William R. Desobry
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William R. Desobry was a United States Army general best known for his leadership in armored units during World War II and the Cold War, including senior command roles in Europe.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16567387 — 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 R. Desobry Context triple: [Commander, Seventh United States Army, hasNotableOfficeHolder, William R. Desobry]
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A.
Thomas J. Weatherford
Thomas J. Weatherford was a prominent 19th-century Texas lawyer and political figure for whom the city of Weatherford, Texas, is named.
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B.
William R. Wilkerson
William R. Wilkerson was an American entrepreneur and publisher best known for founding The Hollywood Reporter and initiating the development of the Flamingo Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
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C.
William J. Bordelon
William J. Bordelon was a United States Marine and Medal of Honor recipient who was killed in action during World War II.
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D.
George H. Eldridge
George H. Eldridge was the disability benefits claimant whose challenge to due process protections in benefit termination proceedings led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Mathews v. Eldridge.
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E.
James C. Cobb
James C. Cobb is a prominent American historian known for his influential scholarship on the history, culture, and identity of the American South.
- 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 R. Desobry Target entity description: William R. Desobry was a United States Army general best known for his leadership in armored units during World War II and the Cold War, including senior command roles in Europe.
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A.
Thomas J. Weatherford
Thomas J. Weatherford was a prominent 19th-century Texas lawyer and political figure for whom the city of Weatherford, Texas, is named.
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B.
William R. Wilkerson
William R. Wilkerson was an American entrepreneur and publisher best known for founding The Hollywood Reporter and initiating the development of the Flamingo Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
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C.
William J. Bordelon
William J. Bordelon was a United States Marine and Medal of Honor recipient who was killed in action during World War II.
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D.
George H. Eldridge
George H. Eldridge was the disability benefits claimant whose challenge to due process protections in benefit termination proceedings led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Mathews v. Eldridge.
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E.
James C. Cobb
James C. Cobb is a prominent American historian known for his influential scholarship on the history, culture, and identity of the American South.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.