Presidential Unit Citation (United States)

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United States military decoration military unit award

The Presidential Unit Citation (United States) is the highest-level unit award given by the U.S. military to units that display extraordinary heroism in action against an armed enemy.

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All labels observed (21)

Label	Occurrences
Presidential Unit Citation	95
Presidential Unit Citation (United States) canonical	19
United States Presidential Unit Citation	4
Presidential Unit Citation (U.S.)	3
Presidential Unit Citation (Army)	2
Presidential Unit Citation (US)	2
Army Presidential Unit Citation with Oak Leaf Cluster and V device	1
Coast Guard Presidential Unit Citation	1
Distinguished Unit Citation	1
Distinguished Unit Citation (Army and Air Force)	1
Presidential Unit Citation (Iwo Jima)	1
Presidential Unit Citation (Navy)	1
Presidential Unit Citation (as part of a task group, context-dependent)	1
Presidential Unit Citation (collective with task forces)	1
Presidential Unit Citation (for 1st Infantry Division)	1
Presidential Unit Citation (for Omaha Beach)	1
Presidential Unit Citation (for Taffy 3)	1
Presidential Unit Citation (for associated task forces, context-dependent)	1
Presidential Unit Citation (for service with Task Force 16 at Midway)	1
Presidential Unit Citation for Iwo Jima	1
U.S. Presidential Unit Citation	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States military decoration ⓘ military unit award ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	PUC ⓘ Presidential Unit Citation (United States) ⓘ surface form: Presidential Unit Citation
appliesBranch	United States Air Force ⓘ United States Army ⓘ United States Coast Guard ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ
appliesTo	collective performance rather than individual performance ⓘ
awardedFor	extraordinary heroism in action against an armed enemy ⓘ
awardedTo	United States Armed Forces ⓘ surface form: U.S. Armed Forces units allied military units ⓘ military units ⓘ
awardingAuthority	U.S. military chain of command with approval of the President ⓘ
awardLevel	unit-level ⓘ
category	United States military unit citations ⓘ
component	ribbon bar ⓘ streamer for unit colors or guidon ⓘ
confers	unit citation ⓘ
conflictUsage	Gulf War ⓘ Iraq War ⓘ Korean War ⓘ Vietnam War ⓘ War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ surface form: War in Afghanistan World War II ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
criteriaDetail	action must set the unit apart from and above other units participating in the same campaign ⓘ unit must display gallantry, determination, and esprit de corps in accomplishing its mission under extremely difficult and hazardous conditions ⓘ
domain	military honors system ⓘ
eligibility	members of cited units present and participating in the cited action ⓘ
establishedBy	United States government ⓘ
isDifferentFrom	Joint Meritorious Unit Award ⓘ Medal of Honor ⓘ Meritorious Unit Commendation ⓘ Presidential Medal of Freedom ⓘ
languageOfName	English ⓘ
legalStatus	official U.S. military decoration ⓘ
presentedBy	President of the United States ⓘ
relativeRank	one of the highest U.S. unit awards ⓘ
scope	combat operations ⓘ
symbolizes	collective heroism ⓘ exceptional combat performance ⓘ
type	unit citation ribbon ⓘ
usedBy	Department of Defense ⓘ Department of Homeland Security for Coast Guard in certain circumstances ⓘ
wearByIndividuals	members of the unit may wear the ribbon permanently if they were present for the cited action ⓘ other members of the unit may wear the ribbon temporarily while assigned to the cited unit ⓘ

Referenced by (140)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

1st Marine Division (United States) → decoration → Presidential Unit Citation (United States) ⓘ

Blue Diamond → decorations → Presidential Unit Citation (United States) ⓘ

subject surface form: 1st Marine Division

U.S. 101st Airborne Division → decorations → Presidential Unit Citation (United States) ⓘ