Navy DSM
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The Navy Distinguished Service Medal (Navy DSM) is a high-level United States Navy decoration awarded for exceptionally meritorious service to the government in a duty of great responsibility.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Navy DSM canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T706398 — 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: Navy DSM Context triple: [Navy Distinguished Service Medal, abbreviation, Navy DSM]
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A.
DD-412
DD-412 was the hull number of USS Hammann, a Sims-class U.S. Navy destroyer that served in World War II and was sunk during the Battle of Midway.
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B.
Benson-class destroyer
The Benson-class destroyer was a World War II–era class of U.S. Navy destroyers known for their improved anti-aircraft armament, speed, and versatility in escort and fleet operations.
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C.
Yorktown class
The Yorktown class was a group of U.S. Navy aircraft carriers built in the late 1930s that played a pivotal role in early World War II Pacific naval battles.
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D.
Sims-class destroyers
Sims-class destroyers were a group of U.S. Navy warships built just before World War II that featured improved machinery and armament over earlier destroyer classes and saw extensive wartime service.
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E.
SS Jeremiah O’Brien
SS Jeremiah O’Brien is a preserved World War II Liberty ship now serving as a museum vessel and historic attraction in San Francisco.
- 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: Navy DSM Target entity description: The Navy Distinguished Service Medal (Navy DSM) is a high-level United States Navy decoration awarded for exceptionally meritorious service to the government in a duty of great responsibility.
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A.
DD-412
DD-412 was the hull number of USS Hammann, a Sims-class U.S. Navy destroyer that served in World War II and was sunk during the Battle of Midway.
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B.
Benson-class destroyer
The Benson-class destroyer was a World War II–era class of U.S. Navy destroyers known for their improved anti-aircraft armament, speed, and versatility in escort and fleet operations.
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C.
Yorktown class
The Yorktown class was a group of U.S. Navy aircraft carriers built in the late 1930s that played a pivotal role in early World War II Pacific naval battles.
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D.
Sims-class destroyers
Sims-class destroyers were a group of U.S. Navy warships built just before World War II that featured improved machinery and armament over earlier destroyer classes and saw extensive wartime service.
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E.
SS Jeremiah O’Brien
SS Jeremiah O’Brien is a preserved World War II Liberty ship now serving as a museum vessel and historic attraction in San Francisco.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States military award
ⓘ
military decoration ⓘ |
| abbreviation | Navy DSM ⓘ |
| awardedBy |
United States Department of the Navy
ⓘ
linked to:
Department of the Navy
|
| awardedFor |
exceptionally meritorious service in a duty of great responsibility
ⓘ
exceptionally meritorious service to the government in a duty of great responsibility ⓘ service in a position of great responsibility ⓘ |
| branch |
United States Marine Corps
ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ |
| comparativeAward |
Air Force Distinguished Service Medal
ⓘ
Army Distinguished Service Medal ⓘ Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| eligibility |
United States Marine Corps personnel
ⓘ
United States Navy personnel ⓘ other eligible U.S. military personnel serving with the Navy or Marine Corps ⓘ |
| grade | senior military decoration ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
medal
ⓘ
service ribbon ⓘ |
| higherAward |
Medal of Honor
ⓘ
Navy Cross ⓘ |
| isMilitaryDecorationOf |
United States Marine Corps
ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ |
| isPartOf | United States military awards system ⓘ |
| lowerAward |
Legion of Merit
ⓘ
Silver Star ⓘ |
| natureOfServiceRecognized | exceptionally meritorious service in a duty of great responsibility to the government of the United States ⓘ |
| presentedBy |
President of the United States (in some cases)
ⓘ
linked to:
President of the United States
Secretary of the Navy ⓘ |
| scopeOfRecognition |
non-combat service
ⓘ
peacetime service ⓘ wartime service ⓘ |
| serviceBranch |
Marine Corps
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Marine Corps
Navy ⓘ
linked to:
United States Navy
|
| serviceBranchScope |
naval service
ⓘ
sea services ⓘ |
| serviceComponent |
United States Marine Corps
ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ |
| status | currently awarded ⓘ |
| type |
distinguished service medal
ⓘ
linked to:
Distinguished Service Medal (United States)
|
| typicalRecipients |
flag officers
ⓘ
general officers ⓘ senior officers in high command or staff positions ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Navy DSM Description of subject: The Navy Distinguished Service Medal (Navy DSM) is a high-level United States Navy decoration awarded for exceptionally meritorious service to the government in a duty of great responsibility.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Navy DSM