Template:Did you know nominations/Lewis Strauss

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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 16:10, 14 December 2020 (UTC)

Lewis Strauss

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... that despite being awarded the military Legion of Merit four times as well as the civilian Medal of Freedom, Lewis Strauss is often viewed as a villain of American history?

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Improved to Good Article status by Wasted Time R (talk). Self-nominated at 16:32, 6 December 2020 (UTC).

What is the citation for being awarded the Legion of Merit four times? Passed GA within the time limits, long enough, and no policy issues detected. Hook length and content are fine. Edge3 (talk) 01:09, 7 December 2020 (UTC)

@Edge3: It's fn 203, this page from the Hall of Valor Project, which is run by the staff of the Military Times. Wasted Time R (talk) 01:43, 7 December 2020 (UTC)

Ah, ok. Thank you. The article text doesn't explicitly state that he won the award four times, but maybe I'm just confused. What does it mean to be awarded something "in lieu of" a Legion of Merit? Doesn't "in lieu of" mean "instead of", implying that he wasn't awarded a Legion of Merit because he already earned it once? Edge3 (talk) 02:27, 7 December 2020 (UTC)

The infobox states it by saying "Legion of Merit (4)". When you get the same award multiple times you don't wear multiple of the same actual award ribbons on your uniform, instead you get these award "devices" that you add to the ribbon that indicate that the award was won multiple times. See the article United States military award devices. The "in lieu of" language is referring to the physical manifestation of the awards. This is the language that WP articles typically use to refer to multiple awards, see Arleigh Burke as just one of many examples. I agree it is a bit confusing if you haven't come across it before. Wasted Time R (talk) 11:32, 7 December 2020 (UTC)

Ok thank you for the additional context, it certainly helps. I approve for DYK. I love the hook! Thanks for your contributions to this article. Edge3 (talk) 15:03, 7 December 2020 (UTC)