Defense Superior Service Medal
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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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Defense Superior Service Medal canonical | 45 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T749480 — 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: Defense Superior Service Medal Context triple: [Legion of Merit, higherAward, Defense Superior Service Medal]
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A.
Defense Distinguished Service Medal
The Defense Distinguished Service Medal is the highest non-combat military decoration awarded by the U.S. Department of Defense for exceptionally meritorious service in a position of great responsibility.
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B.
Army Distinguished Service Medal
The Army 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.
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C.
Navy Distinguished Service Medal
The Navy Distinguished Service Medal is a high-level United States Navy decoration awarded for exceptionally meritorious service in a duty of great responsibility, often to senior military leaders.
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D.
Air Force Distinguished Service Medal
The Air Force Distinguished Service Medal is a high-level United States military decoration awarded to Air Force members for exceptionally meritorious service in a duty of great responsibility.
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E.
Legion of Merit
The Legion of Merit is a high-level United States military decoration awarded for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements.
- 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: Defense Superior Service Medal Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Defense Distinguished Service Medal
The Defense Distinguished Service Medal is the highest non-combat military decoration awarded by the U.S. Department of Defense for exceptionally meritorious service in a position of great responsibility.
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B.
Army Distinguished Service Medal
The Army 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.
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C.
Navy Distinguished Service Medal
The Navy Distinguished Service Medal is a high-level United States Navy decoration awarded for exceptionally meritorious service in a duty of great responsibility, often to senior military leaders.
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D.
Air Force Distinguished Service Medal
The Air Force Distinguished Service Medal is a high-level United States military decoration awarded to Air Force members for exceptionally meritorious service in a duty of great responsibility.
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E.
Legion of Merit
The Legion of Merit is a high-level United States military decoration awarded for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States military award
ⓘ
military decoration ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
defense-wide assignments
ⓘ
joint duty service ⓘ service in a position of significant responsibility ⓘ superior meritorious service ⓘ |
| awardingAuthority |
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
ⓘ
United States Secretary of Defense ⓘ
surface form:
Secretary of Defense
Combatant Commanders ⓘ
surface form:
Unified Combatant Commanders
directors of defense agencies ⓘ other designated Department of Defense officials ⓘ |
| campaign | non-combat award ⓘ |
| comparativeRank | roughly equivalent to Legion of Merit in precedence within DoD joint awards ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateEstablished | 1976-02-06 ⓘ |
| eligibility |
enlisted personnel
ⓘ
members of the United States Armed Forces ⓘ officers ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
Executive Order 11904
ⓘ
Gerald Ford ⓘ
surface form:
President Gerald R. Ford
|
| firstAwarded | 1976 ⓘ |
| higherAward | Defense Distinguished Service Medal ⓘ |
| intendedRecipients |
flag officers
ⓘ
general officers ⓘ senior enlisted leaders in joint positions ⓘ senior officers ⓘ |
| lowerAward | Legion of Merit ⓘ |
| obverseDesign |
American bald eagle with outstretched wings
ⓘ
laurel wreath ⓘ shield of the United States ⓘ |
| postNominals | DSSM ⓘ |
| presenter |
Department of Defense
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Department of Defense
|
| reverseDesign |
inscription "FOR SUPERIOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE"
ⓘ
space for date of award ⓘ space for recipient name ⓘ |
| ribbonColor | purple and white ⓘ |
| serviceBranch |
United States Air Force
ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ United States Coast Guard ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ United States Space Force ⓘ |
| serviceContext |
Department of Defense-level assignments
ⓘ
joint service ⓘ |
| shape | medal suspended from a ribbon ⓘ |
| status | currently awarded ⓘ |
| type | decoration ⓘ |
| wearPrecedence |
worn after Defense Distinguished Service Medal
ⓘ
worn before Legion of Merit ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Defense Superior Service Medal Description of subject: 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.
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