Overseas Service Ribbon

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military award service ribbon

The Overseas Service Ribbon is a United States Army military award presented to soldiers in recognition of completing qualifying overseas tours of duty.

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Label	Occurrences
Overseas Service Ribbon canonical	2
Air and Space Overseas Service Ribbon	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5682289 — 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: Overseas Service Ribbon
Context triple: [Department of the Army awards, includes, Overseas Service Ribbon]

A. Commandant’s Letter of Commendation Ribbon
The Commandant’s Letter of Commendation Ribbon is a United States Coast Guard personal decoration recognizing noteworthy achievement or meritorious service that is of lesser degree than that required for higher-level medals.
B. Medal of Honor ribbon
The Medal of Honor ribbon is the distinctive service ribbon worn on U.S. military uniforms to represent the nation’s highest military decoration for valor.
C. Army Service Ribbon
The Army Service Ribbon is a United States Army military award presented to soldiers to recognize successful completion of initial entry training.
D. Purple Heart
The Purple Heart is a United States military decoration awarded to service members who are wounded or killed in action against an enemy.
E. 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.
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: Overseas Service Ribbon
Target entity description: The Overseas Service Ribbon is a United States Army military award presented to soldiers in recognition of completing qualifying overseas tours of duty.

A. Commandant’s Letter of Commendation Ribbon
The Commandant’s Letter of Commendation Ribbon is a United States Coast Guard personal decoration recognizing noteworthy achievement or meritorious service that is of lesser degree than that required for higher-level medals.
B. Medal of Honor ribbon
The Medal of Honor ribbon is the distinctive service ribbon worn on U.S. military uniforms to represent the nation’s highest military decoration for valor.
C. Army Service Ribbon
The Army Service Ribbon is a United States Army military award presented to soldiers to recognize successful completion of initial entry training.
D. Purple Heart
The Purple Heart is a United States military decoration awarded to service members who are wounded or killed in action against an enemy.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (40)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military award ⓘ service ribbon ⓘ
appliesTo	commissioned officers ⓘ enlisted soldiers ⓘ warrant officers ⓘ
awardedFor	completion of qualifying overseas tours of duty ⓘ overseas service ⓘ
branch	United States Army ⓘ
campaignOrService	peacetime service ⓘ wartime service ⓘ
classification	U.S. Army service award ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
eligibility	United States Army soldiers ⓘ linked to: United States Army personnel
established	1981 ⓘ
establishedBy	Secretary of the Army ⓘ United States Army ⓘ
firstAwardCriteria	completion of first qualifying overseas tour ⓘ
higherAward	Army Sea Duty Ribbon ⓘ
lowerAward	NCO Professional Development Ribbon ⓘ linked to: Army NCO Professional Development Ribbon
militaryBranch	Army National Guard ⓘ U.S. Army Active Component ⓘ linked to: Army Active Component U.S. Army Reserve ⓘ linked to: Army Reserve
multipleAwardsIndicatedBy	numeral devices ⓘ
notAwardedFor	temporary duty of short duration ⓘ
presentedBy	United States Army ⓘ
regulatingDocument	Army Regulation 600-8-22 ⓘ
relatedTo	Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon ⓘ Army Service Ribbon ⓘ
scope	overseas duty locations outside the continental United States ⓘ
serviceComponent	National Guard ⓘ linked to: United States National Guard active duty ⓘ reserve component ⓘ
serviceRequirement	completion of prescribed overseas tour length ⓘ
status	currently awarded ⓘ
subsequentAwardCriteria	completion of additional qualifying overseas tours ⓘ
symbolizes	completion of an overseas tour ⓘ
type	ribbon-only award ⓘ
wearPrecedence	above NCO Professional Development Ribbon ⓘ below Army Sea Duty Ribbon ⓘ
wearsOn	U.S. Army uniform ⓘ linked to: U.S. Army uniform system

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Department of the Army awards → includes → Overseas Service Ribbon ⓘ

Department of the Air Force awards → includesServiceMedal → Air and Space Overseas Service Ribbon ⓘ

linked to: Overseas Service Ribbon

Army Service Ribbon → higherAward → Overseas Service Ribbon ⓘ

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