Medal of Honor awards

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:award
gptkbp:awardCeremony gptkb:White_House
gptkbp:awardedBy military personnel only
U.S. citizens and non-citizens
gptkbp:awardedFor acts of valor above and beyond the call of duty
gptkbp:awardedPosthumously yes
gptkbp:awardYear wartime
peacetime (rarely)
gptkbp:benefit special privileges
monthly pension
burial honors at Arlington National Cemetery
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:criteria self-sacrifice
risk of life
conspicuous intrepidity
distinguished gallantry
gptkbp:designer different for each military branch
gptkbp:established 1861
gptkbp:firstAwarded 1863
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:highestMilitaryDecoration true
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Medal of Honor awards
gptkbp:inscription "The United States of America"
"Valor"
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:U.S._Air_Force
gptkb:U.S._Army
gptkb:U.S._Marine_Corps
gptkb:U.S._Navy
gptkb:U.S._Coast_Guard
gptkbp:museum gptkb:National_Medal_of_Honor_Museum
gptkb:Medal_of_Honor_Heritage_Center
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Congressional_Medal_of_Honor
gptkbp:notableRecipient gptkb:Mary_Edwards_Walker
gptkb:Alvin_York
gptkb:Audie_Murphy
gptkb:Dakota_Meyer
gptkb:Florent_Groberg
gptkb:Desmond_Doss
gptkb:Tibor_Rubin
gptkbp:onlyFemaleRecipient gptkb:Mary_Edwards_Walker
gptkbp:presentedBy gptkb:President_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:relatedAward gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Cross
gptkb:Navy_Cross
gptkb:Silver_Star
Air Force Cross
gptkbp:relatedOrganization gptkb:Congressional_Medal_of_Honor_Society
gptkbp:repealedBy yes
gptkbp:revocationProcess gptkb:Act_of_Parliament
gptkbp:ribbonColor light blue
gptkbp:shape gptkb:star
gptkbp:symbolizes gptkb:Minerva_(Army)
anchor (Navy/Marine Corps)
eagle (Air Force)
gptkbp:totalAwarded over 3,500
gptkbp:wearingRegulation worn around the neck
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Great_Locomotive_Chase
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6