Philippine P.U.C.

The Philippine Presidential Unit Citation is a decoration of the Republic of the Philippines which has been awarded to certain units of the United States military for actions both during and subsequent to the Second World War. Philippine P.U.C. This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... The armed forces of the United States of America consist of the United States Army United States Navy United States Air Force United States Marine Corps United States Coast Guard Note: The United States Coast Guard has both military and law enforcement functions. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ...

The decoration was first created in 1946 and retroactively awarded to any unit of the U.S. military which had served in the defense or liberation of the Philippine Islands. The decoration was again bestowed to U.S. military units for relief efforts during several natural disasters which occurred in the Philippines between 1970 and 1972. Jump to: navigation, search 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... The Philippines is composed of 7,107 islands and these make up the archipelago. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ...