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Object details:

Object Name: Medal, Ribbon, Distinguished Service Cross
Smithsonian Record ID: edanmdm:nasm_A19710109001

	Object Name
	Medal, Ribbon, Distinguished Service Cross

	Metadata Usage
	Not determined

	Guid
	http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv97802c097-776e-4c3d-b1b7-304446a81bf2

	Data Source
	National Air and Space Museum

	Materials
	Silk

	Materials
	Copper Alloy

	Dimensions
	3-D: 3.5 × 0.6 × 1cm (1 3/8 × 1/4 × 3/8 in.)

	Physical Description
	Distinguished Service Cross ribbon; blue silk ribbon with red and white striped edges.

	Summary
	The Distinguished Service Cross is the second highest military award that was given to a member of the United States Army (including the Air Service), for extreme gallantry and risk of life in actual combat with an armed enemy force. The DSC is second only to the Medal of Honor and was established in January 1918.

	Country of Origin
	United States of America

	Credit Line
	Transferred from the United States Army, Office of the Adjutant General

	Inventory Number
	A19710109001

	Type
	AWARDS-Medals & Ribbons

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