Medal of Honor

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military award military decoration

The Medal of Honor is the United States’ highest and most prestigious military decoration, awarded for acts of valor above and beyond the call of duty.

Aliases (4)

"Medal of Honor" ×1
Army Medal of Honor ×1
Medal of Honor (honorary, as General of the Army rank-equivalent)? ×1
Navy Medal of Honor ×1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military award → military decoration →
awardedBy	United States Department of Defense → United States Department of Homeland Security → United States Department of the Air Force → United States Department of the Army → United States Department of the Navy →
awardedFor	acts of valor above and beyond the call of duty → combat action against an enemy of the United States → conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life →
awardingProcess	requires approval by service secretary → requires approval by the President of the United States → requires investigation and documentation of action → requires recommendation and chain-of-command review →
canBeAwardedPosthumously	true →
ceremonialLocation	usually presented at the White House →
commemoratedOn	National Medal of Honor Day →
conflictOfFirstAwards	American Civil War →
country	United States →
eligibility	U.S. military personnel → members of the United States Armed Forces →
entitlesRecipientTo	Medal of Honor Roll enrollment → salute privileges → special pension → uniform distinctions →
firstAwarded	1863 →
hasVariant	Air Force Medal of Honor → Army Medal of Honor → Coast Guard Medal of Honor → Navy Medal of Honor →
highestRankInSystem	highest U.S. military decoration →
inception	1861 →
legalBasis	United States Code Title 10 → United States Code Title 14 → United States Code Title 32 →
NationalMedalOfHonorDayDate	March 25 →
notableTheaterOfAwards	Iraq War → Korean War → Vietnam War → War in Afghanistan → World War I → World War II →
presentedBy	President of the United States →
relativeTo	higher than Air Force Cross → higher than Coast Guard Cross → higher than Distinguished Service Cross → higher than Navy Cross →
ribbonColor	light blue ribbon with white stars →
shape	star-shaped medallion →
status	currently awarded →
symbolizes	extraordinary heroism → self-sacrifice in combat →

Referenced by (41)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Alexander Vandegrift → Arthur MacArthur Jr. → Audie Murphy → Bob Kerrey → Charles Hammann → Charles Lindbergh → Daniel Inouye → Douglas MacArthur → Frank Furness → Frank Jack Fletcher → Frederick Funston → James H. Doolittle → Jason Dunham → Jonathan M. Wainwright → Matthew Ridgway → Oliver Otis Howard → Oliver Otis Howard → Omar Bradley ("Medal of Honor (honorary, as General of the Army rank-equivalent)?") → Theodore Roosevelt III → William A. Moffett → William F. Cody → William J. Donovan → William R. Shafter → William Sims →	awardReceived
Air Force Distinguished Service Medal → Army Distinguished Service Medal → Combat Medical Badge → Distinguished Service Cross → Navy Cross → Navy Distinguished Service Medal → Navy Distinguished Service Medal →	higherAward
Medal of Honor ("Army Medal of Honor") → Medal of Honor ("Navy Medal of Honor") →	hasVariant
National Medal of Honor Day →	commemorates
Congressional Gold Medal →	distinctFrom
National Medal of Honor Day (""Medal of Honor"") →	hasTag
United States awards and decorations →	includes
Presidential Unit Citation (United States) →	isDifferentFrom
Congressional Space Medal of Honor →	isNot
Defense Distinguished Service Medal →	lowerThan
William K. Nakamura United States Courthouse →	namedAfterAward