Presidential
Unit Citation (United States
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Presidential
Unit Citation |
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Navy and Marine P.U.C. |
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Awarded
by United States Military |
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Type |
Ribbon and streamer |
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Eligibility |
Military units |
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Awarded for |
"[G]allantry, determination,
and esprit de corps in accomplishing its mission under extremely
difficult and hazardous conditions." |
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Status |
Currently awarded |
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Statistics |
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First awarded |
1941 |
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Last awarded |
Ongoing |
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Precedence |
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Same |
Presidential Unit Citation |
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Individual |
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Please see "Presidential Unit Citation" for
other nations' versions of this award
The Presidential
Unit Citation is awarded to units of the Armed Forces of the United
States and allies for extraordinary heroism in action against an armed
enemy on or after 7 December 1941 (the date of the Attack on Pearl Harbor and the start of
American involvement in World War II). The unit must display such gallantry,
determination, and esprit de corps in accomplishing its
mission under extremely difficult and hazardous conditions so as to set it
apart from and above other units participating in the same campaign. The degree
of heroism required is the same as that which would warrant award of the Distinguished Service Cross or Navy Cross
to an individual.
[Navy and Marine
The
Navy citation is the unit equivalent of a Navy Cross
and was established on 6 February 1942.
The
Navy version has blue, yellow, and red horizontal stripes. To distinguish
between the two versions of the Presidential Unit Citation, the Navy version is
typically referred to as the Navy and Marine Corps Presidential Unit
Citation while the Army and Air Force refer to the decoration simply as the
Presidential Unit Citation. These are only worn by persons who meet the
criteria at the time it is awarded to the unit. Unlike the Army, those who
later join the unit do not wear it on a temporary basis.
[Vietnam War
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Unit |
Service |
Year
awarded |
Campaign or
battle |
Other
notes |
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1966 |
1st Brigade only |
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1st Brigade only |
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3rd Brigade Only |
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Tet Offensive near Saigon, Hq. Troop (1st Sqdn.), Troops A,B,C and Company D only |
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2007 |
Vietnam War |
November 1967 to July 1968 |
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2001 |
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1st Battalion, 5th Infantry, Army |
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1969 |
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9th
Marines |
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26th Marines |
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21 September 1969 to 19 March 1970 SU 1st MarDiv (26th Regiment) |
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26th Marines |
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20 November 1968 to 7 December 1968 SU 1st MarDiv (BLT only) |
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26th Marines |
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26th Marines |
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20 January 1968 to 31 March 1968 SU 26th Mar |
Vietnam War
A
Presidential Unit Citation was awarded to D Company, 6th Battalion, Royal
Australian Regiment, on May 28, 1968, for the unit's actions at Long Tan,
In
1977 the Presidential Unit Citation 1st Class was presented to