National Defense Service Medal
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The National Defense Service Medal is a United States military decoration awarded to service members who serve honorably during designated periods of national emergency or armed conflict.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| National Defense Service Medal canonical | 18 |
| National Defense Service Medal ribbon | 1 |
| U.S. campaign and service medal | 1 |
| United States service medal | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1371740 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: National Defense Service Medal Context triple: [Francis Gary Powers, awardReceived, National Defense Service Medal]
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A.
American Defense Service Medal
The American Defense Service Medal is a United States military decoration awarded to service members who performed active duty during the national emergency period leading up to and including the early years of World War II.
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B.
Defense Distinguished Service Medal
The Defense Distinguished Service Medal is the highest non-combat military decoration awarded by the U.S. Department of Defense for exceptionally meritorious service in a position of great responsibility.
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C.
Bronze Star Medal
The Bronze Star Medal is a United States military decoration awarded for heroic or meritorious achievement or service in a combat zone.
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D.
Joint Service Commendation Medal
The Joint Service Commendation Medal is a mid-level U.S. military award presented to service members who distinguish themselves by meritorious achievement or service while serving in a joint duty capacity.
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E.
Army Distinguished Service Medal
The Army Distinguished Service Medal is a high-level United States military decoration awarded for exceptionally meritorious service to the government in a duty of great responsibility.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: National Defense Service Medal Target entity description: The National Defense Service Medal is a United States military decoration awarded to service members who serve honorably during designated periods of national emergency or armed conflict.
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A.
American Defense Service Medal
The American Defense Service Medal is a United States military decoration awarded to service members who performed active duty during the national emergency period leading up to and including the early years of World War II.
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B.
Defense Distinguished Service Medal
The Defense Distinguished Service Medal is the highest non-combat military decoration awarded by the U.S. Department of Defense for exceptionally meritorious service in a position of great responsibility.
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C.
Bronze Star Medal
The Bronze Star Medal is a United States military decoration awarded for heroic or meritorious achievement or service in a combat zone.
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D.
Joint Service Commendation Medal
The Joint Service Commendation Medal is a mid-level U.S. military award presented to service members who distinguish themselves by meritorious achievement or service while serving in a joint duty capacity.
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E.
Army Distinguished Service Medal
The Army Distinguished Service Medal is a high-level United States military decoration awarded for exceptionally meritorious service to the government in a duty of great responsibility.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military decoration
ⓘ
service medal ⓘ |
| abbreviation | NDSM ⓘ |
| awardedBy |
U.S. Armed Forces
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Armed Forces
United States Department of Defense ⓘ
linked to:
Department of Defense
|
| awardedFor |
service during designated national emergency periods proclaimed by the U.S. government
ⓘ
service during the Global War on Terrorism era ⓘ service during the Gulf War era ⓘ service during the Korean War era ⓘ service during the Vietnam War era ⓘ support of national defense during designated emergency periods ⓘ |
| awardedTo |
National Guard members on qualifying active service
ⓘ
Reserve members on qualifying active service ⓘ enlisted personnel ⓘ officer personnel ⓘ |
| campaignOrService | national defense ⓘ |
| classification |
U.S. campaign and service medal
ⓘ
linked to:
National Defense Service Medal
|
| confers | ribbon bar ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| criteria | honorable active service during designated periods of national emergency or armed conflict ⓘ |
| eligibility |
active duty military personnel
ⓘ
members of the United States Armed Forces ⓘ reserve component personnel on active service ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
President Dwight D. Eisenhower
ⓘ
linked to:
Dwight D. Eisenhower
|
| establishedOn | 1953-04-22 ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1953 ⓘ |
| higherAward | Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis | executive order of the President of the United States ⓘ |
| lowerAward | Korean Service Medal ⓘ |
| material | bronze ⓘ |
| multipleAwardsIndicatedBy | service stars ⓘ |
| presentedBy | United States government ⓘ |
| purpose |
recognition of service during armed conflict
ⓘ
recognition of service during national emergency ⓘ |
| ribbonColors |
blue
ⓘ
red ⓘ white ⓘ yellow ⓘ |
| ribbonPattern | multi-colored vertical stripes ⓘ |
| serviceBranch |
United States Air Force
ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ United States Coast Guard ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ United States Space Force ⓘ |
| shape | circular medal ⓘ |
| status | no longer authorized for new awards after 2022-12-31 ⓘ |
| type | non-combat service medal ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: National Defense Service Medal Description of subject: The National Defense Service Medal is a United States military decoration awarded to service members who serve honorably during designated periods of national emergency or armed conflict.
Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Admiral David E. Jeremiah
linked to: National Defense Service Medal
linked to: National Defense Service Medal
linked to: National Defense Service Medal
subject linked to:
Kuwait Liberation Medal