Defense Distinguished Service Medal

Summary

Defense Distinguished Service Medal is a medallion^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of medallion entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (805 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Defense Distinguished Service Medal is in the country of United States^[3].
• Defense Distinguished Service Medal's image is recorded as Defense Distinguished Service Medal.png^[4].
• Defense Distinguished Service Medal's instance of is recorded as medallion^[5].
• Defense Distinguished Service Medal's instance of is recorded as military decoration^[6].
• Defense Distinguished Service Medal's Commons category is recorded as Meritorious Service Medal (United States)^[7].
• +1970-07-09T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Defense Distinguished Service Medal^[8].
• Defense Distinguished Service Medal's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02hy2^[9].
• Defense Distinguished Service Medal's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Defense Distinguished Service Medal (United States)^[10].
• Defense Distinguished Service Medal's conferred by is recorded as United States Department of War^[11].
• Defense Distinguished Service Medal's U.S. National Archives Identifier is recorded as 10675530^[12].
• Defense Distinguished Service Medal's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Defense Distinguished Service Medal'}^[13].
• Defense Distinguished Service Medal's service ribbon image is recorded as Defense Distinguished Service Medal ribbon.svg^[14].
• Defense Distinguished Service Medal's category for recipients of this award is recorded as Category:Recipients of the Defense Distinguished Service Medal^[15].

Why It Matters

Defense Distinguished Service Medal ranks in the top 1% of medallion entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (805 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[16] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[17]