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presidential unit citation united states wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 creation and official format toggle creation and official format subsection 1 1 army air force and space force 1 2 navy and marine corps 1 2 1 special clasps 1 2 1 1 uss nautilus ssn 571 1 2 1 2 uss triton ssrn 586 1 3 coast guard 1 3 1 special clasp 1 4 u s public health service commissioned corps 2 recipients 3 see also 4 references 5 further reading 6 external links toggle the table of contents presidential unit citation united states 15 languages català čeština deutsch español فارسی français עברית italiano 日本語 norsk bokmål polski português русский українська 中文 edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikimedia commons wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia redirected from presidential unit citation us united states military award award presidential unit citation u s army u s navy and u s marine corps u s air force and u s space force u s coast guard u s public health service type ribbon decoration awarded for gallantry determination and esprit de corps in accomplishing its mission under extremely difficult and hazardous conditions 1 presented by united states department of the army 2 united states department of the navy 3 united states department of the air force 4 united states department of homeland security 5 eligibility military units status currently awarded first award 1941 streamers top army air force and space force middle navy and marine corps bottom coast guard precedence next higher army army achievement medal naval service combat action ribbon air and space forces combat action medal coast guard coast guard combat action ribbon individual equivalent distinguished service cross navy cross air force cross coast guard cross next lower joint meritorious unit award the presidential unit citation puc originally called the distinguished unit citation is awarded to units of the uniformed services of the united states and those of allied countries for extraordinary heroism in action against an armed enemy on or after 7 december 1941 the date of the attack on pearl harbor and the start of american involvement in world war ii the unit must display such gallantry determination and esprit de corps in accomplishing its mission under extremely difficult and hazardous conditions so as to set it apart from and above other units participating in the same campaign since its inception by president franklin d roosevelt with the signing of executive order 9075 on 26 february 1942 retroactive to 7 december 1941 to 2008 the presidential unit citation has been awarded in conflicts such as world war ii the korean war the vietnam war iraq war and the war in afghanistan the collective degree of valor combat heroism against an armed enemy by the unit nominated for the puc is the same as that which would warrant award of the individual award of the distinguished service cross air force cross or navy cross in some cases one or more individuals within the unit may have also been awarded individual awards for their contribution to the actions for which their entire unit was awarded a presidential unit citation the units with the most presidential unit citations are submarine uss parche ssn 683 and the 1st marine division both with nine citations 6 creation and official format edit army air force and space force edit the army citation was established by executive order 9075 on 26 february 1942 superseded by executive order 9396 on 2 december 1943 which authorized the distinguished unit citation 7 8 as with other army unit citations the puc is in a larger frame than other ribbons and is worn above the right pocket all members of the unit may wear the decoration whether or not they personally participated in the acts for which the unit was cited only those members assigned to the unit at the time of the action cited may wear the decoration as a permanent award for both the army air force and space force the emblem is a solid blue ribbon enclosed in a gold frame the air and space forces puc was adopted from the army distinguished unit citation after the air force became a separate military branch in 1947 by executive order 10694 dated jan 10 1957 the department of the air force redesignated the distinguished unit citation as the presidential unit citation 9 the air and space forces puc is the same color and design as the army puc but slightly smaller so that it can be worn in alignment with other air force and space force ribbons on the left pocket following personal awards as with the army all members of a receiving unit may wear the decoration while assigned to it but only those assigned to the unit at the time of the action cited may wear the decoration as a permanent award or if any member of a receiving unit had it at their last duty station prior to being either discharged or retired they may continue to wear the decoration as prescribed the citation is carried on the receiving unit s colors in the form of a blue streamer 4 ft 1 2 m long and 2 75 in 7 0 cm wide for the army only on rare occasions will a unit larger than battalion qualify for award of this decoration 8 navy presidential unit citation pennant and ribbon awarded 1944 to task group 22 3 navy and marine corps edit citations to naval and marine corps units for outstanding performance in action was established by executive order 9050 on 6 february 1942 the navy version has navy blue yellow and red horizontal stripes and is the only navy ribbon having horizontal stripes 10 to distinguish between the two versions of the presidential unit citation the navy version which is more often referred to simply as the presidential unit citation is referred to as the navy presidential unit citation and sometimes as the navy and marine corps presidential unit citation the ribbon is worn by only by those navy and marine service members who were assigned to the unit for the award period of the award in the army those who join the unit after the award period may also wear it while assigned to the unit alnan 137 43 states that the first award has a blue enameled star on the ribbon and additional stars for subsequent awards 11 12 in 1945 the secretary of the navy wrote the iwo jima puc without the line and all those attached to or serving with in 1949 the award was changed with no star for the first award and bronze stars for subsequent awards special clasps edit uss nautilus ssn 571 edit to commemorate the first submerged voyage under the north pole by the nuclear powered submarine uss nautilus ssn 571 in 1958 all members of her crew who made that voyage were authorized to wear their presidential unit citation ribbon with a special clasp in the form of a gold block letter n 13 u s navy sailors assigned to the uss nautilus memorial at the submarine force museum in groton connecticut are permitted to wear the navy presidential unit citation with n device while serving there as of 2014 the same device may be awarded for the nuclear deterrence operations service medal for those personnel who work in direct support of icbm operations who serve 179 non consecutive days dispatched to a missile complex 14 uss triton ssrn 586 edit to commemorate the first submerged circumnavigation of the world by the nuclear powered submarine triton during its shakedown cruise in 1960 all members of her crew who made that voyage were authorized to wear their presidential unit citation ribbon with a special clasp in the form of a golden replica of the globe 15 coast guard edit united states coast guard units may be awarded either the navy or coast guard version of the presidential unit citation depending on which service the coast guard was supporting when the citation action was performed the current decoration is known as the department of homeland security presidential unit citation the original coast guard presidential unit citation was established under the authority of executive order 10694 signed by president dwight d eisenhower on january 10 1957 and amended by section 74 of executive order 13286 signed by president george w bush on february 28 2003 to transfer the award of the uscg puc to the secretary of homeland security special clasp edit a coast guard version of the award was awarded to all u s coast guard and coast guard auxiliary personnel by president george w bush for rescue and relief operations in response to hurricane katrina from 29 august 2005 to 13 september 2005 all who received the award for responding to hurricane katrina are authorized to wear the presidential unit citation ribbon with a special clasp in the form of the internationally recognized hurricane symbol 16 u s public health service commissioned corps edit the united states public health service presidential citation was established in 2015 the design was finalized by the army institute of heraldry on 17 august 2015 17 on 24 september 2015 president barack obama presented the presidential unit citation to the officers of the united states public health service commissioned corps for the 2013 2016 ebola epidemic in west africa and the united states 18 on 19 january 2021 president donald trump presented the citation to all commissioned corps officers serving from 2020 to 2021 for their extraordinary performance of duty during the covid 19 pandemic 19 non primary source needed a gold frame is placed around the presidential unit citation ribbon to indicate a second award 20 recipients edit further information list of recipients of the united states presidential unit citation see also edit awards and decorations of the united states military non us recipients of us gallantry awards philippine republic presidential unit citation republic of korea presidential unit citation united states military award devices vietnam presidential unit citation united states military award devices references edit chapter 7 united states unit awards pdf army regulation 600 8 22 washington d c department of the army 2011 p 80 archived pdf from the original on october 17 2013 retrieved january 25 2012 personnel military general awards army regulation 600 8 22 pdf june 24 2013 archived from the original pdf on january 11 2018 retrieved september 5 2025 navy and marine corps awards manual pdf august 22 2006 archived from the original pdf on september 18 2010 retrieved september 5 2025 production publication pdf static e publishing af mil archived from the original pdf on january 27 2018 retrieved january 10 2018 data pdf united states department of defense 2017 archived from the original pdf on september 4 2017 tinoko po2 maebel 2007 08 29 uss parche dedicates sail to puget sound navy museum nns070828 19 navy news service retrieved 2014 06 05 presidential unit citation air force personnel center archived from the original on september 15 2012 retrieved september 14 2012 the army renamed it with its present name on 3 november 1966 1 2 army presidential unit citations the institute of heraldry office of the administrative assistant to the secretary of the army archived from the original on march 14 2010 retrieved march 2 2009 presidential unit citation air force personnel center archived from the original on september 15 2012 retrieved september 14 2012 us navy personnel command navy awards precedence chart millington tn us navy retrieved march 3 2022 navy and marine corps presidential unit citation medals of america retrieved august 3 2023 united states navy 6th construction battalion 1949 saga of the sixth a history 1942 1945 u s navy seabee museum via google books navy presidential unit citation amtrac org retrieved august 3 2023 memorandum for af a1 subject establishment of a nuclear deterrence operations service medal pdf united states air force archived from the original pdf on june 28 2014 retrieved june 28 2014 presidential unit citation garrygray tripod com retrieved august 3 2023 presidential unit citation pdf u s department of homeland security u s coast guard retrieved april 11 2012 ribbon presidential unit citation usph assistdocs com us department of defense archived from the original on september 30 2015 retrieved september 28 2015 president barack obama speaks in the oval office of the white house in washington thursday sept 24 2015 after signing a citation awarding the presidential unit citation to the members of the public health service commissioned corps who participated in the ebola containment efforts in west africa white house archived from the original on january 25 2017 retrieved september 24 2015 via national archives presidential unit citation twitter assistant secretary for health january 19 2021 commissioned corps instruction 511 01 pdf commissioned corps issuance system ccis us department of health and human services january 19 2021 p 7 retrieved april 22 2021 further reading edit navy and marine corps awards manual rev 1953 part 2 unit awards naval history and heritage command july 29 2019 retrieved january 27 2020 navy and marine corps awards manual pdf united states marine corps unit awards manual united states marine corps october 1 2007 retrieved december 20 2007 permanent dead link secretary of the navy instruction for awards pdf awards manual united states marine corps september 18 2003 archived from the original pdf on july 22 2011 retrieved december 20 2007 578 57 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