The Presidential Unit Citation, originally called the Distinguished Unit Citation, is awarded to units of the uniformed services of the United States, and those of allied countries, for extraordinary
Navy Presidential Unit Citation pennant and ribbon awarded 1944 to Task Group 22.3.
USS Parche (SSN-683)
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USS Parche, a Sturgeon-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the parche, a small, coral reef butterfly fish. Parche was launched on 13 January 1973, sponsored
Presidential Unit Citation (United States)
…to the actions for which their entire unit was awarded a Presidential Unit Citation. The units with the most Presidential Unit Citations are submarine USS Parche (SSN-683) and the 1st Marine Division, both with nine citations. The Army citation was established by Executive Order 9075 on 26 February 1942, superseded by…
USS Parche (SSN-683) off Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, sometime prior to October 1985. The structure on the after part of her casing is a permanently attached swimmer lock-out chamber, although described under its naval cover as Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle.[citation needed] Her ship's insignia is at lower right.
Parche returns to port for the last time, displaying an upside down broom indicating a “clean sweep” or a successful mission at Naval Base Kitsap at Bangor, Washington, on 20 September 2004.
Parche's sail in the downtown waterfront park at Bremerton, Washington.(discuss)