The Coast Guard Medal is a decoration of the United States military which 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 in 1949 but it was not until 1958 that the medal was actually bestowed. The first recipients of the Coast Guard Medal were Petty Officers Third Class Earl Leyda and Raymond Johnson who were awarded the decoration in June of 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.
Congress authorized the establishment of the CoastGuardMedal (Public Law 207 of the 81st Congress) on 4 August 1949.
The border of continuous cable refers to both naval service and perfection of ideals in the service of man. The medal's ribbon is decorated with central and edge stripes of light blue and centered on either half of the ribbon is a field of white containing three red stripes.
The CoastGuardMedal is awarded to any member of the Armed Forces who, while serving in any capacity with the CoastGuard, distinguishes himself or herself by heroism not involving actual conflict with an enemy.
The CoastGuardMedal is a decoration of the United States military which is awarded to any service member who, while serving in any capacity with the United States CoastGuard, distinguishes themselves by heroism not involving actual conflict with an enemy.
The CoastGuardMedal was first authorized in 1949 but it was not until 1958 that the medal was actually bestowed.
The CoastGuardMedal is the equivalent to the Soldier's Medal, Airman's Medal and the Navy and Marine Corps Medal.
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