Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation
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The Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation is a U.S. Coast Guard unit award recognizing collective outstanding service or achievement that surpasses normal expectations but is below the level required for higher unit decorations.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Coast Guard Meritorious Team Commendation | 3 |
| Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2092564 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation Context triple: [Coast Guard Unit Commendation, lowerAward, Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation]
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A.
Coast Guard Unit Commendation
The Coast Guard Unit Commendation is a United States Coast Guard unit-level award recognizing collective heroism or exceptionally meritorious service in the performance of Coast Guard missions.
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B.
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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C.
Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal
The Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal is a high-level United States military decoration awarded for exceptionally meritorious service to the government in a duty of great responsibility within the U.S. Coast Guard.
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D.
Navy Unit Commendation
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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E.
Coast Guard Medal of Honor
The Coast Guard Medal of Honor is a proposed branch-specific version of the United States’ highest military decoration for valor in combat, intended to recognize extraordinary heroism by members of the U.S. Coast Guard.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation Target entity description: The Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation is a U.S. Coast Guard unit award recognizing collective outstanding service or achievement that surpasses normal expectations but is below the level required for higher unit decorations.
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A.
Coast Guard Unit Commendation
The Coast Guard Unit Commendation is a United States Coast Guard unit-level award recognizing collective heroism or exceptionally meritorious service in the performance of Coast Guard missions.
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B.
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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C.
Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal
The Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal is a high-level United States military decoration awarded for exceptionally meritorious service to the government in a duty of great responsibility within the U.S. Coast Guard.
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D.
Navy Unit Commendation
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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E.
Coast Guard Medal of Honor
The Coast Guard Medal of Honor is a proposed branch-specific version of the United States’ highest military decoration for valor in combat, intended to recognize extraordinary heroism by members of the U.S. Coast Guard.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Coast Guard unit award
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military unit decoration ⓘ |
| abbreviation | CGMUC ⓘ |
| appliesTo | both active duty and reserve Coast Guard units ⓘ |
| awardAuthority |
Commandant of the Coast Guard or delegated authority
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linked to:
Commandant of the Coast Guard
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| awardedFor |
meritorious achievement by a unit
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meritorious service by a unit ⓘ |
| awardLevel | unit award ⓘ |
| awardNature | non-individual decoration ⓘ |
| comparativeLevel |
above Coast Guard Meritorious Team Commendation (when considered in some precedence lists)
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below Coast Guard Unit Commendation ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| criteriaDetail |
awarded for non-combat or combat-related meritorious service not justifying higher unit awards
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recognizes collective performance that clearly exceeds that expected of similar units ⓘ |
| decorationClass | peacetime and wartime unit award ⓘ |
| deviceForAdditionalAwards | gold star ⓘ |
| deviceForOperationalDistinction | Operational Distinguishing Device "O" (when authorized) ⓘ |
| documentation | governed by Coast Guard awards and decorations regulations ⓘ |
| eligibility |
U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary units
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linked to:
United States Coast Guard Auxiliary
United States Coast Guard units ⓘ
linked to:
United States Coast Guard
other U.S. military units serving with the Coast Guard (when authorized) ⓘ |
| individualWear | members of cited units may wear the ribbon ⓘ |
| natureOfAward | collective award to an entire unit ⓘ |
| presentedBy |
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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United States Coast Guard ⓘ |
| recognitionScope | outstanding service or achievement surpassing normal expectations ⓘ |
| recognizes | collective effort and teamwork ⓘ |
| relatedAward |
Coast Guard Meritorious Team Commendation
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linked to:
Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation
Coast Guard Unit Commendation ⓘ Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation ⓘ
linked to:
Navy Unit Commendation
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| ribbonColor | predominantly green ribbon ⓘ |
| ribbonDesignFeature |
central white stripe
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narrow red stripes ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | United States Coast Guard ⓘ |
| serviceBranchCategory | U.S. maritime service decorations ⓘ |
| serviceComponent | U.S. uniformed services awards system ⓘ |
| status | currently awarded ⓘ |
| type | ribbon-only decoration ⓘ |
| wearLocation | worn on the uniform as a service ribbon ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation Description of subject: The Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation is a U.S. Coast Guard unit award recognizing collective outstanding service or achievement that surpasses normal expectations but is below the level required for higher unit decorations.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation
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relatedAward
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Coast Guard Meritorious Team Commendation
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linked to: Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation
linked to: Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation
Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation
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lowerAward
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Coast Guard Meritorious Team Commendation
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subject linked to:
CGMUC
linked to: Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation