Distinguished Service Cross
Distinguished Service Cross Recipients
1918 to Present
The Distinguished Service Cross is the second highest military award that can be given to a member of the United States Army for extreme gallantry and risk of life in actual combat with an armed enemy force. Actions that merit the Distinguished Service Cross must be of such a high degree that they are above those required for all other U.S. combat decorations but do not meet the criteria for the Medal of Honor. The Distinguished Service Cross was first awarded during World War I. During World War I, at least 154 members of the 16th Infantry Regiment were awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. Regimental members from World War II were awarded 94 DSCs (53 for D-Day alone) and a total of 10 DSCs were awarded to 16th Infantry Soldiers during the Vietnam conflict.
( P ) Posthumously awarded
World War I
Lt. Col. John M. Craig (P)
Maj. Oliver Allen
Maj. Edgar N. Caldwell
Maj. William F. Harrell
Maj. Charles W. Ryder (1 OLC)
Capt. Earl Almon
Capt. August F. Behrendt
Capt. Willis E. Comfort
Capt. Sidney C. Graves
Capt. Harry L. Kimmell (1 OLC) (P)
Capt. John E. Martie
Capt. William R. McMorris
Capt. Malcolm Rice
1st Lt. Frederick W. Adams
1st Lt. Duncan Fraser
1st Albert Helsley
1st Lt. Jay MacFarland
1st Lt. George T. Phipps
Chaplain (1st Lt.) Earl H. Weeds
1st Lt. Richard G. White
2nd Lt. Deane E. Ackers
2nd Lt. James C. Andes (P)
2nd Lt. Cyril Carder (P)
2nd Lt. Paul M. Carver
2nd Lt. Robert P. Clark
2nd Lt. Alan R. Cole
2nd Lt. Edwin V. Evans (P)
2nd Lt. Alphonsus L. McCormack
2nd Lt. David E. Monroe (P)
2nd Lt. James A. Soules
2nd Lt. Maurice S. Stevenson
2nd Lt. Herbert W. Whisenant
2nd Lt. Fred T. Wilson
Sgt. Maj. George P. Storm (P)
1st Sgt. Robert O. Baughn
1st Sgt. Clyde O. Curtis
1st Sgt. Edward E. King
1st Sgt. Anthony Scanlan
1st Sgt. Stallard Trower
Sgt. Joel Anderson
Sgt. Robert I. Birch
Sgt. John Bobo (P)
Sgt. Joseph W. Bradford
Sgt. George V. Brown
Sgt. Thomas A. Carroll (P)
Sgt. Joseph Coffey (P)
Sgt. Edward A. Coyle (P)
Sgt. Josiah Daniel
Sgt. Benjamin Dickens
Sgt. Harry J. Donahue
Sgt. Alvin P. Duncan
Sgt. Garrett Edwards
Sgt. Fred Englebrecht
Sgt. Charles E. Huffman, Jr.
Sgt. George C. Jackson
Sgt. Swan Johnson
Sgt. Clifton M. Jordan (P)
Sgt. Charlie E. Lemmon
Sgt. Elmer M. Marsh
Sgt. Joseph Molik
Sgt. John E. Personett
Sgt. George Petrimean
Sgt. James E. Porter
Sgt. Homer Purcell
Sgt. John Rampsch
Sgt. Michael Reilly
Sgt. Harry Rosen
Sgt. Luther Ruhl
Sgt. Robert Sedusky
Sgt. Ansley Smith
Sgt. Daniel R. Smith
Sgt. William H. Springs
Sgt. Jerry Sullivan (P)
Sgt. Troy A. Trekauskas
Sgt. Roy Weigel (P)
Sgt. Roscoe A. Willard
Cpl. Ralph Ball
Cpl. Walter D. Ballard (P)
Cpl. Charles S. Bennett
Cpl. Fred G. Benning
Cpl. Earl N. Berry (P)
Cpl. Paul Bible
Cpl. Ernest E. Bickford (P)
Cpl. Lenno Brandt
Cpl. Walter W. Branson
Cpl. Mieczyslaw Brocki
Cpl. Ora B. Brooks
Cpl. Frank W. Carner
Cpl. Thomas J. Carney
Cpl. Alick Carrole
Cpl. Andrew Denn
Cpl. John Hapsch
Cpl. Leo J. Lavoie (P)
Cpl. Anthony LeClair
Cpl. Jack Mazur
Cpl. Daniel C. McAuliffe
Cpl. George R. Mitchell
Cpl. Earl S. Noble (P)
Cpl. William F. Robinson
Cpl. Jesse W. Sargent
Cpl. Fred M. Schultz
Cpl. Max Seltzer
Cpl. Emmanuel Stavroulakis (1 OLC)
Cpl. Walter P. Steele
Cpl. Lawrence E. Thompson (P)
Cpl. Glen W. Weiman
Cpl. Richard Worthington
Cpl. Hyman Yaris
Cpl. Frank Zilkey (P)
Pfc. Peter Dachnowicz
Pfc. George J. Fry
Pfc. Solomon Huard
Pfc. George F. Myers
Pfc. Walter H. Seiders
Pvt. Edward B. Brown
Pvt. Will Bruce
Pvt. Joseph H. Burchfield
Pvt. Alick Carrole
Pvt. Roy C. Dozier
Pvt. Albert W. Fritz
Pvt. Austin J. Gates (P)
Pvt. William L. Gillespie (P)
Pvt. Thomas E. Grider
Pvt. Walter Griffith
Pvt. Onno Groenenboon
Pvt. William Howard
Pvt. Henry G. Hubbard
Pvt. Burwell C. Jackson (P)
Pvt. George S. Johnson
Pvt. Clifford M. Jordan
Pvt. Emanuel Karch
Pvt. Everett A. Kilmer
Pvt. George King
Pvt. Harry D. Leonard
Pvt. Arthur S. Long
Pvt. William B. Main
Pvt. John Marra
Pvt. George Mitchell
Pvt. James Nation
Pvt. John O. Olson
Pvt. Alfred W. Page
Pvt. Thomas F. Price
Pvt. Petro Ruggers
Pvt. Larry L. Sale
Pvt. George F. Schultz
Pvt. Pietro Scudellari
Pvt. Robert A. Simpson
Pvt. Fred G. Soucy
Pvt. Lee Trimmer
Pvt. Charles P. Troska (1OLC)
Pvt. George Van Buren
Pvt. Herman Wallenmaier
Pvt. Harold Wilkinson
Pvt. William S. Yockey
Regimental HQ
HQ, 2nd Battalion
D Company
HQ, 3rd Battalion
HQ, 1st Battalion
HQ, 3rd Battalion
B Company
F Company
F Company
C Company
I Company
M Company
B Company
B Company
E Company
MG Company
G Company
E Company
Regimental HQ
C Company
A Company
H Company
D Company
F Company
L Company
B Company
F Company
H Company
F Company
E Company
Regimental HQ
Unknown
B Company
HQ, 2nd Battalion
G Company
C Company
M Company
F Company
I Company
K Company
E Company
E Company
M Company
I Company
F Company
C Company
H Company
E Company
E Company
C Company
D Company
F Company
K Company
C Company
M Company
G Company
L Company
M Company
K Company
B Company
C Company
MG Company
C Company
B Company
G Company
G Company
K Company
F Company
MG Company
C Company
H Company
E Company
F Company
E Company
E Company
E Company
M Company
B Company
K Company
MG Company
D Company
E Company
H Company
I Company
F Company
B Company
C Company
E Company
MG Company
D Company
E Company
G Company
D Company
D Company
M Company
M Company
F Company
D Company
F Company
M Company
M Company
M Company
C Company
G Company
F Company
M Company
G Company
C Company
D Company
L Company
C Company
C Company
D Company
B Company
E Company
C Company
Medical Det.
D Company
C Company
I Company
M Company
G Company
C Company
G Company
L Company
M Company
L Company
F Company
K Company
L Company
B Company
M Company
D Company
B Company
D Company
D Company
MG Company
F Company
C Company
L Company
D Company
B Company
B Company
D Company
E Company
G Company
A Company
E Company
Regimental HQ
B Company
I Company
D Company
B Company
E Company
21 Jul 18
4-11 Oct 18
12 Sep 18
4 Oct 18
21 Jul 18 & 9 Oct 18
4 Oct 18
9 Oct 18
18 Jul 18
29 Apr 18
19 Jul 18 & 9 Oct 18
4 Oct 18
4 Oct 18
1-8 Oct 18
22 Jul 18
18 Jul 18
9 Oct 18
12 Sep 18
18 Jul 18
19-22 Jul 18
18 Jul 18
22 Jul 18
19 Jul 18
31 Jul 18
18 Jul 18
4 Jul 18
18 Jul 18
23 Jul 18
15 Oct 18
19 Jul 18
6-7 Nov 18
9 Oct 18
18 Jul 18
18 Jul 18
4 Oct 18
4 Oct 18
18 Jul 18
4 Oct 18
21 Jul 18
21 Jul 18
4 Oct 18
6-7 Nov 18
18-19 Jul 18
4 Oct 18
4 Oct 18
3 Jun 18
9 Oct 18
19 Jul 18
18 Jul 18
4 Oct 18
18-20 Jul 18
7 Nov 18
19 Jul 18
4 Oct 18
19-20 Jul 18
2 Oct 18
18 Jul 18
4 Jul 18
9 Oct 18
3-4 Oct 18
18 Jul 18
8 Oct 18
9 Oct 18
9 Oct 18
11 Oct 18
19 Jul 18
18 Jul 18
4 Oct 18
4 Oct 18
21 Jul18/9 Oct 18
18 Jul 18
20 Jul 18
18 Jul 18
18 Jul 18
18 Jul 18
12 Sep 18
18 Jul 18
9 Oct 18
9 Oct 18
19-20 Jul 18
9 Oct 18
9 Oct 18
7 Nov 18
19 Jul 18
4 Oct 18
19 Jul 18
18-22 Jul 18
8-12 Oct 18
7 Nov 18
18-22 Jul 18
9 Oct 18
22 Jul 18
18 Jul 18
9 Oct 18
12 Oct 18
4 Oct 18
4 Oct 18
22 Oct 18
9 Oct 18
19 Jul 18
4 Oct 18
4 Oct 18
4 Oct 18
18 Jul 18 & 19 Jul 18
18 Jul 18
19 Jul 18
20 Jul 18
18 Jul 18
9 Oct 18
9 Oct 18
21-22 Jul 18
8 Oct 18
8 Oct 18
9 Oct 18
20 Jul 18
7 Nov 18
18 Jul 18
18-22 Jul 18
9 Oct 18
22 Jul 18
18-23 Jul 18
5 Oct 18
4 Oct 18
22 Jul 18
4 Oct 18
2 Jun 18
3 Oct 18
2 Jun 18
20 Jul 18
4 Oct 18
2 Jun 18
18-22 Jul 18
3 Oct 18
9 Oct 18
19-22 Jul 18
9 Oct 18
9 Oct 18
3 Oct 18
22 Jul 18
9 Oct 18
11 May 18
18-22 Jul 18
11 Oct 18
10 Oct 18
9 Oct 18
7 Nov 18
18 Jul 18
22 Jul 18
18 Jul 18
7 Nov 18
21 Jul 18 & 11 Oct 18
4 Oct 18
9 Oct 18
20 Jul 18
6-7 Nov 18
World War II
Col. George A. Taylor
Lt. Col. Charles J. Denholm
Lt. Col. Herbert C. Hicks Jr.
Lt. Col. Charles T. Horner, Jr.
Lt. Col. John Mathews
Maj. Bryce E. Denno
Maj. Edmund F. Driscoll
Maj. Charles E. Tegtmyer
Maj. William R. Washington
Capt. Paul Altomerianos (P)
Capt. John R. Armellino
Capt. Joseph F. Berry (P)
Capt. Everett L. Booth
Capt. Victor H. Briggs
Capt. Victor P. Brosokas
Capt. Robert R. Cutler
Capt. Joseph T. Dawson
Capt. John G. W. Finke
Capt. Thomas N. Merendino
Capt. Thomas F. O’Brien (1 OLC) (P)
Capt. James L. Pence
Capt. Kimball R. Richmond
Capt. John Settineri
Capt. Charles A. Wirt
Capt. Edward F. Wozenski (1 OLC)
1st Lt. Otto W. Clemens
1st Lt. William T. Dillon
1st Lt. Carl K. Giles, Jr.
1st Lt. Richard L. Harris
1st Lt. William N. Jackson
1st Lt. Kenneth L. Johnson (P)
1st Lt. Stanley A. Karas
1st Lt. Robert J. Kemp
1st Lt. James A. Krucas
1st Lt. John Lycas
1st Lt. David E. Milotta
1st Lt. James L. Robinson (P)
1st Lt. John D. Shelby (1 OLC)
2nd Lt. Kenneth Bleau
2nd Lt. Frank A. Hebenstreit Jr. (P)
2nd Lt. Atwood M. McElyea
2nd Lt. Leonard E. Scott
2nd Lt. John M Spalding
1st Sgt. Lawrence J. Fitzsimmons
T/Sgt. William R. Benn Jr.
T/Sgt. Calvin L. Ellis
T/Sgt. Philip Strecyk
S/Sgt Philipp C. Clark
S/Sgt. Curtis Colwell
S/Sgt. Richard E. Deland
S/Sgt. Robert D. Farmer (P)
S/Sgt. Robert D. Hopes (P)
S/Sgt. Aaron B. Jones
S/Sgt. Paul F. Mansfield
S/Sgt. Frank Matwizyck (P)
S/Sgt. Joseph W. Pilck
S/Sgt. David N. Radford
S/Sgt. Paul W. Robey, Jr.
S/Sgt. Paul R. Shorter
S/Sgt. Leeward W. Stockwell
S/Sgt. Raymond F. Strojny
S/Sgt. Edward F. Tatara
S/Sgt. James A. Wells
Sgt. Arhtur B. Buschlen (P)
Sgt. Clarence Colson
Sgt. Carl R. Kaczmarek
Sgt. John R. Mantville (P)
Sgt. Samuel J. Mazzotti
Sgt. Alfred B. Nietzel (P)
Sgt. Kenneth F. Peterson
Sgt. William E. Zarnfaller
Cpl. Gibson Fyer
Cpl. Stephen J. Mulhall (P)
T/4 Stanley P. Appleby
Pfc. John W. Adams (P)
Pfc. Henry Berkowitz
Pfc. George H. Bowen
Pfc. Peter Cavaliere
Pfc. James Collins
Pfc. Albert J. Dugas
Pfc. Richard J. Gallagher
Pfc. John V. Griffin
Pfc. Stanley Grzesik
Pfc. Aaron B. Jones
Pfc. Samuel J. Mazotti
Pfc. Albert I. Nendza
Pfc. Victor E. Peterson (P)
Pfc. Sanford Rosen
Pfc. Theodore T. Wilk
Pvt. Marc C. Dauber (P)
Pvt. Max E. McCarthy
Pvt. Joseph Occhino
Pvt. Joseph P. Parke
Regimental HQ
HQ, 1st Battalion
HQ, 2nd Battalion
HQ, 3rd Battalion
Regimental HQ
HQ, 2nd Battalion
HQ, 1st Battalion
Medical Detachment
HQ, 2nd Battalion
HQ Co., 3rd Battalion
L Company
B Company
K Company
C Company
Regimental HQ
L Company
G Company
F Company
B Company
Cannon Company
A Company
I Company
Medical Detachment
G Company
G Company
E Company
A Company
K Company
D Company
I Company
F Company
G Company
I Company
G Company
C Company
HQ Co., 2nd Battalion
K Company
H Company
G Company
I Company
A Company
C Company
E Company
E Company
A Company
E Company
E Company
HQ Co., 2nd Battalion
E Company
L Company
Unknown
H Company
L Company
L Company
D Company
G Company
Unknown
K Company
A Company
Regimental HQ Co.
F Company
G Company
L Company
HQ Co., 2nd Battalion
E Company
M Company
G Company
I Company
H Company
L Company
E Company
Regimental HQ Co.
M Company
Medical Detachment
H Company
Cannon Company
Medical Detachment
H Company
F Company
I Company
E Company
L Company
L Company
B Company
M Company
C Company
Regimental HQ Co.
Regimental HQ Co.
F Company
L Company
HQ Co., 2nd Battalion
I Company
H Company
6 Jun 44
Jul 43
6 Jun 44
6 Jun 44
6 Jun 44
12 Jul 43
11 Jul 43
6 Jun 44
6 Jun 44
4 Aug 43
6 Jun 44
11 Jul 43
23 Nov 44
6 Jun 44
9 Nov 42
6 Jun 44
6 Jun 44
6 Jun 44
6 Jun 44
11 Jul 43 & 6 Jun 44
6 Jun 44
6 Jun 44
25 Mar 45
11 Jul 43 & 6 Jun 44
11 Jul 43
6 Jun 44
6 Jun 44
30 Apr 43
15 Jan 45
19 Nov 44
11 Jul 43
14-15 Aug 44
15 Oct 44
11 Jul 43
11 Jul 43
6 Jun 44
11 Jul 43 & 6 Jun 44
6 Jun 44
14 Aug 44
6 Jun 44
11 Jul 43
6 Jun 44
6 Jun 44
6 Jun 44
6 Jun 44
6 Jun 44
6 Jun 44
6 Jun 44
25 Apr 43
18 Nov 44
17 Oct 44
6 Jun 44
6 Jun 44
30 Apr 43
16 Sep 44
6 Jun 44
18 Nov 44
6 Jun 44
6 Jun 44
6 Jun 44
16 Sep 44
6 Jun 44
6 Jun 44
6 Jun 44
25 Apr 43
10 Nov 42
5 Mar 45
18 Nov 44
25 Mar 45
6 Jun 44
6 Jun 44
6 Jun 44
9 Nov 42
6 Jun 44
18 Nov 44
6 Jun 44
6 Jun 44
6 Jun 44
Apr 43
Mar 43
6 Jun 44
6 Jun 44
6 Jun 44
8 Nov 42
25 Apr 43
8 Nov 42
6 Jun 44
6 Jun 44
6 Jun 44
18 Nov 44
Jul 43
Mar 43
6 Jun 44
Vietnam
LTC Calvert P. Benedict
CPT Peter S. Knight (P)
1LT Gerry A. Harr
1LT George Steinberg (P)
SP4 David T. Connors (P)
SP4 Stephen E. Laier (P)
PFC Richard J. Myers
SP4 Andrew W. Parish
SP4 Rudolph S. Renteria (P)
SP4 John Worbington
HQ, 1st Battalion
A Co., 1st Battalion
HQ Co., 1st Battalion
C Co., 2nd Battalion
D Co., 2nd Battalion
A Co., 1st Battalion
A Co., 2nd Battalion
B Co., 1st Battalion
B Co., 2nd Battalion
B Co., 1st Battalion
9 Feb 68
25 Aug 66
7 Apr 68
11 Apr 66
2 Apr 68
4 Feb 66
13 Aug 68
2 Dec 66
27 Aug 68
28 Feb 67