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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
Sabonis, Frank J.  
Sakato, George T. "Joe"19-02-192102-12-2015more
Salley, Henry C.  
Sanford, Teddy Hollis31-12-190729-12-1992
Savino, Frank A.17-06-192417-12-2003
Sawin, Alton, Jr. 22-07-2004
Sayre, Edwin M.  
Schafer, Charles E. 00-08-1944
Schallmoser, Joseph M.  
Schildroth, William H. "Bill" 17-09-1944
Schilling, David C.15-12-191814-08-1956
Schimmelpfennig, Irving R. 04-02-1945
Schmidt, Clarence  
Schreck, Martin N.12-12-192330-07-1990more
Schreiber, Leroy A.13-12-191715-04-1944more
Schroeder, Edmund R.  
Schröder, Charles H. 18-01-1945
Schultz, George W., Jr.  
Schwartz, Paul F.  
Searle, Albert Chester28-02-189215-12-1965
Searles, James W.  
Sell, Arthur L.  
Semmes, Harry Hodges18-01-189230-05-1962
Serna, Marcelino26-04-189629-02-1992more
Shaw, Herman T. 08-01-1943
Sheff, Bertram N.  
Shepherd, Lemuel Cornick, Jr.10-02-189606-08-1990more
Sherman, Harry B.  
Sherrick, James M.  
Shields, Charles W.  
Shindle, Elmer G.  
Shofner, Austin Conner03-03-191614-11-1999more
Short, Max 11-11-1944
Shorter, Paul R.  more
Shulman, Herbert Edgar18-11-191817-09-1944
Silva, John B.  
Silva, Louis Thomas "Soup"07-03-189516-07-1942
Silverthorn, Merwin Hancock22-09-189614-08-1985more
Simard, Naubert Oliver, Jr. 30-07-1944
Simons, Arthur D. "Bull"28-06-191821-05-1979more
Sims, Hugo Sheridan, Jr.14-10-192109-07-2004
Sinclair, John G.  
Singlestad, Sylvester Donald09-05-191718-11-2010more
Sinsel, Frank C.  
Sirovica, Frank L.24-07-191405-12-1973
Slape, William L.  
Smith, Clarence E. 05-03-1945
Smith, Daniel E.  
Smith, Herbert A.  
Smith, Jack E. 01-08-1943
Smith, Lloyd G.  
Smith, Mack H.03-10-192101-08-1943
Smith, Willis  
Snyder, Gordon C.  
Soliz, Marcelo M.  
Somervell, Brehon Burke09-05-189213-02-1955more
Soper, Gerald E.  
Soule, Robert Homer "Shorty"10-02-190026-01-1952
Spaatz, Carl Andrew "Tooey"28-06-189114-07-1974more
Spalding, John M.17-12-191406-11-1959
Spear, Harold J.  
Speer, Harold J.  
Spencer, Charles W.  
Spencer, William L.  
Sporbert, William O.  
Sprague, Charles Andrews06-08-191420-02-1942
Sprague, Lawrence F.  
Sprecher, Kenneth Ned  
Sprinkle, John D. 10-07-1943
Sproul, Archibald A.  
Spurrier, Junior James14-12-192225-02-1984more
Squires, Edward G.  
Stanley, Lorne R.  
Stanley, Paul W.  
Steele, Robert C. 08-02-1945
Steelman, Fred D., Jr. 01-08-1944
Stegemeyer, Gerald Bruce  
Stein, Herman E.  
Stephens, John M.  
Stephens, Otto K.25-02-191806-12-1944
Stephens, Sampson J. 25-02-1945
Sterling, Paul D. 16-04-1945
Sternberg, Ben28-02-191402-01-2004
Stevens, Stanley E. 21-09-1944
Stewart, Shaun  
Stilwell, Joseph Warren "Uncle Joe"19-03-188312-10-1946more
Stopka, John P. 14-01-1945
Stott, Robert H.  
Stovall, William Howard, Sr.18-02-189511-05-1970more
Streczyk, Philip25-11-191825-06-1958more
Strickland, Doyle C.  
Strong, Richard M. "Monty" 01-06-1944
Strzelczyk, Konrad "Sphinx"19-02-189512-11-1981more
Studler, Andre "Sylvain"11-03-1912 
Suehiro, Masaru03-09-1919 
Suess, Sheldon O. 11-04-1945
Sullivan, Richard P. "Sully"09-09-191702-08-1999
Sullivan, William E  
Summers, Harrison C.12-07-191803-08-1983
Summers, John W.  
Sutherland, Richard Kerens27-11-189325-06-1966more
Sutton, Orrin C.  
Svoboda, Albert A.  
Swank, Paul A.12-02-192117-08-1944
Sweet, John E., Jr.  
Swenson, Jay L.  
Swenson, John H.  
Swing, Joseph May28-02-189409-12-1984more
Synowsky, John  
Szelugoski, Walter 24-03-1943

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