Medal of Freedom (1945)

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The Medal of Freedom (1945) was a U.S. civilian decoration established during World War II to honor individuals who performed especially meritorious service in the war effort.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States civilian award
civilian decoration
awardedFor especially meritorious service in the war effort
service furthering the interests of the United States in World War II
awardingAuthority United States government
United States heads of diplomatic missions
United States military theater commanders
conferralContext World War II
confersPostNominals no
confersTitle no
country United States of America
decorationClass single-grade decoration
eligibility civilians
foreign civilians
military personnel
establishedInPeriod World War II
hasRecipientType U.S. civilians
allied civilians
non-U.S. nationals
isCivilDecoration yes
isDifferentFrom Presidential Medal of Freedom
isMilitaryDecoration no
isNamedAfter concept of freedom
purpose to honor individuals who performed especially meritorious service in the war effort
relatedAward Presidential Medal of Freedom
replacedBy Presidential Medal of Freedom
scopeOfRecognition services connected with the war against the Axis powers
status discontinued
typeOfServiceRecognized civilian war service
non-combat service

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