Coast Guard Medals and Awards Manual
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The Coast Guard Medals and Awards Manual is the official U.S. Coast Guard directive that establishes policies, criteria, and procedures for all service medals, ribbons, and personal and unit awards.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Coast Guard Medals and Awards Manual canonical | 1 |
| United States Coast Guard awards and decorations system | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5682190 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Coast Guard Medals and Awards Manual Context triple: [Coast Guard Achievement Medal, regulates, Coast Guard Medals and Awards Manual]
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A.
Navy and Marine Corps Awards Manual
The Navy and Marine Corps Awards Manual is the official U.S. Department of the Navy publication that prescribes policies, criteria, and procedures for all Navy and Marine Corps military decorations, medals, and awards.
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B.
Coast Guard Good Conduct Medal
The Coast Guard Good Conduct Medal is a United States military decoration awarded to enlisted Coast Guard members for exemplary behavior, efficiency, and fidelity during a specified period of continuous active service.
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C.
Coast Guard Medal
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.
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D.
Coast Guard Achievement Medal
The Coast Guard Achievement Medal is a United States military decoration awarded to Coast Guard personnel for outstanding professional achievement or meritorious service that does not meet the criteria for a higher-level award.
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E.
Medal of Honor (Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard design)
The Medal of Honor (Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard design) is the U.S. military’s highest decoration for valor in combat, awarded to members of the sea services for extraordinary heroism above and beyond the call of duty.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Coast Guard Medals and Awards Manual Target entity description: The Coast Guard Medals and Awards Manual is the official U.S. Coast Guard directive that establishes policies, criteria, and procedures for all service medals, ribbons, and personal and unit awards.
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A.
Navy and Marine Corps Awards Manual
The Navy and Marine Corps Awards Manual is the official U.S. Department of the Navy publication that prescribes policies, criteria, and procedures for all Navy and Marine Corps military decorations, medals, and awards.
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B.
Coast Guard Good Conduct Medal
The Coast Guard Good Conduct Medal is a United States military decoration awarded to enlisted Coast Guard members for exemplary behavior, efficiency, and fidelity during a specified period of continuous active service.
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C.
Coast Guard Medal
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.
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D.
Coast Guard Achievement Medal
The Coast Guard Achievement Medal is a United States military decoration awarded to Coast Guard personnel for outstanding professional achievement or meritorious service that does not meet the criteria for a higher-level award.
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E.
Medal of Honor (Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard design)
The Medal of Honor (Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard design) is the U.S. military’s highest decoration for valor in combat, awarded to members of the sea services for extraordinary heroism above and beyond the call of duty.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Coast Guard directive
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military awards regulation ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
United States Coast Guard personnel
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United States Coast Guard units NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| audience |
Coast Guard administrative personnel
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Coast Guard leadership ⓘ all Coast Guard members seeking information on awards ⓘ |
| bindingOn |
Coast Guard Auxiliary members when specified
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Coast Guard Reserve members ⓘ active duty Coast Guard members ⓘ |
| clarifies |
documentation requirements for awards
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eligibility for U.S. military and Coast Guard-specific awards ⓘ recording of awards in personnel records ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| defines |
criteria for award eligibility
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order of precedence for Coast Guard awards ⓘ policies for Coast Guard medals ⓘ policies for Coast Guard personal awards ⓘ policies for Coast Guard ribbons ⓘ policies for Coast Guard unit awards ⓘ procedures for award approval ⓘ procedures for award presentation ⓘ procedures for award recommendations ⓘ wearing instructions for medals and ribbons ⓘ |
| ensuresComplianceWith |
Department of Defense awards policies when applicable
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federal law on military decorations ⓘ |
| governingBody | United States Coast Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | United States Coast Guard directives system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | official policy document of the United States Coast Guard ⓘ |
| purpose |
to ensure consistent administration of Coast Guard awards
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to provide authoritative guidance on Coast Guard decorations ⓘ |
| regulates |
campaign and service ribbons
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marksmanship awards ⓘ personal decorations ⓘ service medals ⓘ specialty insignia and devices ⓘ unit awards ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Department of Homeland Security policies
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United States military awards system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scope | all Coast Guard medals, ribbons, and awards ⓘ |
| subject |
military decorations and awards
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military personnel management policy ⓘ |
| typeOfRegulation | administrative policy manual ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Coast Guard awards boards
NERFINISHED
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Coast Guard commanding officers NERFINISHED ⓘ Coast Guard personnel offices ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Coast Guard Medals and Awards Manual Description of subject: The Coast Guard Medals and Awards Manual is the official U.S. Coast Guard directive that establishes policies, criteria, and procedures for all service medals, ribbons, and personal and unit awards.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
United States Coast Guard awards and decorations system