Coast Guard Medal
E442279
The Coast Guard Medal is a United States military decoration awarded to members of the Coast Guard for acts of heroism not involving actual conflict with an enemy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Coast Guard Medal canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4430046 — 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: Coast Guard Medal Context triple: [Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal, lowerThan, Coast Guard Medal]
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A.
Coast Guard Achievement Medal
The Coast Guard Achievement Medal is a United States military decoration awarded to Coast Guard personnel for outstanding professional achievement or meritorious service that does not meet the criteria for a higher-level award.
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B.
Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal
The Coast Guard 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 within the U.S. Coast Guard.
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C.
Coast Guard Medal of Honor
The Coast Guard Medal of Honor is a proposed branch-specific version of the United States’ highest military decoration for valor in combat, intended to recognize extraordinary heroism by members of the U.S. Coast Guard.
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D.
Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal
The Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal is a U.S. military decoration awarded to sailors and Marines for meritorious service or achievement that does not meet the criteria for higher-level commendations.
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E.
Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation
The Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation is a U.S. Coast Guard unit award recognizing collective outstanding service or achievement that surpasses normal expectations but is below the level required for higher unit decorations.
- 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: Coast Guard Medal Target entity description: The Coast Guard Medal is a United States military decoration awarded to members of the Coast Guard for acts of heroism not involving actual conflict with an enemy.
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A.
Coast Guard Achievement Medal
The Coast Guard Achievement Medal is a United States military decoration awarded to Coast Guard personnel for outstanding professional achievement or meritorious service that does not meet the criteria for a higher-level award.
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B.
Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal
The Coast Guard 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 within the U.S. Coast Guard.
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C.
Coast Guard Medal of Honor
The Coast Guard Medal of Honor is a proposed branch-specific version of the United States’ highest military decoration for valor in combat, intended to recognize extraordinary heroism by members of the U.S. Coast Guard.
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D.
Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal
The Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal is a U.S. military decoration awarded to sailors and Marines for meritorious service or achievement that does not meet the criteria for higher-level commendations.
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E.
Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation
The Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation is a U.S. Coast Guard unit award recognizing collective outstanding service or achievement that surpasses normal expectations but is below the level required for higher unit decorations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States military award
ⓘ
military decoration ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
acts of heroism
ⓘ
heroism not involving actual conflict with an enemy ⓘ |
| awardedTo |
Coast Guard Auxiliary members serving with the Coast Guard
ⓘ
Coast Guard Reserve members ⓘ
linked to:
United States Coast Guard Reserve
enlisted personnel of the Coast Guard ⓘ officers of the Coast Guard ⓘ |
| awardingAuthority |
Commandant of the Coast Guard
ⓘ
delegated Coast Guard commanders ⓘ |
| conflictRequirement | no direct armed conflict with an enemy ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| criteriaDetail |
act must be above and beyond the call of duty
ⓘ
act must involve personal hazard or danger ⓘ voluntary risk of life ⓘ |
| eligibility |
any service member serving in any capacity with the Coast Guard
ⓘ
members of the United States Coast Guard ⓘ |
| establishedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| establishedOn | 1949-08-04 ⓘ |
| firstAwardedIn | 1958 ⓘ |
| hasPostNominalLetters | no ⓘ |
| higherAward | Distinguished Flying Cross ⓘ |
| isNonCombatDecoration | true ⓘ |
| isPersonalDecoration | true ⓘ |
| isValorDecoration | true ⓘ |
| lowerAward | Meritorious Service Medal ⓘ |
| medalMaterial | bronze ⓘ |
| nonCombatValor | true ⓘ |
| obverseDesign |
Coast Guard seal
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Coast Guard emblem
|
| presentedBy | United States Coast Guard ⓘ |
| relatedAward |
Airman's Medal
ⓘ
linked to:
Airman’s Medal
Navy and Marine Corps Medal ⓘ Soldier's Medal ⓘ
linked to:
Soldier’s Medal
|
| reverseDesign |
inscription "FOR HEROISM"
ⓘ
space for recipient name ⓘ |
| ribbonColor |
gold
ⓘ
light blue ⓘ white ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | United States Coast Guard ⓘ |
| serviceBranchType | maritime service ⓘ |
| shape | bronze octagon ⓘ |
| wearsOnUniform | after personal decorations for valor in combat ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Coast Guard Medal Description of subject: The Coast Guard Medal is a United States military decoration awarded to members of the Coast Guard for acts of heroism not involving actual conflict with an enemy.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.