LOM

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abbreviation military decoration

LOM is the official abbreviation for the Legion of Merit, a prestigious United States military decoration awarded for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements.

Statements (40)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	abbreviation → military decoration →
associatedWith	United States Air Force → United States Army → United States Coast Guard → United States Marine Corps → United States Navy → United States Space Force →
awardedBy	United States Armed Forces → United States Department of Defense →
awardType	decoration → order of merit →
country	United States →
countryContext	United States military →
eligibility	members of friendly foreign armed forces → members of the United States Armed Forces →
hasAbbreviationForm	all caps →
hasAbbreviationStatus	standardized →
hasAcronymType	military award abbreviation →
hasFullName	Legion of Merit →
isAbbreviationOf	Legion of Merit →
isHigherThan	Meritorious Service Medal →
isLowerThan	Defense Superior Service Medal →
isMultiServiceAward	true →
isOfficialAbbreviation	true →
isPrestigious	true →
isUsedForPostNominals	true →
isUsedInAwardLists	true →
isUsedInPersonnelSystems	true →
language	English →
notationContext	U.S. military biographies → official U.S. military correspondence →
purpose	exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements →
recognizes	exceptionally meritorious conduct → outstanding services →
refersToDecorationClass	Legion of Merit decoration →
standsFor	Legion of Merit →
usedIn	U.S. military award citations → U.S. military award orders → U.S. military personnel records →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Legion of Merit →	abbreviation