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Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army)

Explore the Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) ribbon, its official award references, and an oversized wall display concept.

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About this ribbon

Original plaque established 23 August 1944. The present ribbon emblem was approved in April 1947 and eventually entered supply in July 1966; these are design/issue milestones, not eligibility windows. Criteria include outstanding military services on or after 1 January 1944; subperiods above capture explicit dated rules.

Catalog associations: Army. Current award reference. Branch associations are browsing guidance; other service awards may also appear in a veteran’s record.

Service years and award dates

Years help surface possibilities. A date overlap does not show that someone earned an award. Some date rules describe completion, specific operations or retroactive eligibility, rather than a universal service window.

Listed service periods and date rules
Dates	What the source says
Jan 1, 1944 – Sep 15, 1946	World War II awards: qualifying service units performing outstanding services, subject to minimum duration and operational criteria. Source ↗
Mar 1, 1961 – End not specified	Broadened authorization for qualifying units/detachments supporting military operations under paragraph 7-13b. Source ↗
Sep 11, 2001 – End not specified	Further broadened authorization for exceptionally meritorious performance under paragraph 7-13c. Source ↗

Date coverage is not certified complete. The finder keeps this entry available when listed dates do not overlap.

Research notes and remaining questions

The explicit WW II, 1961 and 2001 rule periods are not intended to imply that all service from 1946 through February 1961 was ineligible; exact intervening application requires the regulation and award orders.

Official award references

Consult the applicable service guidance for eligibility, precedence and authorized devices.

AR 600-8-22, Military Awards, 11 May 2026 (administrative revision 19 May 2026) ↗7-13
U.S. Army Service, Campaign Medals and Foreign Awards Information — Natick Veteran Medals ↗Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army)

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