Conspicuous Service Cross (New York)


The Conspicuous Service Cross is a decoration for military service awarded by the State of New York.

Eligibility

The general criteria for the New York State Conspicuous Service Cross require an individual to be:
  1. *A current New York State citizen OR
  2. *A New York State citizen while serving on federal active duty
  3. A current or former full-time military person serving in the Armed Forces of the United States for purposes other than training since 1917; Active Guard/Reserve AGR excepted
  4. Currently serving under honorable conditions or honorably discharged from active duty
  5. A recipient of at least one of the following decorations:
  6. *Medal of Honor
  7. *Distinguished Service Cross
  8. *Navy Cross
  9. *Air Force Cross
  10. *Defense Distinguished Service Medal
  11. *Distinguished Service Medal
  12. *Distinguished Service Medal
  13. *Distinguished Service Medal
  14. *Distinguished Service Medal
  15. *Silver Star
  16. *Defense Superior Service Medal
  17. *Legion of Merit
  18. *Distinguished Flying Cross
  19. *Soldier's Medal
  20. *Navy and Marine Corps Medal
  21. *Airman's Medal
  22. *Coast Guard Medal
  23. *Bronze Star Medal
  24. *Purple Heart
  25. *Defense Meritorious Service Medal
  26. *Meritorious Service Medal
  27. *Air Medal
The Conspicuous Service Cross is also awarded to those members of the New York Organised Militia who were prisoners of war, served at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, directly participated in the Invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944, or have been declared by the Department of Defense as killed or missing in action. It may also be awarded for conspicuous service to the State of New York.