Navy Unit Commendation

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United States military decoration military unit award

The Navy Unit Commendation is a United States military award presented to Navy and Marine Corps units for outstanding heroism or exceptionally meritorious service in action against an armed enemy.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Navy Unit Commendation canonical 59
Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation 1
Navy Unit Commendation (United States) 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States military decoration ⓘ
military unit award ⓘ
abbreviation NUC ⓘ
administeredBy Chief of Naval Operations awards branch ⓘ
awardedBy United States Marine Corps ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
awardedFor collective heroism of a military unit ⓘ
collective meritorious service of a military unit ⓘ
awardedTo battalions of the United States Marine Corps ⓘ
other designated Navy and Marine Corps units ⓘ
ships of the United States Navy ⓘ
squadrons of the United States Navy ⓘ
comparativeAward Air Force Gallant Unit Citation ⓘ
Army Valorous Unit Award ⓘ
Coast Guard Unit Commendation ⓘ
confersIndividualDecoration no ⓘ
conflictUsage Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
Gulf War ⓘ
Korean War ⓘ
Vietnam War ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
criteria exceptionally meritorious service in action against an armed enemy ⓘ
outstanding heroism in action against an armed enemy ⓘ
eligibility United States Marine Corps ⓘ
surface form: United States Marine Corps units

United States Navy ⓘ
surface form: United States Navy units

allied military units attached to Navy or Marine Corps units ⓘ
other U.S. military units attached to Navy or Marine Corps units ⓘ
establishedBy James V. Forrestal ⓘ
surface form: Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal
establishedOn 1944-12-18 ⓘ
firstAwarded World War II ⓘ
higherAward Presidential Unit Citation (United States) ⓘ
individualWear authorized on U.S. military uniforms ⓘ
members assigned to the unit during cited period ⓘ
lowerAward Meritorious Unit Commendation ⓘ
surface form: Meritorious Unit Commendation (United States Navy)
presentedBy Department of the Navy ⓘ
surface form: United States Department of the Navy
regulationSource Navy and Marine Corps Awards Manual ⓘ
ribbonColor blue ⓘ
gold ⓘ
green ⓘ
scope unit-level award ⓘ
serviceBranch United States Marine Corps ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
status currently awarded ⓘ
type unit commendation ⓘ
wearerDevice service ribbon ⓘ
streamer for organizational flags ⓘ

Referenced by (62)

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

1st Marine Division (United States) → decoration → Navy Unit Commendation ⓘ
Blue Diamond → decorations → Navy Unit Commendation ⓘ
subject surface form: 1st Marine Division
USS West Virginia (BB-48) → awards → Navy Unit Commendation ⓘ
5th Marine Regiment → awarded → Navy Unit Commendation ⓘ
3rd Marine Division → decorations → Navy Unit Commendation ⓘ
1st Marine Regiment → decoratedWith → Navy Unit Commendation ⓘ
4th Marine Division → awarded → Navy Unit Commendation ⓘ
Meritorious Unit Commendation → higherAward → Navy Unit Commendation ⓘ
NUC → standsFor → Navy Unit Commendation ⓘ
NUC → refersTo → Navy Unit Commendation ⓘ
2nd Marine Division → decorations → Navy Unit Commendation ⓘ
Coast Guard Unit Commendation → comparativeAward → Navy Unit Commendation ⓘ
USS Forrestal (CV-59) → awards → Navy Unit Commendation ⓘ
BB-43 → receivedAward → Navy Unit Commendation ⓘ
subject surface form: USS Tennessee
USS Nautilus → awarded → Navy Unit Commendation ⓘ
USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) → awards → Navy Unit Commendation ⓘ
US heavy cruiser USS Chicago → awards → Navy Unit Commendation ⓘ
subject surface form: USS Chicago (CA-29)
2nd Battalion, 4th Marines (attached at times) → decorations → Navy Unit Commendation ⓘ
subject surface form: 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines
3rd Battalion, 5th Marines → decoration → Navy Unit Commendation ⓘ
1st Battalion, 7th Marines → decorations → Navy Unit Commendation ⓘ
2nd Battalion, 7th Marines → decorations → Navy Unit Commendation ⓘ
The Big E → awarded → Navy Unit Commendation ⓘ
subject surface form: USS Enterprise (CV-6)
USS Iowa → awards → Navy Unit Commendation ⓘ
USS New Jersey → awarded → Navy Unit Commendation ⓘ
USS Wisconsin → awards → Navy Unit Commendation ⓘ
3rd Battalion, 1st Marines → decorations → Navy Unit Commendation ⓘ
1st Battalion, 1st Marines → decoratedWith → Navy Unit Commendation ⓘ
USS Essex (CV-9) → awarded → Navy Unit Commendation ⓘ
USS Bowfin (SS-287) → awarded → Navy Unit Commendation ⓘ
PUC → relatedAward → Navy Unit Commendation ⓘ
subject surface form: Presidential Unit Citation (United States)
USS Honolulu (CL-48) → awarded → Navy Unit Commendation ⓘ
USS Turner Joy (DD-951) → awarded → Navy Unit Commendation ⓘ
USS Helena (CL-50) → awards → Navy Unit Commendation ⓘ
USS Yorktown (CV-10) → awarded → Navy Unit Commendation ⓘ
USS Laffey → awarded → Navy Unit Commendation ⓘ
USS Wasp (CV-18) → awarded → Navy Unit Commendation ⓘ
this entity surface form: Navy Unit Commendation (United States)
USS Langley (CVL-27) → awarded → Navy Unit Commendation ⓘ
USS Buchanan → awarded → Navy Unit Commendation ⓘ
USS Lexington (CV-16) → awarded → Navy Unit Commendation ⓘ
USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) → awarded → Navy Unit Commendation ⓘ
USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24) → awarded → Navy Unit Commendation ⓘ
USS Intrepid → awarded → Navy Unit Commendation ⓘ
USS Essex → awarded → Navy Unit Commendation ⓘ
USS Franklin → awarded → Navy Unit Commendation ⓘ
Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation → relatedAward → Navy Unit Commendation ⓘ
this entity surface form: Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation
Battle Efficiency Award → relatedAward → Navy Unit Commendation ⓘ
Navy hull number BB-43 → awards → Navy Unit Commendation ⓘ
subject surface form: USS Tennessee (BB-43)
SSN-571 → awarded → Navy Unit Commendation ⓘ
subject surface form: USS Nautilus
USS Silversides (SS-236) → awarded → Navy Unit Commendation ⓘ
2nd Battalion, 8th Marines → decoratedWith → Navy Unit Commendation ⓘ