Coast Guard Cross
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The Coast Guard Cross is a high-level U.S. military decoration awarded to members of the Coast Guard for extraordinary heroism not involving actual conflict with an enemy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Coast Guard Cross canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1083770 — 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 Cross Context triple: [United States awards and decorations, includes, Coast Guard Cross]
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A.
United States Coast Guard emblem
The United States Coast Guard emblem is the official insignia featuring a life ring, crossed anchors, and the service’s name and founding date, symbolizing its maritime security, search and rescue, and law enforcement missions.
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B.
St. John Ambulance badge
The St. John Ambulance badge is a historic medical-emblem insignia associated with the Order of St. John, notably seen on the TARDIS in Doctor Who as a nod to its origins as a 1960s British police box equipped for first aid.
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C.
Coast Guard ensign
The Coast Guard ensign is the distinctive service flag of the United States Coast Guard, featuring the national colors with the Coast Guard emblem and used to mark its vessels and authority.
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D.
United States Coast Guard racing stripe
The United States Coast Guard racing stripe is the distinctive diagonal red, white, and blue hull marking used on Coast Guard vessels and aircraft as a high-visibility service emblem and branding symbol.
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E.
Gold Cross
The Gold Cross is the highest class of Poland’s Virtuti Militari, the country’s most prestigious military decoration for valor in combat.
- 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 Cross Target entity description: The Coast Guard Cross is a high-level U.S. military decoration awarded to members of the Coast Guard for extraordinary heroism not involving actual conflict with an enemy.
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A.
United States Coast Guard emblem
The United States Coast Guard emblem is the official insignia featuring a life ring, crossed anchors, and the service’s name and founding date, symbolizing its maritime security, search and rescue, and law enforcement missions.
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B.
St. John Ambulance badge
The St. John Ambulance badge is a historic medical-emblem insignia associated with the Order of St. John, notably seen on the TARDIS in Doctor Who as a nod to its origins as a 1960s British police box equipped for first aid.
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C.
Coast Guard ensign
The Coast Guard ensign is the distinctive service flag of the United States Coast Guard, featuring the national colors with the Coast Guard emblem and used to mark its vessels and authority.
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D.
United States Coast Guard racing stripe
The United States Coast Guard racing stripe is the distinctive diagonal red, white, and blue hull marking used on Coast Guard vessels and aircraft as a high-visibility service emblem and branding symbol.
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E.
Gold Cross
The Gold Cross is the highest class of Poland’s Virtuti Militari, the country’s most prestigious military decoration for valor in combat.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States military award
ⓘ
military decoration ⓘ |
| appliesIn |
non-combat operational situations
ⓘ
peacetime operations ⓘ |
| armedForcesBranch | United States Armed Forces ⓘ |
| awardedFor | extraordinary heroism not involving actual conflict with an enemy ⓘ |
| awardedTo | members of the United States Coast Guard ⓘ |
| awardingAuthority | Commandant of the Coast Guard ⓘ |
| confersHonor | individual personal award ⓘ |
| conflictCondition | not involving actual conflict with an enemy ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decorationClass | cross-shaped decoration ⓘ |
| eligibility |
United States Coast Guard personnel
ⓘ
any Coast Guard service member ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
United States Congress
ⓘ
federal statute ⓘ |
| establishedInCentury | 21st century ⓘ |
| hasMedalComponent | suspended from a ribbon ⓘ |
| hasRecipientRequirement |
act must involve great risk of life
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heroic act must be above and beyond the call of duty ⓘ must display extraordinary heroism ⓘ |
| higherThan |
Silver Star Medal
ⓘ
surface form:
Silver Star Medal (for Coast Guard personnel in non-combat heroism context)
|
| isPartOf |
United States awards and decorations
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Coast Guard awards and decorations system
United States awards and decorations ⓘ
surface form:
United States military awards system
|
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| lowerThan |
Medal of Honor (Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard design)
ⓘ
surface form:
Medal of Honor (for Coast Guard personnel)
|
| militaryBranchCategory | sea service ⓘ |
| nonCombatDistinction | recognizes heroism outside direct armed conflict ⓘ |
| presentedBy |
United States Coast Guard
ⓘ
United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ |
| recognitionLevel | high-level Coast Guard decoration ⓘ |
| regulatesBy | Coast Guard military awards regulations ⓘ |
| relatedAward |
Air Force Cross
ⓘ
Distinguished Service Cross (United States) ⓘ
surface form:
Army Distinguished Service Cross
Navy Cross ⓘ |
| scope | non-combat heroism ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | United States Coast Guard ⓘ |
| serviceContext | Coast Guard missions and operations ⓘ |
| serviceRestriction | Coast Guard only ⓘ |
| shortDescription | U.S. Coast Guard decoration for extraordinary non-combat heroism ⓘ |
| status | currently awarded ⓘ |
| symbolizes | extraordinary heroism by Coast Guard personnel ⓘ |
| type | decoration for valor ⓘ |
| valorCategory | heroism not involving conflict with an enemy ⓘ |
| valorDecoration | true ⓘ |
| wearingOrder |
worn after the Medal of Honor
ⓘ
worn before other Coast Guard personal decorations for heroism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Coast Guard Cross Description of subject: The Coast Guard Cross is a high-level U.S. military decoration awarded to members of the Coast Guard for extraordinary heroism not involving actual conflict with an enemy.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.