Army Meritorious Service Medal
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The Army Meritorious Service Medal is a United States Army decoration awarded to service members who distinguish themselves by outstanding non-combat meritorious achievement or service.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Army Meritorious Service Medal canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8133667 — 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: Army Meritorious Service Medal Context triple: [Meritorious Service Medal, serviceBranchVersion, Army Meritorious Service Medal]
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A.
Army Achievement Medal
The Army Achievement Medal is a U.S. military decoration awarded to soldiers for outstanding meritorious service or achievement that does not meet the criteria for higher-level awards.
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B.
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
The Defense Meritorious Service Medal is a high-level U.S. military decoration awarded for non-combat outstanding achievement or meritorious service in a joint duty capacity.
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C.
Joint Service Achievement Medal
The Joint Service Achievement Medal is a United States military decoration awarded to members of the Armed Forces for meritorious service or achievement while serving in a joint duty capacity involving multiple service branches.
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D.
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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E.
Defense Superior Service Medal
The Defense Superior Service Medal is a high-level United States military decoration awarded for superior meritorious service in a position of significant responsibility, typically in joint or defense-wide assignments.
- 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: Army Meritorious Service Medal Target entity description: The Army Meritorious Service Medal is a United States Army decoration awarded to service members who distinguish themselves by outstanding non-combat meritorious achievement or service.
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A.
Army Achievement Medal
The Army Achievement Medal is a U.S. military decoration awarded to soldiers for outstanding meritorious service or achievement that does not meet the criteria for higher-level awards.
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B.
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
The Defense Meritorious Service Medal is a high-level U.S. military decoration awarded for non-combat outstanding achievement or meritorious service in a joint duty capacity.
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C.
Joint Service Achievement Medal
The Joint Service Achievement Medal is a United States military decoration awarded to members of the Armed Forces for meritorious service or achievement while serving in a joint duty capacity involving multiple service branches.
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D.
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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E.
Defense Superior Service Medal
The Defense Superior Service Medal is a high-level United States military decoration awarded for superior meritorious service in a position of significant responsibility, typically in joint or defense-wide assignments.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States military award
ⓘ
military decoration ⓘ service medal ⓘ |
| abbreviation | MSM ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
outstanding non‑combat meritorious achievement
ⓘ
outstanding non‑combat meritorious service ⓘ |
| awardedTo |
enlisted soldiers of the United States Army
ⓘ
members of other U.S. armed services attached to the Army ⓘ officers of the United States Army ⓘ warrant officers of the United States Army ⓘ |
| branch | United States Army ⓘ |
| canBeAwardedPosthumously | yes ⓘ |
| classification |
non‑combat achievement award
ⓘ
peacetime award ⓘ |
| combatStatus | non‑combat ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| createdUnderPresident | Lyndon B. Johnson ⓘ |
| eligibility |
United States Army personnel
ⓘ
members of the United States Armed Forces ⓘ |
| established |
1969
ⓘ
January 16, 1969 ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
Executive Order 11448
ⓘ
United States Department of the Army ⓘ |
| governingRegulation |
Army Regulation 600‑8‑22
ⓘ
linked to:
Army Regulation 600-8-22
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| obverseDesignFeature |
five‑pointed star
ⓘ
laurel wreath ⓘ |
| orderOfPrecedence |
higher than Army Commendation Medal
ⓘ
lower than Bronze Star Medal ⓘ |
| precededBy | Bronze Star Medal ⓘ |
| precedenceOver | Army Commendation Medal ⓘ |
| presentedBy | United States Army ⓘ |
| reverseInscription | FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE ⓘ |
| ribbonColor |
crimson
ⓘ
purple ⓘ white ⓘ |
| serviceBranchVersionOf | Meritorious Service Medal ⓘ |
| shape | bronze medal ⓘ |
| status | currently awarded ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Vietnam War era onward ⓘ |
| type | personal military decoration ⓘ |
| usedBy |
United States Army National Guard
ⓘ
linked to:
Army National Guard
United States Army Reserve ⓘ
linked to:
Army Reserve
|
| wearLocation | left chest ⓘ |
| wearOnUniform | U.S. Army dress uniforms ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Army Meritorious Service Medal Description of subject: The Army Meritorious Service Medal is a United States Army decoration awarded to service members who distinguish themselves by outstanding non-combat meritorious achievement or service.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.