Medal awards manual uscg

The following is the ribbon order of precedence authorized for wear by the U. Coast Guard. Military Wiki Explore. Popular pages. Grant Richard Winters Harry Welsh. Project maintenance. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? Awards and decorations of the United States Coast Guard.

Edit source History Talk 0. Retrieved 11 March United States Coast Guard. Category:United States Coast Guard. Cancel Save. Universal Conquest Wiki. Distinguished Service Cross. Air Force Cross.

Homeland Security Distinguished Service Medal. Transportation Distinguished Service Medal. There has been only one U. Coast Guard Medal of Honor recipient. He was Signalman 1st Class Douglas Munro. Munro earned his Medal of Honor during World War II at Guadalcanal on September 27, where Marines had been dropped off to establish an inland patrol base, but were at risk of being overrun not long after landing.

Hearing that the Marines were under attack by a huge enemy force, Munro volunteered to evacuate the battalion. Munro saved more than men by positioning his boat between Japanese gunfire and the Marines. He also helped ferry Marines back to safety. Flag in This is the third of three types of Medals of Honor.

Eddie Rickenbacker was the first airman to receive the Medal of Honor in He received it from the U. I guess I didn't realize there were medals without actual cooresponding medals. That would explain why nowhere carries it. Follow up question then I found the ribbon on eBay but nowhere else that sells it. Could it be that the ribbon isn't meant to be worn either? It's listed in the awards manual in the award order of precedence section, so that made me think the ribbon is legit but now I don't know lol.

My son had a gorgeous ribbon and mini medal bar made from a company for his wedding. So I sent him this link and asked if maybe he could provide their website, they might be able to help. He looked up the award and this was his response I'm thinking that is more of a civilian honor. One to be proud of, I'm certain. But not one to be worn on the uniform. Replacement of U. Coast Guard Military Medals and Ribbons. Skip to main content Press Enter.

MyCG Home Resources. Topic Search Keyword.