Korean War 

Statistics:

• A total of 803 individuals received the Distinguished Service Cross.

  • 9 men earned TWO Distinguished Service Crosses in Korea.

• 732 of the awards were to members of the U.S. Army.

  • Arthur Champeny earned his 2nd OLC in Korea.

    • First Award for World War I

    • Second Award (OLC) for World War II

    • Third Award (2 OLC) for Korea

  • One World War II Double DSC recipient earned a third in Korea.

  • One Korean War recipient earned a second DSC in Vietnam.

  • One Korean War recipient earned the Air Force Cross in Vietnam.

  • Colonel Lewis Puller (5 Navy Crosses) earned the DSC in Korea.

• In addition to members of the US Army: 

  • 36 U.S. Air Force Personnel earned the Distinguished Service Cross in Korea

  • 27 U.S. Marines earned the Distinguished Service Cross in Korea

  •   3 U.S. Navy Personnel earned the Distinguished Service Cross in Korea

  • 14 Foreign Soldiers were awarded Distinguished Service Crosses in Korea

• At least 342 awards of the DSC were posthumous awards

• Three Men (2 Army, 1 USAF) earned a DSC and the Medal of Honor in Korea.

• Nearly half (41%) of the awards were earned in the first six months of the war.

Korean War D.S.C. Recipients
U. S. Army Recipients
Detailed Alphabetical List	Detailed Chronological List
Detailed Alphabetical And Chronological Lists* US Air Force Navy/USMC Foreign    *Both Alpha & Chron. list  for each of the above are on the same page.

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