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{{See also|Awards and decorations of the United States military}} | {{See also|Awards and decorations of the United States military}} | ||
One Coast Guardsman, [[Douglas Albert Munro]], has earned the | One Coast Guardsman, [[Douglas Albert Munro]], has earned the Medal of Honor, the highest military award of the United States.<ref name="Munro">{{cite web |url=http://www.uscg.mil/history/people/MunroDouglasIndex.asp |title=SM1c Douglas Albert Munro |website=Coast Guard Historian's Office |date=10 October 2012 |access-date=13 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101031071727/http://www.uscg.mil/history/people/MunroDouglasIndex.asp |archive-date=31 October 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref> Fifty five Coast Guardsmen have earned the [[Navy Cross]] and numerous men and women have earned the [[Distinguished Flying Cross (USA)|Distinguished Flying Cross]].{{citation needed|date=November 2020}} | ||
The highest peacetime decoration awarded within the Coast Guard is the [[Homeland Security Distinguished Service Medal]]; prior to the transfer of the Coast Guard to the Department of Homeland Security, the highest peacetime decoration was the [[Department of Transportation Distinguished Service Medal]]. The highest unit award available is the [[Presidential Unit Citation (United States)|Presidential Unit Citation]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The Presidential Unit Citation's history of heroism | author=Joshua Skovlund |date=1 September 2023 |url=https://taskandpurpose.com/news/presidential-unit-citation/ | access-date=25 Dec 2023}}</ref> | The highest peacetime decoration awarded within the Coast Guard is the [[Homeland Security Distinguished Service Medal]]; prior to the transfer of the Coast Guard to the Department of Homeland Security, the highest peacetime decoration was the [[Department of Transportation Distinguished Service Medal]]. The highest unit award available is the [[Presidential Unit Citation (United States)|Presidential Unit Citation]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The Presidential Unit Citation's history of heroism | author=Joshua Skovlund |date=1 September 2023 |url=https://taskandpurpose.com/news/presidential-unit-citation/ | access-date=25 Dec 2023}}</ref> | ||
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Two Coast Guard aviators, Commander [[Bruce E. Melnick]] and Captain [[Daniel C. Burbank]], have served as [[NASA]] [[astronauts]]. [[Coast Guard Reserve]] Commander [[Andre Douglas]] was selected in 2021 to join [[NASA Astronaut Group 23]].<ref name="Shapiro">{{cite web |last1=Shapiro |first1=Zach |title=Meet the Newest Coast Guard Astronaut |url=https://www.mycg.uscg.mil/News/Article/3727555/meet-the-newest-coast-guard-astronaut/ |website=MyCG |publisher=U.S. Coast Guard |access-date=1 July 2024}}</ref> | Two Coast Guard aviators, Commander [[Bruce E. Melnick]] and Captain [[Daniel C. Burbank]], have served as [[NASA]] [[astronauts]]. [[Coast Guard Reserve]] Commander [[Andre Douglas]] was selected in 2021 to join [[NASA Astronaut Group 23]].<ref name="Shapiro">{{cite web |last1=Shapiro |first1=Zach |title=Meet the Newest Coast Guard Astronaut |url=https://www.mycg.uscg.mil/News/Article/3727555/meet-the-newest-coast-guard-astronaut/ |website=MyCG |publisher=U.S. Coast Guard |access-date=1 July 2024}}</ref> | ||
Signalman First Class [[Douglas Albert Munro]] was awarded the | Signalman First Class [[Douglas Albert Munro]] was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously, and is the only Coast Guardsman to ever receive this honor. | ||
==Organizations== | ==Organizations== | ||