Korean Service Medal
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The Korean Service Medal is a United States military campaign medal awarded to service members who participated in operations during the Korean War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Korean Service Medal canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8062694 — 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: Korean Service Medal Context triple: [National Defense Service Medal, lowerAward, Korean Service Medal]
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A.
Korea Defense Service Medal
The Korea Defense Service Medal is a U.S. military campaign medal awarded to service members who have performed duty in support of the defense of South Korea.
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B.
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
The Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation is a South Korean military unit award bestowed for exceptional service or heroism in defense of the Republic of Korea, notably during the Korean War.
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C.
Order of Military Merit (Korea)
The Order of Military Merit (Korea) is a high-level South Korean military decoration awarded for outstanding meritorious service in national defense and military operations.
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D.
Vietnam Service Medal
The Vietnam Service Medal is a United States military decoration awarded to service members who participated in operations in the Vietnam War between 1965 and 1973.
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E.
Meritorious Service Medal
The Meritorious Service Medal is a United States military decoration awarded to members of the Armed Forces who distinguish themselves by outstanding non-combat meritorious achievement or service.
- 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: Korean Service Medal Target entity description: The Korean Service Medal is a United States military campaign medal awarded to service members who participated in operations during the Korean War.
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A.
Korea Defense Service Medal
The Korea Defense Service Medal is a U.S. military campaign medal awarded to service members who have performed duty in support of the defense of South Korea.
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B.
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
The Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation is a South Korean military unit award bestowed for exceptional service or heroism in defense of the Republic of Korea, notably during the Korean War.
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C.
Order of Military Merit (Korea)
The Order of Military Merit (Korea) is a high-level South Korean military decoration awarded for outstanding meritorious service in national defense and military operations.
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D.
Vietnam Service Medal
The Vietnam Service Medal is a United States military decoration awarded to service members who participated in operations in the Vietnam War between 1965 and 1973.
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E.
Meritorious Service Medal
The Meritorious Service Medal is a United States military decoration awarded to members of the Armed Forces who distinguish themselves by outstanding non-combat meritorious achievement or service.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States military award
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military campaign medal ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
participation in operations in the Korean theater
ⓘ
service in the Korean War ⓘ |
| campaign | Korean War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Korean War medals
ⓘ
United States campaign medals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| confers | recognition of Korean War service ⓘ |
| conflict | Korean War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| eligibility | members of the United States Armed Forces ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
United States government
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
executive order ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Cold War ⓘ |
| presenter |
United States Armed Forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Department of Defense NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedAward |
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Nations Service Medal for Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceBranch |
United States Air Force
ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ United States Coast Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ |
| status | no longer awarded for new service ⓘ |
| theater |
Korean Peninsula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
adjacent waters of Korea ⓘ airspace over Korea ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Korean War era ⓘ |
| type | campaign medal ⓘ |
| usedBy | United States military NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Korean Service Medal Description of subject: The Korean Service Medal is a United States military campaign medal awarded to service members who participated in operations during the Korean War.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.