Coast Guard Meritorious Service Medal
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The Coast Guard Meritorious Service Medal is a United States Coast Guard decoration awarded for outstanding non-combat meritorious achievement or service that significantly contributes to the Coast Guard’s missions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Coast Guard Meritorious Service Medal canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8133670 — 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: Coast Guard Meritorious Service Medal Context triple: [Meritorious Service Medal, serviceBranchVersion, Coast Guard Meritorious Service Medal]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal
The Coast Guard 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 within the U.S. Coast Guard.
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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.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Coast Guard Meritorious Service Medal Target entity description: The Coast Guard Meritorious Service Medal is a United States Coast Guard decoration awarded for outstanding non-combat meritorious achievement or service that significantly contributes to the Coast Guard’s missions.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal
The Coast Guard 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 within the U.S. Coast Guard.
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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 (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Coast Guard award
ⓘ
military decoration ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
CG MSM
ⓘ
linked to:
MSM
|
| associatedWith |
United States Department of Defense
ⓘ
linked to:
Department of Defense
United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
outstanding non-combat meritorious achievement
ⓘ
outstanding non-combat meritorious service ⓘ service that significantly contributes to Coast Guard missions ⓘ |
| awardingBody | United States Coast Guard ⓘ |
| branch | United States Coast Guard ⓘ |
| combatDistinction | no combat "V" device ⓘ |
| conflict | non-combat ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| domain | military honors ⓘ |
| eligibility |
members of other U.S. armed services serving with the Coast Guard
ⓘ
members of the United States Coast Guard ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
medal pendant
ⓘ
service ribbon ⓘ |
| hasCriterion |
exceptional performance of duty
ⓘ
significant achievement in support of Coast Guard operations ⓘ |
| hasRecipientType |
enlisted personnel
ⓘ
officers ⓘ warrant officers ⓘ |
| higherAward | Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
United States Coast Guard awards and decorations
ⓘ
United States military awards and decorations ⓘ
linked to:
United States awards and decorations
|
| isWornOn | military uniform ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| lowerAward | Coast Guard Commendation Medal ⓘ |
| natureOfServiceRecognized |
specific meritorious act or achievement
ⓘ
sustained meritorious performance ⓘ |
| nonCombatDecoration | true ⓘ |
| presentedBy |
Commandant of the Coast Guard
ⓘ
United States Coast Guard ⓘ |
| relativeRankInOrderOfPrecedence |
above Coast Guard Commendation Medal
ⓘ
below Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal ⓘ |
| serviceBranch |
Coast Guard
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Coast Guard
|
| serviceBranchSpecificVersionOf | Meritorious Service Medal ⓘ |
| shape | medal ⓘ |
| status | currently awarded ⓘ |
| symbolizes | recognition of outstanding meritorious service ⓘ |
| type | personal military decoration ⓘ |
| typicalApprovalAuthority | senior Coast Guard command authority ⓘ |
| usedIn |
United States military awards system
ⓘ
linked to:
United States awards and decorations
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Coast Guard Meritorious Service Medal Description of subject: The Coast Guard Meritorious Service Medal is a United States Coast Guard decoration awarded for outstanding non-combat meritorious achievement or service that significantly contributes to the Coast Guard’s missions.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.