UNIT AWARDS
Coast Guard Unit Commendation
CG Activities Europe
08 Oct 80 - 07 Dec 80 01 Feb 94 - 30 Jun 95 Electronics Eng. Center 01 Nov 68 - 30 Apr 70 01 Jan 73 - 31 Mar 74 Loran-A Tech, Assistance Detail, Manila,Philippines 01 Jan 73 - 31 Dec 74 Loran-C Chain, North Pacific *11 Oct 80 - 08 Dec 80 Participating units: Loran Station Attu Loran Station Narrow Cape Loran Station Port Clarence Loran Station St. Paul Loran Mon. Sta. Kodiak Loran-C Chain SEAsia 01 Sep 69 - 28 Feb 71 Participating units: Loran Station Sattahip Loran Station Tan My Loran Station Con Son Loran Station Lampang Loran Mon. Sta. Udorn Loran-C Chain, S.E.U.S. 01 Jan 82 - 08 Feb 83 Participating units: Loran Station Malone Loran Station Grangeville Loran Station Raymondville Loran Station Jupiter Loran Station Carolina Beach | Construction Detachment (Tight Reign) 17 Jan 66 - 08 Sep 66 Section, Southeast Asia 01 Jan 72 - 31 Dec 72 Participating units: Loran Station Sattahip Loran Station Tan My Loran Station Con Son Loran Station Lampang 01 Jan 72 - 27 Mar 72 Loran Mon. Sta. Udorn Senior CG Office Southeast Asia Section Office Loran Station Attu 01 Jan 85 - 31 Dec 85 Loran Station Cape Atholl 01 Sep 70 - 31 Sep 70 15 Jun 73 - 30 Nov 73 Loran Station Cape Christian 01 Sep 70 - 30 Sep 70 15 Jun 73 - 30 Nov 73 Loran Station Estartit 01 Apr 70 - 30 Apr 70 Loran Station Iwo Jima 01 Jun 73 - 31 Dec 73 Loran Station Jupiter Inlet 09 Jun 72 - 21 Jul 72 Loran Station Kargaburun *31 Mar 84 - 22 Apr 85 |
Loran Station Kure *11 Dec 86 - 29 May 89 Loran Stationn Lampang 28 Mar 72 13 Dec 72 Loran Station Lampedusa 03 Jul 72 - 23 Aug 72 *23 Mar 86 - 21 Apr 86 Loran Station Matratin 01 Apr 70 - 15 May 70 Loran Station Middletown *01 Aug 84 - 11 Jul 85 Loran Station Port Clarence 01 Apr 63 - 30 Apr 63 12 Nov 74 - 23 Nov 74 Loran Station San Mateo Point 21 Jan 71 - 20 Jan 73 Loran Station Simeri Crichi 01 Apr 70 - 30 Apr 70 Loran Station St. Paul 01 Apr 63 - 30 Apr 63 *08 Nov 79 *20 Oct 02 - 23 Oct 02 Loran Station Tok 01 Jul 90 - 09 Jul 90 01 Jan 98 - 31 Jul 03 Loran Support Unit, Wildwood 01 May 97 - 31 Jul 00 22 Jul 00 - 31 Jul 03 |
* DENOTES OPERATIONAL DISTINGUISHING DEVICE IS AUTHORIZED
Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation
Authorized by Commandant, 13 Novemeber 1973
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Electronics Eng. Center 01 Sep 87 - 28 Feb 91 01 Aug 93 - 31 Aug 95 Far East Section *01 Oct 92 - 31 Jul 93 Group Sandy Hook (Loran-A Station under Group) 02 Jul 76 - 05 Jul 76 Loran-C Chain Central Pacific *01 Jan 87 - 31 Aug 88 Participating Units: Loran Station Upolu Point Loran Station Johnston Island Loran Station Kure Island OMSTA Kaneohe (Loran Control Sta.) Loran-C Chain SEAsia 19 Mar 75 - 03 Oct 75 Participating Units: Southeast Asia Section Office Loran Station Sattahip Loran Station Lampang Loran Mon. Sta. Udorn Loran-C Chain South Central 01 Feb 90 - 30 Apr 91 Participating Unit: Loran Station Boise City Loran Station Gillette Loran Station Searchlight Loran Station Las Cruces Loran Station Raymondville Loran Station Grangeville Loran Station Malone Loran Station Adak 24 Oct 77 - 26 Oct 77 Loran Station Attu 25 Jan 77 - 01 Mar 77 10 Jul 82 - 11 Aug 82 01 Apr 87 - 29 Feb 88 *20 Jul 90 - 01 Jun 91 *01 Jan 95 - 31 Dec 95 *01 Jul 00 - 01 Jul 01 Loran Station Cape San Juan 01 Sep 78 - 31 Mar 80 Loran Station Cape Sarichef 01 Aug 78 - 07 Jul 79 Loran Station Caribou 01 Sep 81 - 31 Dec 82 Loran-C Test Facility Caribou 01 Aug 74 - 01 Apr 77 Loran Station Carolina Beach *01 Jul 96 - 30 Sep 96 01 Jan 99 - 31 Dec 99 Loran Station Dana 23 Nov 74 - 05 Mar 75 01 Jan 77 - 31 Dec 77 23 Nov 94 - 01 Mar 96 |
Loran Station Estartit 15 Dec 76 - 17 Sep 77 Loran Station George 01 Sep 76 - 15 Mar 77 *18 May 80 - 12 Jun 80 *02 Nov 87 - 29 Jan 88 01 Jan 00 - 31 Dec 00 Loran Station Gesashi 01 Sep 75 - 31 Mar 76 01 Jun 77 - 31 Jan 78 *07 May 88 - 02 Nov 88 *01 Jul 89 - 30 Apr 90 Loran Station Havre *01 Aug 90 - 31 May 94 *01 Mar 94 - 31 Jan 99 Loran Station Hokkaido *08 Oct 83 - 27 Aug 84 *04 Apr 85 - 24 Feb 86 *01 Jul 89 - 30 Apr 90 Loran Station Iwo Jima *01 Jul 89 - 30 Apr 90 Loran Station Johnston Island 29 Jan 76 - 20 May 76 *01 Jan 87 - 30 Aug 88 *01 Sep 91 - 30 Jun 92 Loran Station Jupiter Inlet 01 Jan 76 - 31 Dec 76 Loran Station Kargaburun 01 May 82 - 30 Apr 83 *01 Oct 92 - 13 Sep 93 Loran Station Kodiak 01 Jan 85 - 31 Dec 85 *01 Jul 88 - 01 Jul 90 *01 Jan 95 - 31 Dec 95 Loran Station Kure Island 12 Feb 77 - 10 Feb 78 01 Apr 82 - 31 Dec 82 *17 Feb 85 - 11 Feb 86 *01 Jan 87 - 30 Aug 88 *30 May 89 - 20 Nov 90 *01 Apr 92 - 30 Jun 92 Loran Station Lampedusa 01 Sep 79 - 30 Sep 80 *01 Jul 86 - 15 Feb 88 Loran Station Marcus Island 14 Jul 77 - 26 Oct 77 *25 Oct 84 - 24 Oct 85 *25 Oct 85 - 24 Oct 86 *01 Nov 86 - 15 Oct 87 *01 Jul 89 - 01 Apr 90 01 Apr 92 - 01 Feb 93 Loran Station Middletown 11 Mar 76 - 26 Apr 77 Loran Station Nantucket 01 Jan 82 - 31 Dec 82 |
Loran Station Narrow Cape 01 Jan 86 - 30 Jun 87 *01 Sep 89 - 01 Jul 90 Loran Station Port Clarence 10 Apr 77 - 30 Jun 77 20 Sep 77 - 16 May 78 *27 Aug 98 - 04 Sep 98 Loran Station San Salvador 01 Oct 80 - 14 Jan 81 Loran Station Sellia Marina 01 Mar 78 - 31 Oct 78 29 Oct 85 - 05 Jan 87 Loran Station Seneca 01 Oct 78 - 01 Jul 80 01 Jun 90 - 24 Aug 91 Loran Mon. Sta. Shetland 01 Oct 82 - 30 Sep 83 Loran Station Sitkinak 09 Mar 75 - 30 Aug 75 17 Apr 76 - 22 Aug 76 11 Jan 77 - 01 Mar 77 08 Apr 77 - 06 Jun 77 Loran Station St. Paul 23 Jan 77 - 13 Mar 77 10 Apr 77 - 30 Jun 77 01 Jan 85 - 31 Dec 85 *26 Feb 93 - 27 Feb 93 Loran Station Sylt 01 Feb 76 - 01 Feb 77 *07 Oct 85 - 12 Jun 86 Loran Station Tok 27 Aug 76 - 31 Dec 77 25 Jun 82 - 31 Dec 82 *01 Jan 97 - 31 Dec 97 *01 Jan 99 - 30 Jun 01 Loran Station Upolu Point *20 Mar 83 - 01 Jul 85 *01 Jan 87 - 30 Aug 88 *30 Jun 92 - 31 Dec 92 Loran Support Unit Wildwood 16 May 97 - 23 Oct 99 01 May 07 - 01 May 08 Loran-A Tech. Assistance Detail Manila, Philippines 01 Jan 75 - 31 Dec 77 Section Office, Far East Yokota Air Base, Japan 01 Nov 78 - 31 Dec 79 01 Jul 89 - 30 Apr 90 Training Center Governors Is. 01 Jan 73 - 01 Jul 75 01 Jul 76 - 10 JUl 76 01 Sep 84 - 01 May 87 Training Center Petaluma 01 Jul 89 - 30 Jun 91 01 Jul 91 - 30 Jun 93 |
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Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
establisted in 1954 and was the first independent Air Force decoration award
Loran Station Wake Island
04 Apr 75 - 03 Sep 75
Koran Service Medal
Awarded by U. S. Navy (27 Jun 1950 - 27 Jul 1954)
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Loran Station Batan Loran Station Ichi Banare (Okinawa, Ike Shima) Loran Station Iwo Jima |
Loran Station Matsumae Loran Station Miyako Loran Station Niigata Far East Section Office |
Loran Station O'Shima Loran Station Pusan Loran Station Tokyo (possible Miho) |
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Coast Guard Arctic Service Medal
Authorized by the Commandant on 20 May 1976
Any member of the Coast Guard who serves or has served at least 21
consecutive days under competent orders at:
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Loran Station Cape Atholl Loran Station Port Clarence |
Loran Station Cape Christian |
Loran Station Bo Loran Station Jan Mayen |
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Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Authorized by Executive Order 10977, 4 December 1961
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EAGLE PULL OPERATION Shore Units (12 Apr 75) CG Section Southeast Asia Loran Station Sattahip Loran Station Lampang Loran Mon. Sta. Udorn |
FREQUENT WIND OPERATION Shore Units (29 Apr 75 - 30 Apr 75) CG Section Southeast Asia Loran Station Sattahip Loran Station Lampang Loran Mon. Sta. Udorn |
THAILAND Shore Units 29 Mar 73 - 15 Apr 73 CG Section Southeast Asia Loran Station Sattahip Loran Station Lampang Loran Mon. Sta. Udorn |
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Vietnam Service Medal
Authorized by Executive Order 11231, 8 July 1965
The Vietnam Service Medal was awarded to members of the armed forces, who served in Vietnam, its contiguous waters, or airspace, between 15 March 1962 and 28 Mar 1973. Personnel serving in Thailand, Laos or Cambodia, in direct support of operations in Vietnam, during this period, are also eligible for the medal. To qualify for award of the Vietnam Service Medal an individual must have met one of the following qualifications:
Be attached to or regularly serve for 1 or more days with an organization participating in or directly supporting or aboard a naval vessel directly supporting military operations.
Actually participate as a crewmember in one or more aerial flights into airspace above Vietnam and contiguous waters directly supporting military operations.
Serve on temporary duty for 30 consecutive days or 60 nonconsecutive days, except that the time limit may be waived for personnel participating in actual combat operations.
Loran Station Con Son
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Loran Station Sattahip |
Loran Monitor Station Udorn
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Southwest Asia Service Medal
Authorized by Executive Order 12754, 12 March 1991
Eligbility Requirements: Awarded to military personnel in designated areas of operation as follows:
(1) General. The SWASM may be authorized for wear by members of the Coast Guard who have served in one or more of the following areas on or after 2 August 1990 to 30 November 1995: the Persian Gulf, Red Sea, Gulf of Oman, Gulf of Aden, that portion of the Arabian Sea that lies north of 10 N latitude and west of 68 E longitude, as well as the total areas of Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. Individuals serving in Israel, Egypt, Turkey, Syria, and Jordan, including airspace and territorial waters, between 17 January 1991 and 30 November 1995 are also eliible for award of this medal.
The LORAN signal was used by the ground troops. Several times the station were ordered to cease any routine maintenance that would affect the signal strength (no transmitter switches, etc).
LORAN STATION KARGABURUN was eligible for the South West Asian Medal for three different times between 17 January 1991 and and 30 November 1995:
(1) Defense of Saudi Arabia - 2 August 1990 to 16 January 1991,
(2) Liberation and Defense of Kuwait - 17 January 1991 to 11 April 1991, and
(3) Southwest Asia Crease-fire - 12 April 1991 to 30 November 1995
Humanitarian Service Medal
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EAGLE PULL OPERATION 12 Apr 75 CG Section Southeast Asia Loran Station Sattahip Loran Station Lampang Loran Mon. Sta. Udorn |
Loran Station Sattahip Loran Station Lampang Loran Mon. Sta. Udorn |
ENIWETOK CLEANUP OPERATION
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Coast Guard Special Operations Service Ribbon
Kure Island Operation
30 Jun 92 - 31 Jul 92
demolished all visible signs of exitence except for the pump house
Coast Guard Restricted Duty Ribbon
Authorized by Commandant, 3 March 1984
Awarded to Coast Guard personnel who have completed a Permanent Change of Station (PCS) tour of duty at a restricted shore unit listed below:
Loran Station Adak |
Loran Station Hokkaido Loran Station Ichi Banare (Okinawa/Ike Shima) Loran Station Iwo Jima Loran Station Johnston Island Loran Station Kargaburun (Targaburun) Loran Station Kure Island Loran Station Kwajalein (Kwadack) Loran Station Lampang Loran Station Lampedusa Loran Mon. Sta. Majuro Atoll Loran Station Makin Atoll Loran Station Mapia Loran Station Marcus Island Loran Station Matratin Loran Station Matsumae Loran Station Miho Loran Station Miyako Loran Station Morotai Island Loran Station Naulo Point Loran Station Niigata Loran Station Nomaike Loran Station Ocean Cape Loran Station O'Shima Loran Station Palau Loran Station Port Clarence Loran Station Port-aux-Basques |
Loran Station Pulo Anna |
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Coast Guard Overseas Service Ribbon
Authorized by Commandant, 28 OCT 2009
Active duty members of the Coast Guard on a permanent assignment and who successfully complete a tour of duty of at least 12 months at an overseas shore based duty station or on-board a Cutter permanently assigned to an overseas area.
Alaska and Hawaii are not eligble for this service award.
This list is not an official list only a recommendation for the following units:
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Loran Station Aguadilla Loran Station Kauai |
Loran Mon. Sta. Keflavik Loran Mon. Sta. Rhodes Loran Mon. Sta. Ritidian Pt. Loran Station Saipan Island (after 30 Mar 1967) Loran Mon. Sta. Sardinia Loran Station Sellia Marina (AKA: Simeri Crichi) Loran Mon. Sta. Shetland Loran Station Spring Island Loran Station Sylt (except fo Apr 1988 - Jun 1989) |
Loran Station Wake Island (except for CO between May 1967 and 1973) Activities Europe Liaison Offices North Atlantic Keflavik Loran-A Tech. Assistance Manila, Philippines Sections Far East Marianas Meditterranean Philippines Southeast Asia Western Pacific |
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