William F. Garrison
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William F. Garrison is a retired U.S. Army major general best known for leading the 1993 special operations mission in Mogadishu, Somalia, later depicted in the book and film "Black Hawk Down."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| William F. Garrison canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1035000 — 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: William F. Garrison Context triple: [Operation Gothic Serpent, commander, William F. Garrison]
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A.
William Lloyd Garrison
William Lloyd Garrison was a prominent 19th-century American abolitionist, journalist, and social reformer best known for founding and editing the anti-slavery newspaper The Liberator and advocating immediate emancipation.
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B.
Wendell Phillips Garrison
Wendell Phillips Garrison was an American editor and author best known for his long tenure as literary editor of The Nation and for advancing the reformist and abolitionist legacy of his family.
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C.
Wendell Phillips
Wendell Phillips was a prominent 19th-century American abolitionist and orator known for his powerful speeches against slavery and advocacy for social reform.
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D.
Theodore Parker
Theodore Parker was a prominent 19th-century American transcendentalist minister and social reformer known for his influential abolitionist and progressive theological views.
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E.
Gerrit Smith
Gerrit Smith was a prominent 19th-century American social reformer, abolitionist, and philanthropist who used his wealth and political influence to support anti-slavery and other progressive causes.
- 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: William F. Garrison Target entity description: William F. Garrison is a retired U.S. Army major general best known for leading the 1993 special operations mission in Mogadishu, Somalia, later depicted in the book and film "Black Hawk Down."
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A.
William Lloyd Garrison
William Lloyd Garrison was a prominent 19th-century American abolitionist, journalist, and social reformer best known for founding and editing the anti-slavery newspaper The Liberator and advocating immediate emancipation.
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B.
Wendell Phillips Garrison
Wendell Phillips Garrison was an American editor and author best known for his long tenure as literary editor of The Nation and for advancing the reformist and abolitionist legacy of his family.
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C.
Wendell Phillips
Wendell Phillips was a prominent 19th-century American abolitionist and orator known for his powerful speeches against slavery and advocacy for social reform.
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D.
Theodore Parker
Theodore Parker was a prominent 19th-century American transcendentalist minister and social reformer known for his influential abolitionist and progressive theological views.
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E.
Gerrit Smith
Gerrit Smith was a prominent 19th-century American social reformer, abolitionist, and philanthropist who used his wealth and political influence to support anti-slavery and other progressive causes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. Army officer
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human ⓘ major general ⓘ military leader ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Delta Force
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Joint Special Operations Command ⓘ United States Army Rangers ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Army Rangers
|
| conflict |
Battle of Mogadishu
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Somali Civil War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer | United States Army ⓘ |
| era | late 20th century ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
military strategy
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special operations ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | modern warfare ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| hasHonor | promotion to major general in the U.S. Army ⓘ |
| hasRepresentationIn |
book "Black Hawk Down" by Mark Bowden
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surface form:
book "Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War"
Black Hawk Down ⓘ
surface form:
film "Black Hawk Down"
|
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| mediaPortrayal | portrayed by an actor in the film "Black Hawk Down" ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Major General ⓘ |
| militaryUnit |
U.S. Army Special Operations Command
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Army Special Operations Command
|
| name | William F. Garrison self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableEvent | October 1993 Mogadishu operation ⓘ |
| notableFor |
commanding U.S. forces in the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu
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leadership of special operations mission in Mogadishu, Somalia ⓘ role depicted in the book "Black Hawk Down" ⓘ role depicted in the film "Black Hawk Down" ⓘ |
| occupation |
military officer
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soldier ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Somalia
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| positionHeld |
commander of U.S. forces in Mogadishu raid
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senior special operations commander ⓘ |
| retired | true ⓘ |
| serviceNumber | U.S. Army officer ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
historical analyses of the Battle of Mogadishu
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military leadership case studies ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: William F. Garrison Description of subject: William F. Garrison is a retired U.S. Army major general best known for leading the 1993 special operations mission in Mogadishu, Somalia, later depicted in the book and film "Black Hawk Down."
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.