United States. Army Distinguished Service Cross Newly Listed 14th February 1900

14th February 1900

Truax rightly suspected that the sniper was crawling towards this break in an attempt to escape

the obverse with a central monogram of King Albert

measuring 18 mm (w) x 26 mm (h)

United States. Army Distinguished Service Cross Newly Listed 14th February 1900Instituted in 1918. In bronze, number impressed "21700" on the edge, measuring 46. 5 mm (w) x 51. 5 mm (h) inclusive of its laterally pierced ball suspension, spotting, original ribbon with brooch pinback, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Army Distinguished Service Cross was instituted on January 2, 1918 by President Woodrow Wilson and is awarded for acts of heroism in the face of the enemy.