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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
Williams, Greeley B.* January 24th, 1918
† December 8th, 1941
Plot: N Grave: 2091

Wuchinich, George Samuel* August 10th, 1907
† November 26th, 1979
Plot: 71 Grave: 165

White, Lawrence Kermit "Red"* June 10th, 1912
† April 5th, 2006
Plot: XXXVI Row: A Grave: 40

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Wootten, George Frederick* May 1st, 1893
† March 31st, 1970

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Willoughby, Charles Andrew "Sir Charles"* March 8th, 1892
† October 25th, 1972
Plot: 1 Grave: 552-D

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Weaver, William Gaulbert* November 24th, 1888
† November 25th, 1970

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Whitefield, Hassell C.* June 13th, 1920
† January 17th, 1945

Warnock, Frank† January 18th, 1945

Wendt, Herman A.† August 10th, 1943

Wideman, Donald C.† December 4th, 1944
Plot: B Row: 20 Grave: 11

Washington, John P.* July 18th, 1908
† February 3rd, 1943

Wall, Howard J.* December 8th, 1917
† February 8th, 1945
Plot: G Row: 15 Grave: 42

Weeks, Doneivon L.† April 12th, 1945

Waldron, Albert W.* January 13th, 1892
† June 21st, 1961
Plot: 30 Grave: 2048-RH

Walker, Ian William* September 3rd, 1919
† December 5th, 1942
Plot: B6 Row: F Grave: 15

Warmenhoven, Simon "Sam"* January 17th, 1910
† May 5th, 1943

Weeks, Doneivon L.† April 12th, 1945
Plot: H Row: 15 Grave: 138

Walker, Walton Harris* December 3rd, 1889
† December 23rd, 1950
Plot: Sect. 34 Grave: 86-A

Wright, Elam Windom, Jr.* October 20th, 1920
† December 30th, 2002
Plot: 66 Grave: 7185

Whitlock, Charles L.† February 19th, 1945
Plot: D Row: 5 Grave: 133

Wohner, John H.* December 31st, 1915
† December 23rd, 2005

Welborn, John Clinton* May 15th, 1909
† March 15th, 1995
Plot: C S-5 Row: C 

Werner, Carlton G.† June 12th, 1944

Wood, John Shirley "P"* January 11th, 1988
† July 2nd, 1966
Plot: V Row: F Grave: 295

Whitson, William H. "Red"† July 30th, 1944

Walsh, William P. "Knobby"* April 27th, 1918

Wood, Eric Fisher, Jr.* January 25th, 1919
† January 22nd, 1945
Plot: G Row: 3 Grave: 46

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Wertich, Jake L.† December 21st, 1944
Plot: C Row: 9 Grave: 4

Wason, Donald B.† June 11th, 1944

Wesson, H. K.† October 15th, 1944
Plot: B Row: 11 Grave: 48

Weathers, Omery C.† June 9th, 1944

Wetmore, Raymond S. "Ray"* September 30th, 1923
† February 14th, 1951

Wyman, Willard Gordon* March 21st, 1898
† March 29th, 1969
Plot: 30 Grave: 1067-A

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Wozenski, Edward F.* July 29th, 1915
† July 26th, 1987

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Winters, Richard Dick* January 21st, 1918
† January 2nd, 2011

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Wray, Waverly Wright "Charlie", "The Deacon"* September 27th, 1919
† September 19th, 1944

Watson, George* 1915
† March 8th, 1943

Ware, Keith Lincoln* November 23rd, 1915
† September 13th, 1968
Plot: 30 Grave: 258-3

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Walker, Kenneth Newton "Ken"* July 17th, 1898
† January 5th, 1943

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Wainwright, Jonathan Mayhew, IV, "Skinny"* August 23rd, 1883
† September 2nd, 1953
Plot: 1 Grave: 358-A-B

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Wai, Francis Brown* April 14th, 1917
† October 20th, 1944

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Walker, Fred Livingwood* June 11th, 1887
† October 6th, 1969

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