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Distinguished Service Medal

military decoration of the United States Army
Intangible medallion Q1774648
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Summary

Distinguished Service Medal is a medallion[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of medallion entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (834 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Distinguished Service Medal is in the country of United States[3].
  • Distinguished Service Medal's instance of is recorded as medallion[4].
  • Distinguished Service Medal's instance of is recorded as military decoration[5].
  • Distinguished Service Medal is a type of awards and decorations of the United States military[6].
  • Distinguished Service Medal's Commons category is recorded as Distinguished Service Medal (United States Army)[7].
  • January 2, 1918 marks the founding of Distinguished Service Medal[8].
  • Distinguished Service Medal's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Distinguished Service Medal (United States Army)[9].
  • Distinguished Service Medal's different from is recorded as Q94440556[10].
  • Distinguished Service Medal's category for recipients of this award is recorded as Category:Recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal (United States)[11].
  • Distinguished Service Medal's next lower rank is recorded as Silver Star[12].
  • Distinguished Service Medal's next higher rank is recorded as Defense Distinguished Service Medal[13].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include medallion[4] and military decoration[5]. Distinguished Service Medal is a type of awards and decorations of the United States military[6].

Origins

January 2, 1918 marks the founding of Distinguished Service Medal[8].

Why It Matters

Distinguished Service Medal ranks in the top 5% of medallion entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (834 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Different from → Q94440556
    Category for recipients of this award → Category:Recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal (United States)
    Country → —
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: distinguished-service-medal-u-s, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289931903|distinguished service medal u s (#289931903)]] in [[:toollabs:mi"
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