Distinguished Service Medal

Summary

Distinguished Service Medal is a medallion^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of medallion entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (371 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Distinguished Service Medal is in the country of United States^[3].
• Distinguished Service Medal's image is recorded as Distservmedal.jpg^[4].
• Distinguished Service Medal's instance of is recorded as medallion^[5].
• Distinguished Service Medal's instance of is recorded as military decoration^[6].
• Distinguished Service Medal's subclass of is recorded as awards and decorations of the United States military^[7].
• Distinguished Service Medal's Commons category is recorded as Distinguished Service Medal (United States Army)^[8].
• +1918-01-02T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Distinguished Service Medal^[9].
• Distinguished Service Medal's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02hxq^[10].
• Distinguished Service Medal's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Distinguished Service Medal (United States Army)^[11].
• Distinguished Service Medal's different from is recorded as Q94440556^[12].
• Distinguished Service Medal's service ribbon image is recorded as U.S. Army Distinguished Service Medal ribbon.svg^[13].
• Distinguished Service Medal's category for recipients of this award is recorded as Category:Recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal (United States)^[14].
• Distinguished Service Medal's next lower rank is recorded as Silver Star^[15].
• Distinguished Service Medal's next higher rank is recorded as Defense Distinguished Service Medal^[16].

Why It Matters

Distinguished Service Medal ranks in the top 5% of medallion entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (371 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[17] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[18]