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Air Force Distinguished Service Medal

military award of the United States Air Force
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Air Force Distinguished Service Medal
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Air Force Distinguished Service Medal

Summary

Air Force Distinguished Service Medal is an award[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of award entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (59 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Air Force Distinguished Service Medal is in the country of United States[3].
  • Air Force Distinguished Service Medal's image is recorded as Air Force Distinguished Service Medal.png[4].
  • Air Force Distinguished Service Medal's instance of is recorded as award[5].
  • Air Force Distinguished Service Medal's instance of is recorded as medallion[6].
  • Air Force Distinguished Service Medal's subclass of is recorded as awards and decorations of the United States military[7].
  • Air Force Distinguished Service Medal's Commons category is recorded as Air Force Distinguished Service Medal[8].
  • +1960-07-06T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Air Force Distinguished Service Medal[9].
  • Air Force Distinguished Service Medal's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03fjxd[10].
  • Air Force Distinguished Service Medal's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Air Force Distinguished Service Medal[11].
  • Air Force Distinguished Service Medal's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Air Force Distinguished Service Medal'}[12].
  • Air Force Distinguished Service Medal's service ribbon image is recorded as Air Force Distinguished Service ribbon.svg[13].
  • Air Force Distinguished Service Medal's category for recipients of this award is recorded as Category:Recipients of the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal[14].
  • Air Force Distinguished Service Medal's next lower rank is recorded as Silver Star[15].
  • Air Force Distinguished Service Medal's next higher rank is recorded as Defense Distinguished Service Medal[16].

Body

Geography

Air Force Distinguished Service Medal is in the country of United States[3].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include award[5] and medallion[6].

History and Context

+1960-07-06T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Air Force Distinguished Service Medal[9].

Why It Matters

Air Force Distinguished Service Medal ranks in the top 4% of award entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (59 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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