United States flag raising
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The United States flag raising refers to the iconic moment during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II when U.S. Marines hoisted the American flag atop Mount Suribachi, later immortalized in the famous photograph.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| First flag-raising on Mount Suribachi | 1 |
| Second flag-raising on Mount Suribachi | 1 |
| United States flag raising canonical | 1 |
| flag raising on Iwo Jima | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1259608 — 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: United States flag raising Context triple: [Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima, hasPart, United States flag raising]
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A.
United States flag
The United States flag is the national banner of the United States, featuring thirteen red and white stripes and fifty white stars on a blue field to symbolize the original colonies and current states.
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B.
Naval jack of the United States
The Naval jack of the United States is a maritime flag flown by U.S. Navy ships at the bow, historically featuring a blue field with white stars symbolizing the states of the Union.
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C.
United States Army flag
The United States Army flag is the official banner of the U.S. Army, featuring its emblem on a white field above a scroll inscribed with "United States Army" and the year of its establishment, 1775.
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D.
U.S. civil ensign
The U.S. civil ensign is a specialized maritime flag used by American civilian vessels to denote their national identity at sea.
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E.
United States coat of arms
The United States coat of arms is the national heraldic emblem featuring a bald eagle with a shield, olive branch, and arrows, symbolizing the country’s sovereignty, peace, and readiness for defense.
- 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: United States flag raising Target entity description: The United States flag raising refers to the iconic moment during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II when U.S. Marines hoisted the American flag atop Mount Suribachi, later immortalized in the famous photograph.
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A.
United States flag
The United States flag is the national banner of the United States, featuring thirteen red and white stripes and fifty white stars on a blue field to symbolize the original colonies and current states.
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B.
Naval jack of the United States
The Naval jack of the United States is a maritime flag flown by U.S. Navy ships at the bow, historically featuring a blue field with white stars symbolizing the states of the Union.
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C.
United States Army flag
The United States Army flag is the official banner of the U.S. Army, featuring its emblem on a white field above a scroll inscribed with "United States Army" and the year of its establishment, 1775.
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D.
U.S. civil ensign
The U.S. civil ensign is a specialized maritime flag used by American civilian vessels to denote their national identity at sea.
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E.
United States coat of arms
The United States coat of arms is the national heraldic emblem featuring a bald eagle with a shield, olive branch, and arrows, symbolizing the country’s sovereignty, peace, and readiness for defense.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
ⓘ
military event ⓘ symbolic act ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Marine Corps War Memorial
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Virginia
United States Navy ⓘ United States flag ⓘ |
| associatedWork |
Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima
ⓘ
book Flags of Our Fathers ⓘ film "Flags of Our Fathers" ⓘ
surface form:
film Flags of Our Fathers
film "Sands of Iwo Jima" ⓘ
surface form:
film Sands of Iwo Jima
|
| commemoratedBy |
Marine Corps War Memorial
ⓘ
surface form:
Iwo Jima Memorial
Marine Corps War Memorial ⓘ
surface form:
United States Marine Corps War Memorial
Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima ⓘ
surface form:
photograph Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima
|
| conflict | Battle of Iwo Jima ⓘ |
| countryInvolved | United States of America ⓘ |
| date | 1945-02-23 ⓘ |
| depicts | U.S. servicemen hoisting the American flag on a mountaintop in combat conditions ⓘ |
| followedBy | use of the image in U.S. war bond drives ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
United States flag
ⓘ
surface form:
Flags of the United States
Military history of the United States ⓘ Monuments and memorials to World War II ⓘ Pacific War ⓘ
surface form:
World War II in the Pacific Theater
|
| hasPart |
Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima
ⓘ
surface form:
raising of the United States flag on Mount Suribachi
|
| hasParticipant |
United States Marine Corps
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Marines
U.S. Navy corpsman ⓘ |
| influenced |
American wartime propaganda
ⓘ
U.S. public perception of the Battle of Iwo Jima ⓘ |
| location |
Iwo Jima
ⓘ
Mount Suribachi ⓘ Volcano Islands ⓘ |
| mediaType | photographed event ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| notableFor |
becoming an enduring symbol of the United States military
ⓘ
being one of the most famous photographs of World War II ⓘ |
| partOf | World War II ⓘ |
| photographer | Joe Rosenthal ⓘ |
| precededBy | assault on Mount Suribachi ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | iconic image of the 20th century ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
debates about wartime photo staging
ⓘ
historical research on Iwo Jima ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
American patriotism
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American victory at Iwo Jima ⓘ United States Marine Corps valor ⓘ sacrifice of U.S. servicemembers in World War II ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Pacific War ⓘ |
| usedFor | war bond campaign imagery ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: United States flag raising Description of subject: The United States flag raising refers to the iconic moment during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II when U.S. Marines hoisted the American flag atop Mount Suribachi, later immortalized in the famous photograph.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima
this entity surface form:
First flag-raising on Mount Suribachi
this entity surface form:
Second flag-raising on Mount Suribachi