Legion of Merit

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United States military award military decoration

The Legion of Merit is a high-level United States military decoration awarded for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements.

Aliases (6)

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States military award → military decoration →
abbreviation	LOM →
authorizedBy	Title 10 of the United States Code →
awardedFor	exceptionally meritorious conduct → exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements → outstanding services and achievements →
campaignOrService	not limited to a specific campaign →
canBeAwardedPosthumously	true →
centralDevice	blue circle with 13 white stars →
country	United States →
designInfluence	French Legion of Honour →
eligibility	members of friendly foreign armed forces → members of the United States Armed Forces →
established	1942-07-20 →
establishedBy	United States Congress →
establishedDuring	World War II →
firstAwarded	1942 →
gradeUsage	Chief Commander grade is awarded only to heads of state or government → Commander grade is typically awarded to senior foreign military officers → Legionnaire grade is typically awarded to U.S. military personnel → Officer grade is typically awarded to mid-level foreign officers →
hasGrade	Chief Commander → Commander → Legionnaire → Officer →
higherAward	Defense Superior Service Medal → Silver Star →
isNeckDecoration	true for higher grades →
isSuspendedFromRibbon	true →
languageOfName	English →
lowerAward	Bronze Star Medal → Distinguished Flying Cross (United States) →
mottoLanguage	Latin →
presenter	United States Armed Forces → United States Department of Defense →
reverseInscription	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA →
ribbonColor	purple → white →
serviceBranch	United States Air Force → United States Army → United States Coast Guard → United States Marine Corps → United States Navy → United States Space Force →
shape	five-armed white star →
status	currently awarded →
type	military decoration →
usedInDiplomacy	often awarded to foreign military leaders as a sign of cooperation →
wearingOrder	worn after the Defense Superior Service Medal in U.S. precedence → worn before the Distinguished Flying Cross in U.S. precedence →

Referenced by (118)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
1st Earl Alexander of Tunis → Alan Brooke → Albert C. Wedemeyer → Alexander Haig → Alexander Patch → Andrew Cunningham → Arthur Harris → Arthur Tedder → Audie Murphy → Basil Embry ("Commander of the Legion of Merit") → Beau Biden → Bernard Freyberg → Bernard Montgomery → Bertram Ramsay → Bertram Ramsay → Brent Scowcroft → Bull Halsey → C. Robert Kehler → Carl Spaatz → Carlos P. Romulo → Charles Pearre Cabell → Chuck Yeager → Claire Lee Chennault → Colin Powell → Creighton Abrams → Curtis LeMay → David Petraeus → David Sarnoff → Douglas Fairbanks Jr. → Dwight D. Eisenhower → Edwin Hubble → Elliott Roosevelt → Ernest King → Frank Maxwell Andrews → Frank O’Driscoll Hunter → George C. Kenney → George S. Patton → Georgy Zhukov → Gerald Templer → Grace Hopper → Hap Arnold → Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander → Haywood S. Hansell → Henry Maitland Wilson → Holland M. Smith → Hugh Dowding → J. Lawton Collins → Jacob L. Devers → James Jesus Angleton → James M. Gavin → James M. Gavin → James R. Clapper → James Roy Andersen → John Eisenhower → John W. Raymond → John Warner → Joseph W. Stilwell → Ken Mattingly → Kevin P. Chilton → Leslie R. Groves Jr. → Leslie R. Groves Jr. → Lewis B. Puller → Lewis H. Brereton → Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma → Marc A. Mitscher → Mark W. Clark → Mark W. Clark → Matthew Ridgway → Max Horton → Maxwell D. Taylor → Michael V. Hayden → Miles Dempsey → Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. → Oliver Leese → Omar Bradley → Paul W. Tibbets Jr. → Richard McCreery → Sholto Douglas → Sidney Kirkman → Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. → Sir Thomas Blamey ("Commander of the Legion of Merit (United States)") → Telford Taylor → Theodore Roosevelt III → Thomas Blamey ("Legion of Merit (United States)") → Tommy Franks → Walter Bedell Smith → Walter Krueger → Walton H. Walker → Wesley L. McDonald → William Colby → William D. Leahy → William Halsey Jr. → William Westmoreland → Władysław Anders →	awardReceived
John F. Kelly → Lisa M. Franchetti → Paul M. Nakasone → Thomas F. Metz →	hasHonor
Air Force Distinguished Service Medal → Army Distinguished Service Medal → Navy Distinguished Service Medal → Navy Distinguished Service Medal →	lowerAward
Chief Commander of the Legion of Merit ("Commander of the Legion of Merit") → Chief Commander of the Legion of Merit ("Legionnaire of the Legion of Merit") →	hasLowerRank
Chief Commander of the Legion of Merit → Legionnaire grade →	partOf
Monty →	award
John McCain →	awarded
Chief Commander of the Legion of Merit ("Chief Commander, Legion of Merit") →	confersTitle
Legionnaire grade →	decoration
William Halsey Jr. →	hasAward
LOM →	hasFullName
Defense Distinguished Service Medal →	higherThan
United States awards and decorations →	includes
LOM →	isAbbreviationOf
John McCain III →	militaryAward
LOM ("Legion of Merit decoration") →	refersToDecorationClass
LOM →	standsFor