2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines
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The 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines is an infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps known for its combat deployments and service in major conflicts including World War II, Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12221878 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines Context triple: [3rd Marine Regiment, subunit, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines]
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3rd Battalion 2nd Marines
3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines is an infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps known for its deployments in major conflicts and expeditionary operations.
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B.
3rd Battalion, 1st Marines
The 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines is an infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps known for its combat deployments and service in major conflicts including World War II, the Korean War, and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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C.
1st Battalion, 3rd Marines
The 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines is an infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps known for its combat deployments and service in major conflicts including World War II, Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan.
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D.
2nd Battalion, 1st Marines
The 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines is an infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps known for its combat deployments and service in major conflicts as part of the 1st Marine Division.
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E.
3rd Battalion, 7th Marines
The 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines is a United States Marine Corps infantry battalion renowned for its combat deployments and service as part of the 1st Marine Division.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines Target entity description: The 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines is an infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps known for its combat deployments and service in major conflicts including World War II, Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan.
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A.
3rd Battalion 2nd Marines
3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines is an infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps known for its deployments in major conflicts and expeditionary operations.
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B.
3rd Battalion, 1st Marines
The 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines is an infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps known for its combat deployments and service in major conflicts including World War II, the Korean War, and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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C.
1st Battalion, 3rd Marines
The 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines is an infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps known for its combat deployments and service in major conflicts including World War II, Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan.
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D.
2nd Battalion, 1st Marines
The 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines is an infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps known for its combat deployments and service in major conflicts as part of the 1st Marine Division.
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E.
3rd Battalion, 7th Marines
The 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines is a United States Marine Corps infantry battalion renowned for its combat deployments and service as part of the 1st Marine Division.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Marine Corps unit
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infantry battalion ⓘ |
| abbreviation | 2/3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allegiance | United States of America ⓘ |
| component |
Echo Company
NERFINISHED
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Fox Company NERFINISHED ⓘ Golf Company NERFINISHED ⓘ Headquarters and Service Company ⓘ Weapons Company ⓘ |
| conflict |
Battle of Iwo Jima
NERFINISHED
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Bougainville campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Global War on Terrorism ⓘ Guam campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Iraq War ⓘ Operation Enduring Freedom NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Iraqi Freedom NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Theater of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ Vietnam War ⓘ Vietnam War operations in I Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ
surface form:
War in Afghanistan
War on Terror NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| decorations |
Afghanistan Campaign Streamer
NERFINISHED
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Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Streamer NERFINISHED ⓘ Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Streamer NERFINISHED ⓘ Global War on Terrorism Service Streamer NERFINISHED ⓘ Iraq Campaign Streamer NERFINISHED ⓘ Meritorious Unit Commendation NERFINISHED ⓘ Navy Unit Commendation NERFINISHED ⓘ Presidential Unit Citation NERFINISHED ⓘ Vietnam Service Streamer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrison | Marine Corps Base Hawaii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrisonLocation | Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| higherCommand |
III Marine Expeditionary Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marine Forces Pacific NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| mission |
locate, close with, and destroy the enemy by fire and maneuver
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repel enemy assault by fire and close combat ⓘ |
| nickname | America’s Battalion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableDeployment |
Al Anbar Province, Iraq
NERFINISHED
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Helmand Province, Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ Kunar Province, Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
3rd Marine Division
NERFINISHED
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3rd Marine Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | ground combat ⓘ |
| service | United States Marine Corps infantry forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| type | infantry ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines Description of subject: The 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines is an infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps known for its combat deployments and service in major conflicts including World War II, Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.