Coast Guard Medal
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The Coast Guard Medal is a United States military decoration awarded to members of the Coast Guard for acts of heroism not involving actual conflict with an enemy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Coast Guard Medal canonical | 2 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States military award
ⓘ
military decoration ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
acts of heroism
ⓘ
heroism not involving actual conflict with an enemy ⓘ |
| awardedTo |
Coast Guard Auxiliary members serving with the Coast Guard
ⓘ
Coast Guard Reserve members NERFINISHED ⓘ enlisted personnel of the Coast Guard ⓘ officers of the Coast Guard ⓘ |
| awardingAuthority |
Commandant of the Coast Guard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
delegated Coast Guard commanders ⓘ |
| conflictRequirement | no direct armed conflict with an enemy ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criteriaDetail |
act must be above and beyond the call of duty
ⓘ
act must involve personal hazard or danger ⓘ voluntary risk of life ⓘ |
| eligibility |
any service member serving in any capacity with the Coast Guard
ⓘ
members of the United States Coast Guard ⓘ |
| establishedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| establishedOn | 1949-08-04 ⓘ |
| firstAwardedIn | 1958 ⓘ |
| hasPostNominalLetters | no ⓘ |
| higherAward | Distinguished Flying Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isNonCombatDecoration | true ⓘ |
| isPersonalDecoration | true ⓘ |
| isValorDecoration | true ⓘ |
| lowerAward | Meritorious Service Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medalMaterial | bronze ⓘ |
| nonCombatValor | true ⓘ |
| obverseDesign | Coast Guard seal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentedBy | United States Coast Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedAward |
Airman's Medal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Navy and Marine Corps Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ Soldier's Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reverseDesign |
inscription "FOR HEROISM"
ⓘ
space for recipient name ⓘ |
| ribbonColor |
gold
ⓘ
light blue ⓘ white ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | United States Coast Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceBranchType | maritime service ⓘ |
| shape | bronze octagon ⓘ |
| wearsOnUniform | after personal decorations for valor in combat ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.