Editing First Special Service Force (section)

==Unit awards, legacy and memorials==

=== Unit awards ===
The First Special Service Force was awarded the [[Croix de guerre 1939–1945 (France)|French Croix de Guerre with Silver-Gilt Star]], as well as the US [[Distinguished Unit Citation]] for extraordinary heroism.

In 2006, the Canadian members of the 1st Special Service Force received the United States Army's [[Combat Infantryman Badge]] for participation in front-line combat.

On 3 February 2015, the FSSF was awarded the [[Congressional Gold Medal]], the highest award congress can give to civilians.

===Individual awards===
A large number of the "Devil's Brigade" members were honored for their acts of valor, including [[Tommy Prince]], Canada's most decorated First Nations soldier of World War II. Prince did not receive an individual award for his actions at Monte Majo as classified stealth information would have been revealed in such an award citation, thereby compromising further operations. Special operations soldiers today are often not awarded to avoid public exposure of special techniques or skills.<ref>Relentless Combat. https://warisboring.com/relentless-combat-and-many-secret-awards-for-americas-special-operators/</ref>

=== Descendant units ===
The 1st Special Service Force is claimed as a direct ancestor by two modern special operations units; the [[Canadian Special Operations Regiment]] (CSOR) of the [[Canadian Special Operations Forces Command]] and the [[Special Forces (United States Army)|Special Forces Groups]] of the [[United States Army Special Operations Command]].

In 1952, Colonel [[Aaron Bank]] (a former [[Operation Jedburgh|Jedburgh]] and Operational Group member of the Office of Strategic Services [OSS] during WW II) became the commander of [[10th Special Forces Group (United States)|10th Special Forces Group (Airborne)]]. Formal lineage for the 1st Special Forces Regiment (Not to be confused with the 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne)), established in 1958, was from the FSSF. (Special Forces carried the Ranger lineage from 1952 to 1958.) Much of the training in unconventional tactics, including strategies, and lessons learned, replicated training of the Operation Groups (OG) and Jedburghs of the OSS. In Canada Military Intelligence and Logistical Operations 1952–1988, the [[Canadian Airborne Regiment]] 1968–1995 which formed part of the [[Special Service Force]] 1977-1995 and today's [[Canadian Special Operations Regiment]], like United States Army Special Forces, trace their roots to the FSSF. Just like in World War II, Canada's elite [[JTF2]] and the United States' elite [[SFOD-D]] operators were united once again into a special assignment force for the 2001 [[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|invasion of Afghanistan]].

[[File:First Special Service Force Plaque.jpg|thumb|Plaque located on Interstate 15 between Helena and [[Great Falls, Montana|Great Falls]].]]
[[File:Flickr - The U.S. Army - Jump over Mt. Rainier.jpg|thumb| As part of the brigade's 65th anniversary celebration, a Canadian special forces soldier arrives at [[Fort Lewis (Washington)|Fort Lewis]].]]

=== Other memorials ===
In 1996, [[Interstate 15 in Montana]] between [[Helena, Montana|Helena]] and [[Sweet Grass, Montana|Sweet Grass]] was renamed the "First Special Service Force Memorial Highway".<ref name=19990915herald>{{Cite news |title = Highway renaming set for this weekend |work = The Lethbridge Herald |date = 1999-09-15 |page = 4 |df = mdy-all |url = https://newspaperarchive.com/ca/alberta/lethbridge/lethbridge-herald/1999/09-15/page-4 |access-date = 20 February 2017 |via = NewspaperArchive.com |url-access=subscription  }}</ref> This highway was chosen because it was the route taken in 1942 by the Canadian volunteers to join their American counterparts for training at Fort Harrison.<ref name=19990915herald/> The entire length of [[Alberta Highway&nbsp;4]] received the same name in 1999.<ref name=19990915herald/>

The force is also memorialized in several commemorative plaques mounted in city halls and along the route they fought in Italy and Southern France, including one outside the [[Protestant Cemetery, Rome]], next to the [[Pyramid of Cestius]] and another on the [[Embassy of the United States in Rome]], facing [[Via Vittorio Veneto]].

=== U.S. Army Special Forces Tab ===
When the [[Special Forces Tab]] was created in 1983 for wear by members of the U.S. Army Special Forces, it was also retroactively awarded to members of wartime combat units that had been identified as predecessors of the Special Forces. Thus, any soldier who had spent 120 days in wartime service with the First Special Service Force is authorized to wear the Special Forces Tab.<ref>{{cite web|title=Military Awards: Summary of Change |url=https://armypubs.army.mil/epubs/pdf/r600_8_22.pdf |publisher=Department of the Army |access-date=31 July 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017045050/http://armypubs.army.mil/epubs/pdf/r600_8_22.pdf |archive-date=17 October 2013}}</ref>