Medal of Honor (posthumous)

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military decoration posthumous award

The Medal of Honor (posthumous) is the United States’ highest military decoration awarded after death to service members who displayed extraordinary valor in combat.

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Label	Occurrences
Medal of Honor (posthumous) canonical	3

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T734113 — 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 (posthumous)
Context triple: [Theodore Roosevelt, awardReceived, Medal of Honor (posthumous)]

A. Virtuti Militari
Virtuti Militari is Poland’s highest military decoration for valor in the face of the enemy, awarded for exceptional bravery and leadership in combat.
B. Navy Cross
The Navy Cross is the United States Navy and Marine Corps' second-highest military decoration awarded for extraordinary heroism in combat.
C. Silver Star Medal
The Silver Star Medal is a high-level United States military decoration awarded for gallantry in action against an enemy of the United States.
D. Gold Medal of Military Valor
The Gold Medal of Military Valor is Italy’s highest military decoration, awarded for extraordinary bravery and heroism in combat.
E. Bronze Star Medal
The Bronze Star Medal is a United States military decoration awarded for heroic or meritorious achievement or service in a combat zone.
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 (posthumous)
Target entity description: The Medal of Honor (posthumous) is the United States’ highest military decoration awarded after death to service members who displayed extraordinary valor in combat.

A. Virtuti Militari
Virtuti Militari is Poland’s highest military decoration for valor in the face of the enemy, awarded for exceptional bravery and leadership in combat.
B. Navy Cross
The Navy Cross is the United States Navy and Marine Corps' second-highest military decoration awarded for extraordinary heroism in combat.
C. Silver Star Medal
The Silver Star Medal is a high-level United States military decoration awarded for gallantry in action against an enemy of the United States.
D. Gold Medal of Military Valor
The Gold Medal of Military Valor is Italy’s highest military decoration, awarded for extraordinary bravery and heroism in combat.
E. Bronze Star Medal
The Bronze Star Medal is a United States military decoration awarded for heroic or meritorious achievement or service in a combat zone.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military decoration ⓘ posthumous award ⓘ
approvedBy	President of the United States ⓘ
associatedConcept	military heroism ⓘ sacrifice of life in combat ⓘ
associatedPrivilege	special honor and recognition for the family of the deceased ⓘ
awardedBy	United States Department of Defense ⓘ linked to: Department of Defense United States Department of the Air Force ⓘ linked to: Department of the Air Force United States Department of the Army ⓘ United States Department of the Coast Guard ⓘ linked to: United States Coast Guard United States Department of the Navy ⓘ linked to: Department of the Navy
awardFor	conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty ⓘ extraordinary valor in combat ⓘ heroism resulting in the death of the service member ⓘ
branchCoverage	United States Air Force ⓘ United States Army ⓘ United States Coast Guard ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ United States Space Force ⓘ
canBeAwarded	only for acts involving actual combat with an enemy ⓘ
ceremonialLocation	White House ⓘ other official military ceremonies ⓘ
conferredBy	President of the United States ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
distinctFrom	Medal of Honor (living recipient) ⓘ linked to: Medal of Honor
eligibility	members of the United States Armed Forces ⓘ service members killed in action ⓘ
hasForm	Medal of Honor (Air Force and Space Force design) ⓘ linked to: Air Force Medal of Honor Medal of Honor (Army design) ⓘ linked to: Medal of Honor Medal of Honor (Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard design) ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalBasis	Title 10 of the United States Code ⓘ
notableFeature	often awarded when the act of valor directly causes or coincides with the recipient’s death ⓘ
partOf	Medal of Honor ⓘ
presentationTo	next of kin of the deceased service member ⓘ
relativeRank	higher than all other United States military decorations ⓘ
requires	extensive review and approval process ⓘ recommendation through the military chain of command ⓘ
status	highest military decoration of the United States ⓘ
symbolizes	highest recognition of combat valor by the United States government ⓘ ultimate sacrifice in service to the United States ⓘ
timePeriod	American Civil War to present ⓘ
typicalCircumstance	awarded after the death of the recipient ⓘ
usedAs	designation for posthumously awarded Medals of Honor ⓘ