Coast Guard Unit Commendation
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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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Coast Guard Unit Commendation canonical | 4 |
| Coast Guard Unit Commendation (multiple) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T248950 — 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 Unit Commendation Context triple: [Navy Unit Commendation, comparativeAward, Coast Guard Unit Commendation]
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A.
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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B.
Meritorious Unit Commendation
The Meritorious Unit Commendation is a U.S. military unit award recognizing collective outstanding service or achievement by a unit that does not meet the higher criteria for a valor or distinguished unit citation.
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C.
Presidential Unit Citation (United States)
The Presidential Unit Citation (United States) is the highest-level unit award given by the U.S. military to units that display extraordinary heroism in action against an armed enemy.
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D.
Coast Guard ensign
The Coast Guard ensign is the distinctive service flag of the United States Coast Guard, featuring the national colors with the Coast Guard emblem and used to mark its vessels and authority.
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United States Coast Guard Reserve
The United States Coast Guard Reserve is the reserve military component of the U.S. Coast Guard, composed of part-time service members who support and augment active-duty operations in maritime safety, security, and defense.
- 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 Unit Commendation Target entity description: 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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A.
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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B.
Meritorious Unit Commendation
The Meritorious Unit Commendation is a U.S. military unit award recognizing collective outstanding service or achievement by a unit that does not meet the higher criteria for a valor or distinguished unit citation.
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C.
Presidential Unit Citation (United States)
The Presidential Unit Citation (United States) is the highest-level unit award given by the U.S. military to units that display extraordinary heroism in action against an armed enemy.
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D.
Coast Guard ensign
The Coast Guard ensign is the distinctive service flag of the United States Coast Guard, featuring the national colors with the Coast Guard emblem and used to mark its vessels and authority.
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E.
United States Coast Guard Reserve
The United States Coast Guard Reserve is the reserve military component of the U.S. Coast Guard, composed of part-time service members who support and augment active-duty operations in maritime safety, security, and defense.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Coast Guard decoration
ⓘ
military unit award ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Reserve Coast Guard units
ⓘ
active duty Coast Guard units ⓘ auxiliary or supporting units when authorized ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
collective heroism
ⓘ
exceptionally meritorious service ⓘ performance of Coast Guard missions ⓘ |
| awardingAuthority | Commandant of the Coast Guard ⓘ |
| canBeAwardedInPeacetime | yes ⓘ |
| canBeAwardedInWartime | yes ⓘ |
| category | U.S. military unit commendation ⓘ |
| comparativeAward |
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
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Navy Unit Commendation ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| eligibility |
Coast Guard units
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Coast Guard Reserve
allied military units supporting Coast Guard operations ⓘ other U.S. military units supporting Coast Guard operations ⓘ |
| higherAward |
Coast Guard Presidential Unit Citation
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linked to:
Presidential Unit Citation (United States)
|
| individualWear | members assigned to cited unit during meritorious period ⓘ |
| level | unit award ⓘ |
| lowerAward | Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation ⓘ |
| presentedBy |
Commandant of the Coast Guard
ⓘ
United States Coast Guard ⓘ |
| recognizes | outstanding achievement in Coast Guard missions ⓘ |
| ribbonColor | predominantly green ribbon ⓘ |
| ribbonDevice |
Operational Distinguishing Device "O" when authorized
ⓘ
gold star for additional awards ⓘ silver star for multiple additional awards ⓘ |
| scopeOfAward | collective unit performance ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | United States Coast Guard ⓘ |
| status | currently awarded ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
unit heroism
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unit meritorious service ⓘ |
| type | non-combat unit decoration ⓘ |
| wearOrder |
above Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation
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below Coast Guard Presidential Unit Citation ⓘ |
| wearsOn | U.S. military uniform ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Coast Guard Unit Commendation Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (5)
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