Coast Guard Commendation Medal
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The Coast Guard Commendation Medal is a mid-level United States Coast Guard military decoration awarded for heroism, meritorious achievement, or meritorious service.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Coast Guard Commendation Medal canonical | 5 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Coast Guard decoration
ⓘ
United States military award ⓘ military decoration ⓘ |
| abbreviation | CGCM NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
heroism
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meritorious achievement ⓘ meritorious service ⓘ |
| awardingAuthority | commanding officers with delegated award authority ⓘ |
| branch | United States Coast Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| comparativeAward |
equivalent to the Air Force Commendation Medal
ⓘ
equivalent to the Army Commendation Medal ⓘ equivalent to the Coast Guard Commendation Medal when Coast Guard operates as a service in the Navy ⓘ equivalent to the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criteriaDetail |
achievement or service must be of a lesser degree than required for the Meritorious Service Medal
ⓘ
performance must be clearly above that normally expected ⓘ |
| eligibility |
members of other U.S. armed services serving with the Coast Guard
ⓘ
members of the United States Coast Guard ⓘ |
| formerPresenter |
United States Department of Transportation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Department of the Treasury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| higherAward |
Coast Guard Medal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Meritorious Service Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lowerAward | Coast Guard Achievement Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medalShape | bronze medallion ⓘ |
| obverseDesign | features the Coast Guard shield or emblem ⓘ |
| peacetimeUse | recognition of sustained meritorious service ⓘ |
| presenter |
United States Coast Guard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Department of Homeland Security NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedAward |
Coast Guard Achievement Medal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Coast Guard Meritorious Team Commendation NERFINISHED ⓘ Coast Guard Unit Commendation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relativeRank | mid-level decoration ⓘ |
| reverseDesign | includes space for engraving the recipient’s name ⓘ |
| ribbonColor | predominantly green ribbon ⓘ |
| ribbonDevice |
Operational Distinguishing Device "O" when awarded for operational performance
ⓘ
gold star for subsequent awards ⓘ silver star for five additional awards ⓘ |
| serviceBranchUse | primarily a peacetime award ⓘ |
| serviceComponent | part of the United States military awards system ⓘ |
| status | currently awarded ⓘ |
| typicalRecipients |
Coast Guard Auxiliary members in certain circumstances
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Coast Guard Reserve members ⓘ enlisted personnel of the United States Coast Guard ⓘ officers of the United States Coast Guard ⓘ |
| wartimeUse | recognition of acts of heroism ⓘ |
| wearOrder |
worn after the Meritorious Service Medal
ⓘ
worn before the Coast Guard Achievement Medal ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Bronze Star Medal