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:''Please see "Presidential Unit Citation" for other 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.
The Army citation was established as the 'Distinguished Unit Citation' on 26 February 1942, and received its present name on 3 November 1966. All members of the unit may wear the decoration, whether or not they personally participated in the acts for which the unit was cited. Only those assigned to the unit at the time of the action cited may wear the decoration as a permanent award. For the Army and Air Force, the emblem itself is a solid blue ribbon enclosed in a gold frame. As with other citation decorations, the Army's is in a larger frame that is worn above the right pocket. The Citation is carried on the unit's regimental colours in the form of a blue streamer, four feet long and 2 3/4 inches wide.
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.
United States Coast Guard units may be awarded either the Navy or Coast Guard version of the Presidential Unit Citation, depending on which service the Coast Guard was supporting when the citation action was performed. A Coast Guard version of the award was awarded to the entire U.S. Coast Guard, including the Coast Guard Auxiliary, by President George W. Bush for Hurricane Katrina rescue and relief operations.
French second armored division received the PUC after the liberation of Strasbourg (November 1944)[2]
On 6 May, 1946 the Distinguished Unit Citation with the inscription Rhine-Bavarian Alps was awarded to the 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment (3e REI) of the French Army.
Brazilian Air Force (''Portuguese'': FAB - Força Aérea Brasileira ) (1ºGAVCA - 1st Fighter Group) received the award on 22 April 1986 for its bravery during the Italian Campaign in World War II.
During the Battle of the Imjin River, during the Korean War, the British 1st Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment (the Glorious Glosters), and their mortar battery — numbering perhaps 750 men in total — fought on when surrounded on Gloster Hill by at least one Chinese division of 10,000 men. The Regiment was awarded a Presidential Unit Citation and wore the streamer on its colours. The Regiment has now become part of The Rifles and, as Light infantry, no longer carries colours. The Colours of the 1st. Battalion (including the PUC streamer) are now laid up at The Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum.
Two units of the Canadian Forces have been awarded the Presidential Unit Citation for actions during the Korean War, and the war in Afghanistan.
The 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry and 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment were awarded the citation for their actions during the Battle of Kapyong in Korea where these were the only units to hold their ground during a massive Chinese assault.
The Canadian special operations unit, Joint Task Force 2, was awarded the citation for its actions in the early months of the 2002 war in Afghanistan as part of the international special operations coalition.
One South African unit, the 2 Squadron SAAF was also awarded this honour. It was presented in August, 1956. It reads “The unit displayed such gallantry, determination and esprit de corps in accomplishing its missions under extremely hazardous and difficult conditions as to set it apart and above other units participating in the same campaign”.
A U.S. Presidential Unit Citation was also awarded to D Company 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, by President Lyndon B. Johnson on May 28, 1968, for the unit's actions at Long Tan, South Vietnam. Soldiers posted to D Company 6RAR are still permitted to wear the PUC on their uniforms.
In 1977 the Presidential Unit Citation 1st Class was presented to New Zealand's 161 Battery in 1977 for service during the Vietnam War in 1965-66, and in 1995 the unit also received the Meritorious Unit Commendation (MUC) in recognition of service with the United States 173D Airborne Brigade. [3] [4]
In December 2004, New Zealand's SAS forces units operating in Afghanistan received a presidential citation for "extraordinary heroism" in action. The previous citation, other than those made to the US, was also to a New Zealand Unit in Vietnam.
The citation said SAS units helped "neutralise" Taliban and al Qaeda in "extremely high risk missions (including) search and rescue, special reconnaissance, sensitive site exploitation, direct action missions, destruction of multiple cave and tunnel complexes, identification and destruction of several known al Qaeda training camps, explosions of thousands of pounds of enemy ordnance."
"They established benchmark standards of professionalism, tenacity, courage, tactical brilliance and operational excellence while demonstrating superb esprit de corps and maintaining the highest measures of combat readiness."
On February 8, 2005, the Navy and Marine Corps Presidential Unit Citation was awarded to Marinejegerkommandoen (MJK) of the Royal Norwegian Navy and to Hærens Jegerkommando (HJK) of the Norwegian Army for their actions in Afghanistan.
In 2004, an estimated 40 members of Canada's Joint Task Force 2 serving with Task Force KBAR were awarded a Presidential Unit Citation for service in Afghanistan. However, the Canadian government would not allow JTF2 members to wear their ribbons due to security fears that the award would identify them as members of the clandestine counter-terrorist unit.
★ Awards and decorations of the United States military
★ Non US Winners of US gallantry awards
:''Please see "Presidential Unit Citation" for other 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.
| Contents |
| Army and Air Force |
| Navy and Marine |
| Coast Guard |
| Recipients |
| Non-U.S. recipients |
| See also |
Army and Air Force
The Army citation was established as the 'Distinguished Unit Citation' on 26 February 1942, and received its present name on 3 November 1966. All members of the unit may wear the decoration, whether or not they personally participated in the acts for which the unit was cited. Only those assigned to the unit at the time of the action cited may wear the decoration as a permanent award. For the Army and Air Force, the emblem itself is a solid blue ribbon enclosed in a gold frame. As with other citation decorations, the Army's is in a larger frame that is worn above the right pocket. The Citation is carried on the unit's regimental colours in the form of a blue streamer, four feet long and 2 3/4 inches wide.
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.
Coast Guard
United States Coast Guard units may be awarded either the Navy or Coast Guard version of the Presidential Unit Citation, depending on which service the Coast Guard was supporting when the citation action was performed. A Coast Guard version of the award was awarded to the entire U.S. Coast Guard, including the Coast Guard Auxiliary, by President George W. Bush for Hurricane Katrina rescue and relief operations.
Recipients
| Unit | Year awarded | Campaign or battle | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Coast Guard | 2006 | Hurricane Katrina | Entire Coast Guard (including auxiliary and civilians) |
| 3rd Infantry Division | 2003 | Operation Iraqi Freedom | Army |
| 96th Infantry Division | 2001 | Okinawa | Entire Division |
| 1st Marine Division | 2003 | Operation Iraqi Freedom | Navy citation |
| 1st Marine Expeditionary Force | 2003 | Operation Iraqi Freedom | Navy citation |
| 9th Communications Battalion | 2003 | Operation Iraqi Freedom | Navy citation |
| 101st Airborne Division | Normandy | Division and 1st Brigade only | |
| 3rd Marine Regiment | Guam | Navy citation | |
| 101st Airborne Division | Bastogne | Division and 1st Brigade only | |
| 761st Tank Batallaion | 1978 | ETO, World War II | |
| 1st Battalion, 43rd Air Defense Art. | Guadalcanal | Army citation | |
| 1st Battalion, 43rd Air Defense Art. | Nam River | Army citation | |
| 1st Battalion, 43rd Air Defense Art. | Pakchon, Korean War | Army citation | |
| 1st Battalion, 43rd Air Defense Art. | Wonju-Hwachon, Korean War | Navy citation | |
| 4th Infantry Division | 1966 | Battle of Dak To | 1st Brigade only |
| 101st Airborne Division | Battle of Dak To | 1st Brigade only | |
| 101st Airborne Division | Battle of Dong Ap Bia Mountain | 3rd Brigade Only | |
| 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment | Hau Nghia-Binh Duong | Hq. Troop (1st Sqdn.), Troops A,B,C and Company D only | |
| MACV-SOG | 2001 | Vietnam War | |
| 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry, Army | 1969 | Vietnam War | 18 Aug68 - 20 Sep68 [1] |
| 26th Marines | Vietnam War | 20 Jan68 - 31 Mar68 SU 26th Mar | |
| 26th Marines | Vietnam War | 20 Nov68 - 7 Dec68 SU 1st MarDiv (BLT only) | |
| 26th Marines | Vietnam War | 1 Apr68 - 26 Aug68 SU 1st MarDiv,(H&S only) | |
| 26th Marines | Vietnam War | 21 Sep69 - 19 Mar70 SU 1st MarDiv (26th Regiment) | |
| Task Unit 77.4.3 | 1944 | Battle off Samar | |
| 2nd Bombardment Group | 24 Feb 1944 | Mission 150 to Steyr, Austria | |
| 2nd Bombardment Group | 25 Feb 1944 | Mission 151 to Regenburg, Germany. Marks the only time in US military aviation history that a unit is awarded back to back citations for actions on successive days.[1] | |
| 34th Field Artillery US Army | 1943 | North Africa | |
| 82nd Airborne Division | 1944 | World War II | '505th Parachute Infantry Regiment' -- D-Day - Normandy - St Mere Eglise |
| 82nd Airborne Division | 1944 | World War II | '505th Parachute Infantry Regiment' -- Operation Market Garden - Groesbeck, Holland |
Non-U.S. recipients
French second armored division received the PUC after the liberation of Strasbourg (November 1944)[2]
On 6 May, 1946 the Distinguished Unit Citation with the inscription Rhine-Bavarian Alps was awarded to the 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment (3e REI) of the French Army.
Brazilian Air Force (''Portuguese'': FAB - Força Aérea Brasileira ) (1ºGAVCA - 1st Fighter Group) received the award on 22 April 1986 for its bravery during the Italian Campaign in World War II.
During the Battle of the Imjin River, during the Korean War, the British 1st Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment (the Glorious Glosters), and their mortar battery — numbering perhaps 750 men in total — fought on when surrounded on Gloster Hill by at least one Chinese division of 10,000 men. The Regiment was awarded a Presidential Unit Citation and wore the streamer on its colours. The Regiment has now become part of The Rifles and, as Light infantry, no longer carries colours. The Colours of the 1st. Battalion (including the PUC streamer) are now laid up at The Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum.
Two units of the Canadian Forces have been awarded the Presidential Unit Citation for actions during the Korean War, and the war in Afghanistan.
The 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry and 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment were awarded the citation for their actions during the Battle of Kapyong in Korea where these were the only units to hold their ground during a massive Chinese assault.
The Canadian special operations unit, Joint Task Force 2, was awarded the citation for its actions in the early months of the 2002 war in Afghanistan as part of the international special operations coalition.
One South African unit, the 2 Squadron SAAF was also awarded this honour. It was presented in August, 1956. It reads “The unit displayed such gallantry, determination and esprit de corps in accomplishing its missions under extremely hazardous and difficult conditions as to set it apart and above other units participating in the same campaign”.
A U.S. Presidential Unit Citation was also awarded to D Company 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, by President Lyndon B. Johnson on May 28, 1968, for the unit's actions at Long Tan, South Vietnam. Soldiers posted to D Company 6RAR are still permitted to wear the PUC on their uniforms.
In 1977 the Presidential Unit Citation 1st Class was presented to New Zealand's 161 Battery in 1977 for service during the Vietnam War in 1965-66, and in 1995 the unit also received the Meritorious Unit Commendation (MUC) in recognition of service with the United States 173D Airborne Brigade. [3] [4]
In December 2004, New Zealand's SAS forces units operating in Afghanistan received a presidential citation for "extraordinary heroism" in action. The previous citation, other than those made to the US, was also to a New Zealand Unit in Vietnam.
The citation said SAS units helped "neutralise" Taliban and al Qaeda in "extremely high risk missions (including) search and rescue, special reconnaissance, sensitive site exploitation, direct action missions, destruction of multiple cave and tunnel complexes, identification and destruction of several known al Qaeda training camps, explosions of thousands of pounds of enemy ordnance."
"They established benchmark standards of professionalism, tenacity, courage, tactical brilliance and operational excellence while demonstrating superb esprit de corps and maintaining the highest measures of combat readiness."
On February 8, 2005, the Navy and Marine Corps Presidential Unit Citation was awarded to Marinejegerkommandoen (MJK) of the Royal Norwegian Navy and to Hærens Jegerkommando (HJK) of the Norwegian Army for their actions in Afghanistan.
In 2004, an estimated 40 members of Canada's Joint Task Force 2 serving with Task Force KBAR were awarded a Presidential Unit Citation for service in Afghanistan. However, the Canadian government would not allow JTF2 members to wear their ribbons due to security fears that the award would identify them as members of the clandestine counter-terrorist unit.
See also
★ Awards and decorations of the United States military
★ Non US Winners of US gallantry awards
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