The phrase "awarded for action" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to recognition or a reward given for a specific deed or behavior.
Example: "She was awarded for action in the community, receiving a medal for her volunteer work."
Alternatives: "recognized for efforts" or "honored for deeds".
which earned Murphy an Oak Leaf Cluster for the PUC awarded for action at Montelimar.
World War II: Starting in 1942, the Medal would only be awarded for action in combat, although the Navy version of the Medal of Honor technically allowed non-combat awards until 1963.
Whereas in many other Commonwealth countries the relevant version of the Victoria Cross can only be awarded for actions against the enemy in a wartime setting, the Canadian government has a broader definition of the term enemy, and so the Victoria Cross can be awarded for action against armed mutineers, pirates, or other such hostile forces without war being officially declared.
The relative dearth of Medals of Honor awarded for actions in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan has been a source of much debate in recent years.
He's one of 3,460 recipients of the medal, many awarded for actions undertaken in the same spirit.
The first Distinguished Flying Cross was awarded for actions in the Falklands War.
Nine Victoria Crosses, the highest military decoration for valour awarded to British and Commonwealth forces, were awarded for actions during the battle.
Between 1858 and 1881 the Victoria Cross could be awarded for actions taken "under circumstances of extreme danger" not in the face of the enemy.
Another notable pair of related recipients are Admiral Frank Friday Fletcher (rear admiral at the time of award) and his nephew, Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher (lieutenant at the time of award), both awarded for actions during the United States occupation of Veracruz.
There have been 3,469 Medals of Honor awarded to the nation's soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines, and coast guardsmen since the decoration's creation, with just less than half of them awarded for actions during the four years of the Civil War.
Guerrero himself has been awarded the first Roux Prize – awarded for bold action and evidence-based policymaking.
