-190430-01-1944
Mathis, Robert L.  
Mathis, Walter W.  
Matz, Fred W.25-11-192103-01-1999
Maud'huy, de, Louis Ernest17-02-185716-07-1921more
Maxey, Robert Jayne08-05-187328-05-1918
Mayer, Arthur Cerf27-05-192222-06-2010
McAllister, Homer W.  
McAuliffe, Anthony Clement02-07-189811-08-1975more
McCaffrey, Richard E.  
McCampbell, Robert P.  
McClain, Clifton A., Jr. 22-09-1943
McClure, Robert Battey15-09-189615-09-1973
McClure, Trevlyn L. 04-06-1944
McCollum, Paul W. 06-10-1944
McConnell, Joseph C., Jr31-01-192225-08-1954
McCreary, Melvin L.  
McDonald, James L.  
McDonough, Bart T.  
McGarr, Lionel Charles05-03-190403-11-1988more
McGee, George A.  
McGowan, Sam, Jr.00-01-192427-06-2009
McGrath, Douglas  
McGuire, Thomas Buchanan, Jr. "Tommy"01-08-192007-01-1945more
McHolland, Robert B. 24-11-1944
McInnis, John H.  
McInnis, John L.  
McKay, Eric MacLachlan  
McKeever, Charles W.16-01-192426-03-2008
McKelvey, Russell M.  
McKenna, Vincent E.  
McMichen, Quillian H. 00-09-1943
McNamara, William W.24-10-192419-04-2002
McQuay, Harold R.  
Meade, Robert H.  
Medd, John Peter  
Megellas, James "Maggie"11-03-191702-04-2020more
Melanson, Arthur  
Mendelson, Joseph Aaron01-01-189129-09-1986more
Mendez, Louis Gonzaga, Jr.14-07-191519-09-2001more
Mendick, Robert E.  
Merendino, Thomas M.  
Méric, Edouard20-07-190129-05-1973more
Metz, Edwin W. 26-12-1944
Meyer, Charles Robert 'Monk' (US-Army)01-05-191311-08-2001more
Meyer, John Charles (USAF)03-04-191902-12-1975more
Michaelis, John Hersey "Iron Mike"20-08-191211-11-1985more
Milby, Raymond 11-10-2005
Miller, Harvey L., Jr. 02-04-1945
Miller, Hubert J.  
Miller, Jesse R., Jr. 21-04-1945
Miller, Kermit C. 08-06-1944
Milleret, de, Jean "Marnac"19-03-190810-01-1980more
Millett, Lewis Lee, Sr. "Red"15-12-192014-11-2009more
Mills, Donald Clark  
Milosevich, Risto  
Mirkin, Victor19-12-190924-11-1944more
Mister, Theodore K. 18-06-1944
Mitchell, Harold L.  
Mitchell, Heber G.  
Mitchell, Merle M.  
Mittleberger, Earl (US Army)00-00-190828-12-1942
Miyamoto, Fujio10-05-1922 
Mohl, John L.  
Monihan, Richard J.  
Montilio, George 19-04-1945
Montooth, William A.  
Moody, William D.11-11-191906-06-1944
Moore, George Fleming31-07-188702-12-1949more
Moore, Joseph M., Jr. 11-11-1944
Moore, Robert  
Moralez, Frank  
Moran, Robert B.  
Morere, Roderic C.  
Morlon, Paul06-12-191203-06-1993more
Morris, William Henry Harrison, Jr.22-03-189030-03-1971
Morrow, Jesse Lee16-09-191808-11-2000
Morse, Verne V. 05-06-1945
Mortensen, Frede27-07-192604-03-1993
Morton, Dudley Walker17-07-190711-10-1943
Morton, John R.24-06-191914-08-1996
Moto, Kaoru25-04-191726-08-1992more
Mucci, Henry A. "Hank"04-03-190920-04-1997more
Muir, Marvin F.  
Mullins, Oscar Mayo29-05-191926-12-1944
Mullins, Thornton L. 06-06-1944
Munemori, Sadao S.17-08-192205-04-1945
Munro, Donald Edward  
Muranaga, Kiyoshi K.16-02-192226-06-1944
Murphy, Audie Leon20-06-192428-05-1971more
Murphy, Patrick F. 15-04-1945
Murray, Samuel J.07-12-191828-04-2004more
Musick, Paul F.  
Muszynski, Walter J.10-05-192120-09-1944
Muza, John W.23-01-191801-02-2010
Myers, Cloyd G.  
Myers, Joseph F.19-06-191930-09-1944
Myrice, Clifford B.  

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