World War I Victory Medal
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The World War I Victory Medal is a United States campaign medal awarded to military personnel who served in World War I, symbolizing their participation in the Allied victory.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| World War I Victory Medal canonical | 5 |
| WWI Victory Medal | 1 |
| World War I Victory Medal (Inter-Allied) | 1 |
| World War I Victory Medal (United States) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2662387 — 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: World War I Victory Medal Context triple: [World War II Victory Medal, relatedDecoration, World War I Victory Medal]
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A.
World War II Victory Medal
The World War II Victory Medal is a United States military decoration awarded to all members of the U.S. Armed Forces who served honorably during World War II between 1941 and 1946.
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B.
War Medal 1939–1945
The War Medal 1939–1945 was a British campaign medal awarded to military and certain civilian personnel for full-time service during the Second World War.
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C.
Queen's South Africa Medal
The Queen's South Africa Medal was a British campaign medal awarded to military personnel who served in the Second Boer War between 1899 and 1902.
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D.
Sacrifice Medal
The Sacrifice Medal is a Canadian military decoration awarded to members of the Canadian Armed Forces and allied forces who are killed or wounded under honourable circumstances as a result of hostile action.
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E.
British Empire Medal
The British Empire Medal is a British honor awarded to individuals for meritorious civil or military service, typically at a more local or community level.
- 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: World War I Victory Medal Target entity description: The World War I Victory Medal is a United States campaign medal awarded to military personnel who served in World War I, symbolizing their participation in the Allied victory.
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A.
World War II Victory Medal
The World War II Victory Medal is a United States military decoration awarded to all members of the U.S. Armed Forces who served honorably during World War II between 1941 and 1946.
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B.
War Medal 1939–1945
The War Medal 1939–1945 was a British campaign medal awarded to military and certain civilian personnel for full-time service during the Second World War.
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C.
Queen's South Africa Medal
The Queen's South Africa Medal was a British campaign medal awarded to military personnel who served in the Second Boer War between 1899 and 1902.
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D.
Sacrifice Medal
The Sacrifice Medal is a Canadian military decoration awarded to members of the Canadian Armed Forces and allied forces who are killed or wounded under honourable circumstances as a result of hostile action.
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E.
British Empire Medal
The British Empire Medal is a British honor awarded to individuals for meritorious civil or military service, typically at a more local or community level.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States military decoration
ⓘ
military campaign medal ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
World War I Victory Medal
ⓘ
surface form:
WWI Victory Medal
World War I Victory Medal ⓘ
surface form:
World War I Victory Medal (United States)
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| awardedBy | United States Department of War ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
military service in World War I
ⓘ
participation in the Allied victory in World War I ⓘ service in the armed forces of the United States between 1917 and 1918 ⓘ |
| awardingAuthority |
War Department Circular 1 (1942)
ⓘ
surface form:
War Department General Orders
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| campaignEndDate | 1918-11-11 ⓘ |
| campaignStartDate | 1917-04-06 ⓘ |
| claspEligibility | participation in specific battles or campaigns ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateEstablished | 1919-04-06 ⓘ |
| designer | James Earle Fraser ⓘ |
| eligibility | officers and enlisted personnel of the United States armed forces ⓘ |
| establishedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1919 ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
battle clasps
ⓘ
campaign clasps ⓘ medal pendant ⓘ service ribbon ⓘ service stars ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | World War I era ⓘ |
| inscription | THE GREAT WAR FOR CIVILIZATION ⓘ |
| lastAwarded | 1920s ⓘ |
| material | bronze ⓘ |
| obverseDesign | Winged Victory figure ⓘ |
| precedence | pre-World War II U.S. campaign medal ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Victory Medal
ⓘ
surface form:
Victory Medal (France)
Victory Medal ⓘ
surface form:
Victory Medal (United Kingdom)
World War I Victory Medal self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
World War I Victory Medal (Inter-Allied)
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| reverseDesign | shield of the United States with laurel and fasces ⓘ |
| ribbonColor | rainbow-colored ribbon ⓘ |
| ribbonSymbolism | symbolizes the unity of the Allied nations ⓘ |
| serviceBranch |
United States Army
ⓘ
United States Coast Guard ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ United States Armed Forces ⓘ
surface form:
United States military forces
|
| shape | circular ⓘ |
| status | no longer awarded ⓘ |
| symbolism |
commemoration of Allied victory in World War I
ⓘ
recognition of service in the Great War ⓘ |
| usedBy | United States armed forces veterans of World War I ⓘ |
| wearingRegulation | worn on the left chest on U.S. military uniforms ⓘ |
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Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
WWI Victory Medal
this entity surface form:
World War I Victory Medal (United States)
this entity surface form:
World War I Victory Medal (Inter-Allied)
subject surface form:
Julian C. Smith