Brigadier General Anthony Daskevich received the Distinquished Service Cross for extraordinary heroism while a first lieutenant with C Company, 753rd Tank Battalion near Kressbach, Germany, on 7-8 April, 1945. Having aided in seizing a German Town, the then Lieutenant Daskevich was outposting his tanks when enemy bazooka teams infiltrated under the cover of a heavy artillery barrage. Braving murderous machine gun fire to contact his crews, he helped rout the enemy with small arms fire and grenades, then remained in the town covering friendly forces while they maneuvered. The following day while moving his tank to a dangerously exposed position, he forced an enemy self-propelled gun to withdraw and silenced a flak wagon. The courageous actions of Lieutenant Daskevich enabled friendly forces to successfully seize their objective.

Mr. Daskevich joined the Legion of Valor in 1974.