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CHAPMAN Chief, FOIA/PA Office NSA Initial Denial Authority End: ajs Presidential Unit Citation - Intellipedia I(b) ( 3) - p. L . 86- 36 1 - - '---------------------------- Doc ID: 6636097 (U) Presidential Unit Citation <> 0 . ' UNCLASSIFIED From Intellipedia The Presidential Unit Citation, originally called the Distinguished 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. Since its inception by Executive Order on 26 February 1942, retroactive to 7 December 1941 , to 2008, the Presidential Unit Citation has been awarded in such conflicts as World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, Iraq War, Afghanistan War and the Cold War. The degree of heroism required is the same as that which would warrant award of the Distinguished Service Cross, Air Force Cross or Navy Cross to an individual. In some cases, one or more individuals within the unit may have also been awarded personal recognitions for their contribution to the actions for which their entire unit was awarded a Presidential Unit Citation. - - ------------- Contents • 1 Creation and Official Format • 1.1 Army and Air Force • 1.2 Navy and Marine Corps • 1.2.1 Special Clasps • 1.2.1.1 USS Nautilus (SSN-571) • 1.2 .1.2 USS Triton (SSRN-586) • 1.2.1.3 USS Parche (SSN-683) • 1.3 Coast Guard • 1.3 .1 Special Clasp • 2 Recipients • 2.1 World War II • 2. 1.1 Army • 2.1.2 US Army Air Forces • 2.1.3 Navy • 2.1.4 Marine Corps • 2.2 Korean War • 2.2. 1 Air Force • 2.2.2 Marine Corps • 2.2.3 Army • 2.2.4 United Nations Forces • 2.3 Vietnam War • 2.4 Operation Iraqi Freedom • 2.5 Cold War • 2.6 Other actions • 3 Non-U.S. recipients • 3.1 World War ll • 3.2 Korean War • 3.3 Vietnam War • 3.4 Operation Enduring Freedom • 4 See also • 5 Notes Approved for Release by NSA on 09-12- 2018 , FOIA Case # 103628 l of49 9/10/2018 3:25PM Presidential Unit Citation- Intellipedia I(b) ( 3) - p . L . 86 - 36 1 - - 1...--------------------------- Doc ID : 6636097 • 6 References • 7 External links Creation and Official Format Army and Air Force The Army citation was established as the Distinguished Unit Citation by Executive Order No. 9075 on 26 February 1942, and received its present name on 3 November 1966. As with other Army unit citations, the PUC is in a larger frame that is worn above the right pocket. 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. The Air Force PUC was adopted from the Army Distinguished Unit Citation, after they were made into a separate military branch in 1947. They also renamed the unit citation to its present name on 3 November 1966. The Air Force wears its unit citation on the left pocket below all personal awards, unlike the Army not every unit award is enclosed in a gold frame. The Citation is carried on the unit's regimental colours in the form of a blue streamer, 4 ft (1.2 m) long and 2. 75 in (7.0 em) wide. For the Army, only on rare occasions will a unit larger than battalion qualify for award of this decoration[!]. Navy and Marine Corps The Navy citation is the unit equivalent of a Navy Cross and was established by Executive File:USNavyPresidentia!UnitC Order No. 9050 on 6 February 1942. Presidential Unit Citation The Navy version has blue, yellow, and red horizontal stripes. To distinguish between the two pennant 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. Special Clasps USS Nautilus (SSN-571) To commemorate the first submerged voyage under the North Pole by the nuclear-powered File:USS Nautilus Navy submarine USS Nautilus (SSN-571) in 1958, all members of her crew who made that voyage PUC.png were authorized to wear their Presidential Unit Citation ribbon with a special clasp in the form of a gold block letter N[2l. USS Triton (SSRN-586) To commemorate the first submerged circumnavigation of the world by the nuclear-powered File:Pucribbontriton l.JPG submarine Triton during its Shakedown cruise in 1960, all members of her crew who made that voyage were authorized to wear their Presidential Unit Citation ribbon with a special clasp in the form of a golden replica of the globe[3l.