Design
The Distinguished Flying Cross was designed by Elizabeth Will and Arthur E. DuBois. The medal has a bronze cross pattee, with rays between the arms of the cross. On its obverse is the image of a propeller with four blades, with one blade in each arm of the cross. In the re-entrant angles of the cross are rays that form a square. The cross is suspended by a rectanglular bar and centered on this is a plain shield. The reverse is blank, and it is suitable for engraving the winner's name and rank.
The suspension and service ribbon of the medal has a narrow red center stripe, flanked on either side by a thin white stripe, a wide stripe of dark blue, a narrow white stripe and narrow dark blue at the edge of the ribbon.
Additional awards of the Distinguished Flying Cross are shown with oak leaf clusters for the Air Force and the Army, and by 5/16 inch stars for the Navy, the Marine Corps, and the Coast Guard.
The Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps, may authorize the "V" device for wear to denote valor in combat. In the Army, the Distinguished Flying Cross is awarded exclusively for heroism in combat whereas the other services can award the medal for "extraordinary achievement". The "V" device is not authorized to be worn by the Army.
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