Medal of Honor (Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard design)

E441737

military decoration valor award

The Medal of Honor (Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard design) is the U.S. military’s highest decoration for valor in combat, awarded to members of the sea services for extraordinary heroism above and beyond the call of duty.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Medal of Honor (Navy version)	2
Medal of Honor (Army design)	1
Medal of Honor (Coast Guard version)	1
Medal of Honor (Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard design) canonical	1
Medal of Honor (for Coast Guard personnel)	1
Medal of Honor (to individual members)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4474842 — 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: Medal of Honor (Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard design)
Context triple: [Medal of Honor (posthumous), hasForm, Medal of Honor (Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard design)]

A. Navy and Marine Corps Medal
The Navy and Marine Corps Medal is a United States military decoration awarded to members of the Navy and Marine Corps for acts of heroism not involving actual conflict with an enemy.
B. Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal
The Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal is a U.S. military decoration awarded to sailors and Marines for meritorious service or achievement that does not meet the criteria for higher-level commendations.
C. Coast Guard Achievement Medal
The Coast Guard Achievement Medal is a United States military decoration awarded to Coast Guard personnel for outstanding professional achievement or meritorious service that does not meet the criteria for a higher-level award.
D. Navy Distinguished Service Medal
The Navy Distinguished Service Medal is a high-level United States Navy decoration awarded for exceptionally meritorious service in a duty of great responsibility, often to senior military leaders.
E. National Defense Service Medal
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.
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: Medal of Honor (Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard design)
Target entity description: The Medal of Honor (Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard design) is the U.S. military’s highest decoration for valor in combat, awarded to members of the sea services for extraordinary heroism above and beyond the call of duty.

A. Navy and Marine Corps Medal
The Navy and Marine Corps Medal is a United States military decoration awarded to members of the Navy and Marine Corps for acts of heroism not involving actual conflict with an enemy.
B. Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal
The Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal is a U.S. military decoration awarded to sailors and Marines for meritorious service or achievement that does not meet the criteria for higher-level commendations.
C. Coast Guard Achievement Medal
The Coast Guard Achievement Medal is a United States military decoration awarded to Coast Guard personnel for outstanding professional achievement or meritorious service that does not meet the criteria for a higher-level award.
D. Navy Distinguished Service Medal
The Navy Distinguished Service Medal is a high-level United States Navy decoration awarded for exceptionally meritorious service in a duty of great responsibility, often to senior military leaders.
E. National Defense Service Medal
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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military decoration ⓘ valor award ⓘ
authorizedBy	United States Congress ⓘ
awardedFor	actions above and beyond the call of duty ⓘ extraordinary heroism ⓘ valor in combat ⓘ
awardingBody	United States Coast Guard (through Department of Homeland Security or Department of the Navy in wartime) ⓘ linked to: United States Coast Guard (when operating as a service in the Navy or assigned to DoD joint activities) United States Department of the Navy ⓘ linked to: Department of the Navy
awardingCriteria	conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity ⓘ risk of life in actual combat against an enemy of the United States ⓘ
category	United States military awards and decorations ⓘ
ceremonialLocation	White House ⓘ
conflictType	combat ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
distinctFrom	Medal of Honor (Air Force, Space Force design) ⓘ Medal of Honor (Army design) ⓘ linked to: Medal of Honor (Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard design)
eligibility	members of the United States Coast Guard ⓘ members of the United States Marine Corps ⓘ members of the United States Navy ⓘ
grade	highest U.S. military decoration ⓘ
hasComponent	medal pendant ⓘ neck ribbon ⓘ
highestAwardOf	United States Coast Guard ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ
honorificTitleGranted	Medal of Honor recipient ⓘ
legalPrivileges	special benefits and honors under U.S. federal law for recipients ⓘ
legalStatus	created by act of the United States Congress ⓘ
militaryBranch	United States Coast Guard ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ
motto	VALOR ⓘ
partOf	Medal of Honor ⓘ
presentedBy	President of the United States ⓘ
ribbonColor	light blue ⓘ
scope	sea services ⓘ
shape	five-pointed star ⓘ
status	currently awarded ⓘ
suspensionDevice	anchor ⓘ
symbolism	represents courage and sacrifice in naval and maritime combat operations ⓘ
type	individual military decoration ⓘ
wearingLocation	around the neck ⓘ

How these facts were elicited