Ronald Speirs
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Ronald Speirs was a highly regarded and famously tough U.S. Army officer of Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, whose World War II service was popularized by the book and miniseries "Band of Brothers."
All labels observed (1)
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| Ronald Speirs canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11994245 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ronald Speirs Context triple: [George Luz, unitComrades, Ronald Speirs]
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A.
Gary Maitland
Gary Maitland is a Scottish actor best known for his roles in Ken Loach films, including the comedy-drama "The Angels' Share."
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B.
Alan McMichael
Alan McMichael is a key protagonist in the gothic romance horror film "Crimson Peak," portrayed as a loyal and principled young man who becomes entangled in the dark secrets surrounding the Sharpe family.
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C.
Ralph Spence
Ralph Spence was an American screenwriter and playwright known for his work on early 20th-century stage and film comedies.
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D.
Gordon Gunter
Gordon Gunter was a prominent American marine biologist and fisheries scientist known for his influential research on the ecology of the Gulf of Mexico.
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E.
Douglas Milsome
Douglas Milsome is a British cinematographer known for his work on major films including "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves" and for his collaborations with director Stanley Kubrick.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ronald Speirs Target entity description: Ronald Speirs was a highly regarded and famously tough U.S. Army officer of Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, whose World War II service was popularized by the book and miniseries "Band of Brothers."
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A.
Gary Maitland
Gary Maitland is a Scottish actor best known for his roles in Ken Loach films, including the comedy-drama "The Angels' Share."
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B.
Alan McMichael
Alan McMichael is a key protagonist in the gothic romance horror film "Crimson Peak," portrayed as a loyal and principled young man who becomes entangled in the dark secrets surrounding the Sharpe family.
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C.
Ralph Spence
Ralph Spence was an American screenwriter and playwright known for his work on early 20th-century stage and film comedies.
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D.
Gordon Gunter
Gordon Gunter was a prominent American marine biologist and fisheries scientist known for his influential research on the ecology of the Gulf of Mexico.
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E.
Douglas Milsome
Douglas Milsome is a British cinematographer known for his work on major films including "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves" and for his collaborations with director Stanley Kubrick.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Army officer
ⓘ
human ⓘ paratrooper ⓘ |
| allegiance | United States of America ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Band of Brothers (miniseries)
ⓘ
linked to:
Band of Brothers
|
| authorOfDescription | Stephen E. Ambrose ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Army of Occupation Medal
ⓘ
Bronze Star Medal ⓘ Combat Infantryman Badge ⓘ European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal ⓘ Presidential Unit Citation ⓘ
linked to:
Presidential Unit Citation (United States)
Purple Heart ⓘ World War II Victory Medal ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Montana, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Montana
|
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| conflict |
Korean War
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1920-04-20 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2007-04-11 ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Band of Brothers (book)
ⓘ
linked to:
Band of Brothers
|
| ethnicGroup | Scottish-American ⓘ |
| familyName | Speirs ⓘ |
| givenName | Ronald ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
captain
ⓘ
lieutenant colonel ⓘ |
| militaryServiceEnd | 1964 ⓘ |
| militaryServiceStart | 1942 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
aggressive combat leadership in World War II
ⓘ
portrayal in the miniseries Band of Brothers ⓘ service with Easy Company, 506th PIR ⓘ |
| notableWork | service with Easy Company during World War II ⓘ |
| occupation |
military officer
ⓘ
soldier ⓘ |
| partOf |
101st Airborne Division
ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. 101st Airborne Division
|
| placeOfBirth |
Edinburgh, Scotland
ⓘ
linked to:
Edinburgh
|
| placeOfDeath |
Montana, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Montana
|
| portrayedBy | Matthew Settle ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
battalion commander, 2nd Battalion, 506th PIR
ⓘ
linked to:
2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment
company commander of Easy Company ⓘ |
| residence | Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| serviceNumber | O-1287957 ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| unit |
506th Parachute Infantry Regiment
ⓘ
Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ronald Speirs Description of subject: Ronald Speirs was a highly regarded and famously tough U.S. Army officer of Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, whose World War II service was popularized by the book and miniseries "Band of Brothers."
Referenced by (1)
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