Original U.S. WWII Named Distinguished Service Cross with Case Russian Awards Medals Badges Insignia The raft has multiple old

The raft has multiple old repairs

This flag was replaced in 1938 by a flag bearing the eagle of John the Evangelist added to the shield

The crew of three sat in tandem under a single canopy

Five of the original nipples are present

Original U.S. WWII Named Distinguished Service Cross with Case Russian Awards Medals Badges Insignia The raft has multiple oldOriginal Item: One of a kind. During World War Two there were only about 5,000 recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross. The breakdown for each branch was as follows: 3,984 Army 762 Army Air Corps 31 Marine Corps 21 Navy 258 Foreign Service Members 3 Civilian The Distinguished Service Cross is the second highest military award that can be given to a member of the United States Army (and previously the United States Air Force) for extreme