Medal for Merit
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The Medal for Merit was one of the highest civilian decorations of the United States, awarded for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services during World War II and the early postwar period.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Medal for Merit canonical | 19 |
| MEDAL FOR MERIT | 1 |
| Medal for Merit (United States) | 1 |
| Medal for Merit Act | 1 |
| Presidential Medal of Merit | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States civilian award
ⓘ
civilian decoration ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Medal for Merit Board ⓘ |
| authorizedBy | Public Law 77-671 ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
exceptionally meritorious conduct
ⓘ
performance of outstanding services ⓘ |
| awardingAuthority | President of the United States ⓘ |
| awardingBody | United States government ⓘ |
| campaign | World War II ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateEstablished | 1942-07-20 ⓘ |
| discontinuedIn | 1952 ⓘ |
| eligibility |
U.S. citizens
ⓘ
surface form:
United States citizens
civilians ⓘ foreign nationals ⓘ |
| establishedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1946 ⓘ |
| higherAward | Presidential Medal of Freedom ⓘ |
| historicalContext | created during World War II to recognize civilian service ⓘ |
| lastAwarded | 1952 ⓘ |
| notableRecipient |
Alan Turing
ⓘ
J. Edgar Hoover ⓘ J. Robert Oppenheimer ⓘ
surface form:
Robert Oppenheimer
Vannevar Bush ⓘ William Stephenson ⓘ |
| obverseDesign | profile of George Washington ⓘ |
| periodOfUse |
World War II
ⓘ
early postwar period ⓘ |
| presentedBy | President of the United States ⓘ |
| relatedAward |
Presidential Medal of Freedom
ⓘ
surface form:
Medal of Freedom
Presidential Medal of Freedom ⓘ |
| reverseInscription |
FOR MERITORIOUS CONDUCT IN THE PERFORMANCE OF OUTSTANDING SERVICES
ⓘ
Medal for Merit self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
MEDAL FOR MERIT
|
| ribbonColor | dark blue ⓘ |
| shape | bronze star-shaped medal ⓘ |
| status | discontinued ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| type | individual award ⓘ |
Referenced by (23)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Presidential Medal of Merit
this entity surface form:
MEDAL FOR MERIT
this entity surface form:
Medal for Merit Act
this entity surface form:
Medal for Merit (United States)
subject surface form:
Isidor Isaac Rabi