Philippine Liberation Medal

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World War II campaign medal military campaign medal

The Philippine Liberation Medal is a World War II campaign decoration awarded by the Philippine government to military personnel who participated in the liberation of the Philippines from Japanese occupation.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Philippine Liberation Medal canonical	1
Philippine campaign medals	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4115252 — 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: Philippine Liberation Medal
Context triple: [USS Bowfin (SS-287), awarded, Philippine Liberation Medal]

A. Philippine Campaign Medal
The Philippine Campaign Medal was a United States military service medal awarded to personnel who served in the Philippine–American War and related operations in the Philippine Islands around the turn of the 20th century.
B. Philippine Medal of Valor
The Philippine Medal of Valor is the highest military decoration of the Philippines, awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty.
C. Philippine Presidential Unit Citation
The Philippine Presidential Unit Citation is a military unit award bestowed by the President of the Philippines to recognize extraordinary heroism or outstanding performance in action by military units, including those of allied nations.
D. Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
The Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal is a United States military decoration awarded to service members who participated in combat operations in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater during World War II.
E. Philippine Distinguished Service Star
The Philippine Distinguished Service Star is a high-level military decoration of the Philippines awarded for exceptionally meritorious service to the country’s armed forces.
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: Philippine Liberation Medal
Target entity description: The Philippine Liberation Medal is a World War II campaign decoration awarded by the Philippine government to military personnel who participated in the liberation of the Philippines from Japanese occupation.

A. Philippine Campaign Medal
The Philippine Campaign Medal was a United States military service medal awarded to personnel who served in the Philippine–American War and related operations in the Philippine Islands around the turn of the 20th century.
B. Philippine Medal of Valor
The Philippine Medal of Valor is the highest military decoration of the Philippines, awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty.
C. Philippine Presidential Unit Citation
The Philippine Presidential Unit Citation is a military unit award bestowed by the President of the Philippines to recognize extraordinary heroism or outstanding performance in action by military units, including those of allied nations.
D. Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
The Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal is a United States military decoration awarded to service members who participated in combat operations in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater during World War II.
E. Philippine Distinguished Service Star
The Philippine Distinguished Service Star is a high-level military decoration of the Philippines awarded for exceptionally meritorious service to the country’s armed forces.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (30)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II campaign medal ⓘ military campaign medal ⓘ
associatedWith	Philippine campaign medals ⓘ linked to: Philippine Liberation Medal Philippine decorations for World War II ⓘ Philippine military awards ⓘ
awardedBy	Government of the Philippines ⓘ linked to: Philippine government Philippine government ⓘ
awardedFor	military operations against Japanese occupation forces in the Philippines ⓘ participation in the liberation of the Philippines ⓘ
campaign	Philippines campaign ⓘ linked to: Philippines campaign (1941–1942)
conflict	World War II ⓘ
country	Philippines ⓘ
eligibility	members of allied military forces ⓘ members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines ⓘ military personnel ⓘ
hasRecipient	members of Commonwealth military forces ⓘ members of United States military forces ⓘ
historicalPeriod	World War II era ⓘ linked to: World War II
locationOfService	Philippines ⓘ
opponent	Empire of Japan ⓘ linked to: Imperial Japan Imperial Japanese forces ⓘ linked to: Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan
partOf	Philippine honors system ⓘ
presentedBy	Republic of the Philippines ⓘ linked to: Philippines
purpose	recognition of participation in the liberation of the Philippines from Japanese occupation ⓘ
symbolizes	liberation of the Philippines from Japanese occupation ⓘ recognition of wartime service in the Philippines ⓘ
theater	Pacific Theater ⓘ linked to: Pacific Theater of Operations
type	campaign decoration ⓘ service medal ⓘ
usedIn	military uniform decorations ⓘ

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USS Bowfin (SS-287) → awarded → Philippine Liberation Medal ⓘ

Philippine Liberation Medal → associatedWith → Philippine campaign medals ⓘ

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