• Source: Coast Guard Medal

The Coast Guard Medal is a decoration of the United States military that is awarded to any service member who, while serving in any capacity with the United States Coast Guard, distinguishes themselves by heroism not involving actual conflict with an enemy. For the decoration to be awarded, an individual must have performed a voluntary act of heroism in the face of great personal danger or of such a magnitude that it stands out distinctly above normal expectations.
The Coast Guard Medal was first authorized by 14 U.S.C. § 2739 on 4 August 1949, but it was not until 1958 that the medal was actually bestowed. The first recipients of the Coast Guard Medal were FN Earl H. Leyda and BM3 Albert Raymond Johnson who were awarded the decoration in March 1958. The citation for the Coast Guard Medal was for actions performed in August 1957 while attempting to rescue trapped workers from the Oswego Water Works Tunnel, under Lake Ontario, in Oswego, New York.
Additional awards of the Coast Guard Medal are annotated by 5⁄16 inch gold stars. The Coast Guard Medal is the equivalent to the Army's Soldier's Medal, the Navy and Marine Corps Medal, and the Air and Space Forces' Airman's Medal.




Notable recipients


Richard R. Callahan
Edgar Culbertson
Richard Dixon
William Flores
Michael P. Leavitt
David M. Lorange
Ronald C. Prei
Terrell E. Horne
Tristan Heaton
Jacob Poroo
Robert Earl Hill
Traci Huddleston
Tracy Mannes




See also


Awards and decorations of the United States military




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Medali Bintang Perunggu
• Medali Pelayanan Menonjol (Angkatan Laut Amerika Serikat)
• James C. Van Sice
• Medali Pelayanan Menonjol (Angkatan Darat Amerika Serikat)
• Salib Pelayanan Menonjol (Amerika Serikat)
• Salib Penjaga Pantai (Amerika Serikat)
• Medali Pelayanan Menonjol Keamanan Dalam Negeri (Amerika Serikat)
• Widodo Budidarmo
• Ringkasan dinas George S. Patton
• Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
• Coast Guard Medal
• Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal
• Coast Guard Arctic Service Medal
• Good Conduct Medal (United States)
• Lifesaving Medal
• Commendation Medal
• United States Coast Guard
• Coast Guard Cross
• Awards and decorations of the United States Coast Guard
• Bronze Star Medal