Prisoner of War Medal
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The Prisoner of War Medal is a United States military decoration awarded to service members who were taken prisoner and held captive by enemy forces during armed conflict.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Prisoner of War Medal canonical | 5 |
| POW Medal | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1371739 — 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: Prisoner of War Medal Context triple: [Francis Gary Powers, awardReceived, Prisoner of War Medal]
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A.
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.
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B.
American Campaign Medal
The American Campaign Medal is a United States military decoration awarded to service members who performed duty in the American Theater during World War II.
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C.
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
The European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal is a United States military decoration awarded to service members who participated in combat operations in the European, African, or Middle Eastern theaters during World War II.
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D.
Silver Star Medal
The Silver Star Medal is a high-level United States military decoration awarded for gallantry in action against an enemy of the United States.
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E.
Virtuti Militari
Virtuti Militari is Poland’s highest military decoration for valor in the face of the enemy, awarded for exceptional bravery and leadership 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: Prisoner of War Medal Target entity description: The Prisoner of War Medal is a United States military decoration awarded to service members who were taken prisoner and held captive by enemy forces during armed conflict.
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A.
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.
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B.
American Campaign Medal
The American Campaign Medal is a United States military decoration awarded to service members who performed duty in the American Theater during World War II.
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C.
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
The European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal is a United States military decoration awarded to service members who participated in combat operations in the European, African, or Middle Eastern theaters during World War II.
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D.
Silver Star Medal
The Silver Star Medal is a high-level United States military decoration awarded for gallantry in action against an enemy of the United States.
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E.
Virtuti Militari
Virtuti Militari is Poland’s highest military decoration for valor in the face of the enemy, awarded for exceptional bravery and leadership in combat.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | United States military decoration ⓘ |
| acknowledges |
risk and sacrifice associated with capture
ⓘ
suffering endured while in enemy custody ⓘ |
| awardedBy |
United States Armed Forces
ⓘ
Department of Defense ⓘ
surface form:
United States Department of Defense
|
| awardedFor |
being held captive by enemy forces
ⓘ
being taken prisoner by enemy forces ⓘ service under conditions of enemy captivity ⓘ |
| category |
National Defense Service Medal
ⓘ
surface form:
United States service medal
military decoration for captivity ⓘ |
| confersTitle | recipient is recognized as a former prisoner of war ⓘ |
| conflictScope |
armed conflict
ⓘ
hostilities against an opposing armed force ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criteria |
captured and held in confinement by an enemy government or hostile force
ⓘ
status as prisoner of war during armed conflict ⓘ |
| eligibility |
members of the United States Armed Forces
ⓘ
service members taken prisoner and held captive by enemy forces ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
acknowledgment of enemy captivity
ⓘ
service recognition ⓘ valor and sacrifice under duress ⓘ |
| intendedFor |
U.S. military personnel captured by enemy forces
ⓘ
U.S. military personnel held as prisoners of war ⓘ |
| isMilitaryAwardFor |
captivity
ⓘ
sacrifice under enemy captivity ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | official U.S. federal military decoration ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States awards and decorations
ⓘ
surface form:
United States military awards and decorations system
|
| presenter |
United States Armed Forces
ⓘ
surface form:
United States military
|
| purpose | to recognize U.S. military personnel taken prisoner and held captive by enemy forces during armed conflict ⓘ |
| recipientType |
living service members
ⓘ
posthumous recipients ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | all branches of the United States Armed Forces ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Geneva Conventions
ⓘ
United States awards and decorations ⓘ
surface form:
United States campaign and service medals
United States military awards ⓘ laws of armed conflict ⓘ prisoner of war status ⓘ |
| shortName |
Prisoner of War Medal
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
POW Medal
|
| statusRequired |
missing in action with confirmed captivity
ⓘ
prisoner of war ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
endurance under captivity
ⓘ
recognition of hardships suffered in enemy hands ⓘ sacrifice of prisoners of war ⓘ |
| wearing | worn on the U.S. military uniform ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Prisoner of War Medal Description of subject: The Prisoner of War Medal is a United States military decoration awarded to service members who were taken prisoner and held captive by enemy forces during armed conflict.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
POW Medal
subject surface form:
John McCain