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First awarded. 17 March 1979. Precedence. Next (higher) Service achievement medals [2] Next (lower) Coast Guard Combat Action Ribbon [2] The Commandant's Letter of Commendation Ribbon is a personal military award of the United States Coast Guard. The award was established in March 1979 by Admiral John B. Hayes.
Joint Service Achievement Medal. The Commendation Medal is a mid-level United States military decoration presented for sustained acts of heroism or meritorious service. Each branch of the United States Armed Forces issues its own version of the Commendation Medal, with a fifth version existing for acts of joint military service performed under ...
Letter from CAPT VB Cole, USN, commending Dr. Purdy for his contribution as chairman of a committee for laboratory analysis of Navy ships. Dated 15 Dec 1953, unclassified, scan of original document from the Bull & Roberts company historical archives.
Coast Guard: Commandant's Letter of Commendation Ribbon. The Achievement Medal is a military decoration of the United States Armed Forces. The Achievement Medal was first proposed as a means to recognize outstanding achievement or meritorious service [5] of military personnel who were not eligible to receive the higher Commendation Medal or the ...
The Navy "E" Ribbon was designed by AZ3 Cynthia L. Crider in 1973. Her design and recommendation were approved by the Secretary of the Navy after three years, and the ribbon was subsequently created by the Department of the Army, which has the final approval for the design and colors of all ribbons and medals in the U.S. military.
Navy Unit Commendation. Outstanding heroism in action against the enemy or extremely meritorious service (non-combat) in support of military operations. The Navy Unit Commendation (NUC) is a United States Navy and United States Coast Guard unit award that was established by order of the Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal on 18 December 1944.
In order of precedence, those U.S. non-military awards and decorations authorized for wear are worn after U.S. military personal decorations and unit awards and before U.S. military campaign and service awards. The following is a selection of civilian awards which are presently issued by the U.S. government.
Other military service members may also receive specific Navy Department military awards, provided such service members are performing duty under a Navy or Marine Corps command. Likewise, a Navy or Marine Corps service member may receive medals and decorations of another military branch, if cross assigned to a command of the respective service.