United States Life-Saving Service medals
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United States Life-Saving Service medals were early federal awards given to recognize acts of heroism in saving or attempting to save lives from perils in U.S. waters before the modern Lifesaving Medals system was established.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| United States Lifesaving Medals | 2 |
| Lifesaving Medal (United States) | 1 |
| United States Life-Saving Service medals canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5682235 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: United States Life-Saving Service medals Context triple: [Silver Lifesaving Medal, historicalPredecessor, United States Life-Saving Service medals]
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A.
Coast Guard Medal
The Coast Guard Medal is a United States military decoration awarded to members of the Coast Guard for acts of heroism not involving actual conflict with an enemy.
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B.
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.
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C.
Coast Guard Medal of Honor
The Coast Guard Medal of Honor is a proposed branch-specific version of the United States’ highest military decoration for valor in combat, intended to recognize extraordinary heroism by members of the U.S. Coast Guard.
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D.
Coast Guard Commendation Medal
The Coast Guard Commendation Medal is a mid-level United States Coast Guard military decoration awarded for heroism, meritorious achievement, or meritorious service.
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E.
Coast Guard Good Conduct Medal
The Coast Guard Good Conduct Medal is a United States military decoration awarded to enlisted Coast Guard members for exemplary behavior, efficiency, and fidelity during a specified period of continuous active service.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: United States Life-Saving Service medals Target entity description: United States Life-Saving Service medals were early federal awards given to recognize acts of heroism in saving or attempting to save lives from perils in U.S. waters before the modern Lifesaving Medals system was established.
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A.
Coast Guard Medal
The Coast Guard Medal is a United States military decoration awarded to members of the Coast Guard for acts of heroism not involving actual conflict with an enemy.
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B.
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.
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C.
Coast Guard Medal of Honor
The Coast Guard Medal of Honor is a proposed branch-specific version of the United States’ highest military decoration for valor in combat, intended to recognize extraordinary heroism by members of the U.S. Coast Guard.
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D.
Coast Guard Commendation Medal
The Coast Guard Commendation Medal is a mid-level United States Coast Guard military decoration awarded for heroism, meritorious achievement, or meritorious service.
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E.
Coast Guard Good Conduct Medal
The Coast Guard Good Conduct Medal is a United States military decoration awarded to enlisted Coast Guard members for exemplary behavior, efficiency, and fidelity during a specified period of continuous active service.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States government decoration
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federal lifesaving award ⓘ maritime rescue award ⓘ |
| administeredBy | United States Life-Saving Service ⓘ |
| areaOfOperations |
Great Lakes
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U.S. coastal waters ⓘ navigable rivers and harbors of the United States ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
United States Department of the Treasury
ⓘ
United States Department of the Treasury Life-Saving Service ⓘ
linked to:
United States Life-Saving Service
|
| awardFrequency | rare ⓘ |
| awardingBody | United States Life-Saving Service ⓘ |
| awardType | medal ⓘ |
| category |
United States civilian awards and decorations
ⓘ
linked to:
United States awards and decorations
maritime awards and decorations ⓘ |
| classSystem | multiple classes based on degree of heroism ⓘ |
| commemorates | individual acts of lifesaving heroism rather than campaigns or wars ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| domain |
maritime safety
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search and rescue ⓘ |
| eligibility |
civilians
ⓘ
members of other maritime services ⓘ members of the United States Life-Saving Service ⓘ |
| eligibilityCriteria |
extraordinary heroism in saving or attempting to save human life from the perils of the sea
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risk of the rescuer’s own life ⓘ |
| evaluationProcess | based on reports from Life-Saving Service stations and officers ⓘ |
| followedBy |
United States Lifesaving Medals
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Life-Saving Service medals
modern U.S. Coast Guard Lifesaving Medals system ⓘ |
| historicalContext | awarded before the creation of the modern U.S. Coast Guard in 1915 ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | among the earliest formal U.S. federal decorations for heroism ⓘ |
| influenced | later design and criteria of U.S. Lifesaving Medals ⓘ |
| legalBasis | authorized by acts of the United States Congress ⓘ |
| material |
bronze
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gold ⓘ silver ⓘ |
| precededBy | informal commendations by revenue and lifesaving authorities ⓘ |
| purpose |
to recognize acts of heroism in saving life from perils of the water
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to recognize attempts to save life from perils of the water ⓘ |
| recognitionType | non-military decoration ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
United States Coast Guard
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United States Life-Saving Service ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Lifesaving Medal (United States)
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linked to:
United States Life-Saving Service medals
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| scope | acts occurring in or near waters subject to U.S. jurisdiction ⓘ |
| status | obsolete ⓘ |
| symbolism | federal recognition of humanitarian service at sea ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
19th century
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early 20th century ⓘ |
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Subject: United States Life-Saving Service medals Description of subject: United States Life-Saving Service medals were early federal awards given to recognize acts of heroism in saving or attempting to save lives from perils in U.S. waters before the modern Lifesaving Medals system was established.
Referenced by (4)
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linked to: United States Life-Saving Service medals