Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)

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United States Distinguished Flying Cross

The Distinguished Flying Cross is an American award given for heroic and exceptional achievements during a flight.

It was donated by the United States Congress on July 2, 1926 and first given to ten pilots by President Calvin Coolidge on May 2, 1927 . Charles Lindbergh received the Distinguished Flying Cross on June 11, 1927 after his transatlantic flight. The award was also retroactively to events leading up to World War I forgive.

Multiple Distinguished Flying Cross awards are shown with bronze or silver oak leaves for the United States Air Force, gold or silver service stars for the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps, and the United States Coast Guard .

With 13 times the award was given to Colonel Gabby Gabreski the most frequently.

In the Order of Precedence, the Distinguished Flying Cross ranks below the Legion of Merit and above the Soldier's Medal , Navy and Marine Corps Medal , Airman's Medal and Coast Guard Medal of the armed forces .

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