title: Conspicuous Service Cross (New York)
text: 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 meet all four conditions:
  
  A current New York State citizen OR
  A New York State citizen while serving on federal active duty
   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
  
  Currently serving under honorable conditions OR
  Honorably discharged from active duty
   A recipient of at least one of the following decorations:
  Medal of Honor
  Distinguished Service Cross
  Navy Cross
  Air Force Cross
  Defense Distinguished Service Medal
  Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Army)
  Distinguished Service Medal (Navy-Marine Corps)
  Distinguished Service Medal (Air Force)
  Distinguished Service Medal (Coast Guard)
  Silver Star
  Defense Superior Service Medal
  Legion of Merit
  Distinguished Flying Cross
  Soldier's Medal
  Navy and Marine Corps Medal
  Airman's Medal
  Coast Guard Medal
  Bronze Star Medal
  Purple Heart
  Defense Meritorious Service Medal
  Meritorious Service Medal
  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.
  
  See also
  Conspicuous Service Medal (New York)
  
  References
  
  Conspicuous Service Cross
  
  State awards and decorations of the United States
  Government of New York (state)