MOH

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MOH is an abbreviation for the Medal of Honor, the United States' highest and most prestigious military decoration awarded for acts of valor above and beyond the call of duty.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
MOH canonical 3
MOH ribbon 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Medal of Honor variant ⓘ
Medal of Honor variant ⓘ
Medal of Honor variant ⓘ
United States military award ⓘ
military decoration ⓘ
abbreviation MOH ⓘ
administeredBy United States Department of Defense ⓘ
awardedBy United States Armed Forces ⓘ
United States Department of Defense ⓘ
United States government ⓘ
awardedFor acts of valor above and beyond the call of duty ⓘ
awardedInNameOf Congress ⓘ
the United States ⓘ
awardingAuthority United States Congress (by law) ⓘ
ceremonyLocation often at the White House ⓘ
commonMisnomer Congressional Medal of Honor ⓘ
conflictScope combat with an enemy of the United States ⓘ
military operations involving conflict with an opposing foreign force ⓘ
serving with friendly foreign forces engaged in armed conflict ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
dateEstablished 1861 ⓘ
description highest and most prestigious military decoration of the United States ⓘ
eligibility members of the United States Armed Forces ⓘ
entailsHonor lifetime recognition ⓘ
special privileges under U.S. law ⓘ
establishedDuring American Civil War ⓘ
firstBranchAuthorized United States Army ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
hasVariant Air Force Medal of Honor ⓘ
Army Medal of Honor ⓘ
Navy Medal of Honor ⓘ
higherThan Air Force Cross ⓘ
Distinguished Service Cross ⓘ
Navy Cross ⓘ
laterBranchAuthorized United States Air Force ⓘ
legalBasis 10 U.S.C. § 7271 ⓘ
10 U.S.C. § 8291 ⓘ
10 U.S.C. § 9271 ⓘ
Title 10 of the United States Code ⓘ
notableCharacteristic awarded for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty ⓘ
posthumousAwardPossible true ⓘ
presentedBy President of the United States ⓘ
rank highest U.S. military decoration ⓘ
recipientTitle Medal of Honor recipient ⓘ
ribbonColor light blue ⓘ
standsFor Medal of Honor ⓘ
symbol eagle ⓘ
gold star ⓘ
laurel wreath ⓘ
wearingLocation around the neck ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Medal of Honor ribbon → hasAbbreviation → MOH ribbon ⓘ
linked to: MOH
MOH → acronym → MOH ⓘ
Medal of Honor → abbreviation → MOH ⓘ
subject linked to: MOH