Sampson Medal
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The Sampson Medal is a U.S. Navy campaign medal awarded for naval operations during the Spanish–American War, named in honor of Rear Admiral William Thomas Sampson.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sampson Medal canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8995197 — 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: Sampson Medal Context triple: [William Thomas Sampson, hasHonor, Sampson Medal]
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A.
Flavelle Medal
The Flavelle Medal is a prestigious Canadian scientific award, presented by the Royal Society of Canada for outstanding contributions to biological science.
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B.
Bigsby Medal
The Bigsby Medal is a prestigious geological award presented by the Geological Society of London to recognize significant contributions to the study of geology, particularly by early- to mid-career scientists.
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C.
Lamme Medal
The Lamme Medal is a prestigious IEEE award recognizing outstanding contributions to the field of electrical engineering, particularly in the development of electrical transmission, distribution, and utilization systems.
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D.
Hector Medal
The Hector Medal is a prestigious New Zealand scientific award, historically given by the Royal Society of New Zealand for outstanding research in physical sciences and mathematics.
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E.
Prestwich Medal
The Prestwich Medal is a prestigious scientific award recognizing outstanding contributions to the field of geology.
- 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: Sampson Medal Target entity description: The Sampson Medal is a U.S. Navy campaign medal awarded for naval operations during the Spanish–American War, named in honor of Rear Admiral William Thomas Sampson.
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A.
Flavelle Medal
The Flavelle Medal is a prestigious Canadian scientific award, presented by the Royal Society of Canada for outstanding contributions to biological science.
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B.
Bigsby Medal
The Bigsby Medal is a prestigious geological award presented by the Geological Society of London to recognize significant contributions to the study of geology, particularly by early- to mid-career scientists.
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C.
Lamme Medal
The Lamme Medal is a prestigious IEEE award recognizing outstanding contributions to the field of electrical engineering, particularly in the development of electrical transmission, distribution, and utilization systems.
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D.
Hector Medal
The Hector Medal is a prestigious New Zealand scientific award, historically given by the Royal Society of New Zealand for outstanding research in physical sciences and mathematics.
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E.
Prestwich Medal
The Prestwich Medal is a prestigious scientific award recognizing outstanding contributions to the field of geology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Navy decoration
ⓘ
United States military award ⓘ campaign medal ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | West Indies Naval Campaign Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
naval operations in the West Indies during the Spanish–American War
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participation in specific naval engagements of the North Atlantic Squadron ⓘ |
| awardingAuthority | Department of the Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign |
Cuban waters operations
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Puerto Rican waters operations ⓘ West Indies Naval Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clasps | bars for specific engagements or ships ⓘ |
| confers | recognition of Spanish–American War naval service ⓘ |
| conflict | Spanish–American War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateEstablished | 1901 ⓘ |
| eligibility |
United States Marine Corps personnel serving on qualifying ships
ⓘ
enlisted sailors of the United States Navy ⓘ officers of the United States Navy ⓘ |
| era | late 19th century ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
Act of Congress
ⓘ
United States Congress ⓘ |
| locationOfOperations |
Cuban waters
ⓘ
Puerto Rican waters ⓘ |
| material | bronze ⓘ |
| militaryBranchCategory | naval decoration ⓘ |
| namedAfter | William Thomas Sampson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedForPerson | William Thomas Sampson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedForRank | Rear Admiral ⓘ |
| notableEngagement |
Battle of Santiago de Cuba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
blockade of Cuba ⓘ |
| obverseDesign | bust of Rear Admiral William T. Sampson ⓘ |
| periodOfService | 1898 ⓘ |
| personalization | recipient’s name impressed on the rim ⓘ |
| presentedBy | United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Dewey Medal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish Campaign Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reverseDesign | inscription commemorating naval operations in the Spanish–American War ⓘ |
| serviceBranch |
United States Marine Corps
ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ |
| shape | circular ⓘ |
| status | no longer awarded ⓘ |
| suspension | from a brooch bar engraved with the recipient’s ship name ⓘ |
| theater |
Caribbean Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Indies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Spanish–American War era ⓘ |
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Subject: Sampson Medal Description of subject: The Sampson Medal is a U.S. Navy campaign medal awarded for naval operations during the Spanish–American War, named in honor of Rear Admiral William Thomas Sampson.
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