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Medal of Freedom

civil decoration awarded 1945–1961, superceded by Presidential Medal of Freedom
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The Medal of Freedom is an award established by President Harry S. Truman. The medal was created on July 6, 1945 [1]. It was originally conceived as a civilian award to recognize those who contributed to the war effort during World War II. The medal was later redesigned and reestablished in 1963 by President John F. Kennedy as the nation's highest civilian honor.

Medal of Freedom

Summary

Medal of Freedom is an award[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of award entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (137 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Medal of Freedom is in the country of United States[3].
  • Medal of Freedom's image is recorded as Medaloffreedom.jpg[4].
  • Medal of Freedom's instance of is recorded as award[5].
  • Medal of Freedom's founder is recorded as Harry S. Truman[6].
  • Medal of Freedom's subclass of is recorded as medallion[7].
  • Medal of Freedom's Commons category is recorded as Medal of Freedom (1945-1961)[8].
  • +1945-07-06T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Medal of Freedom[9].
  • Medal of Freedom was dissolved in +1963-02-22T00:00:00Z[10].
  • Medal of Freedom's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0gh6jbl[11].
  • Medal of Freedom's conferred by is recorded as President of the United States[12].
  • Medal of Freedom's conferred by is recorded as United States Secretary of State[13].
  • Medal of Freedom's conferred by is recorded as United States Secretary of War[14].
  • Medal of Freedom's conferred by is recorded as United States Secretary of the Navy[15].
  • Medal of Freedom's U.S. National Archives Identifier is recorded as 10640089[16].
  • Medal of Freedom's replaced by is recorded as Presidential Medal of Freedom[17].
  • Medal of Freedom's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Medal of Freedom'}[18].
  • Medal of Freedom's service ribbon image is recorded as Medal of Freedom stripe gullpalme.svg[19].
  • Medal of Freedom's category for recipients of this award is recorded as Category:Recipients of the Medal of Freedom[20].
  • Medal of Freedom's next higher rank is recorded as Medal for Merit[21].
  • Medal of Freedom's TracesOfWar award ID is recorded as 1923[22].

Body

Geography

Medal of Freedom is in the country of United States[3].

Designation and Status

Medal of Freedom's instance of is recorded as award[5].

History and Context

+1945-07-06T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Medal of Freedom[9].

Why It Matters

Medal of Freedom ranks in the top 2% of award entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (137 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  7. [9] ↑ . presidency.ucsb.edu. presidency.ucsb.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . presidency.ucsb.edu. presidency.ucsb.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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