Army Distinguished Service Cross Miniature MedalArmy Distinguished Service Cross Miniature Medal Criteria: The Army Distinguished Service Cross Medal (DSC) is a U. S. Army decoration given for extreme gallantry and risk of life in actual combat with an armed enemy force. Operations which merit the DSC need to be of such a high degree to be above those mandatory for all other U. S. combat decorations but not meeting the criteria for the Medal of Honor. The DSC is equivalent to the Navy Cross (Navy