Richard D. Winters
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Richard D. Winters was a highly respected U.S. Army officer of Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, whose World War II leadership was popularized by the book and miniseries "Band of Brothers."
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Richard D. Winters canonical | 2 |
| Richard Winters | 2 |
| Dick Winters | 1 |
| Major Richard Winters | 1 |
| Richard Davis Winters | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2645633 — 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: Richard D. Winters Context triple: [Band of Brothers, mainCharacter, Richard D. Winters]
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A.
James M. Gavin
James M. Gavin was a highly regarded U.S. Army lieutenant general and paratrooper commander in World War II, known for leading the 82nd Airborne Division in major European operations.
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B.
Lewis B. Puller
Lewis B. "Chesty" Puller was a highly decorated United States Marine Corps officer and iconic combat leader, renowned for his service in multiple major conflicts including World War II and the Korean War.
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C.
Lucian Truscott
Lucian Truscott was a highly regarded U.S. Army general of World War II known for his aggressive leadership in the Italian Campaign and later commands in major European operations.
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D.
James A. Van Fleet
James A. Van Fleet was a prominent U.S. Army general best known for his leadership during the Korean War and his distinguished military service in both World Wars.
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E.
Lesley J. McNair
Lesley J. McNair was a senior U.S. Army general in World War II, noted for his leadership in training and organizing ground forces and for being one of the highest-ranking American officers killed in action during the war.
- 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: Richard D. Winters Target entity description: Richard D. Winters was a highly respected U.S. Army officer of Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, whose World War II leadership was popularized by the book and miniseries "Band of Brothers."
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A.
James M. Gavin
James M. Gavin was a highly regarded U.S. Army lieutenant general and paratrooper commander in World War II, known for leading the 82nd Airborne Division in major European operations.
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B.
Lewis B. Puller
Lewis B. "Chesty" Puller was a highly decorated United States Marine Corps officer and iconic combat leader, renowned for his service in multiple major conflicts including World War II and the Korean War.
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C.
Lucian Truscott
Lucian Truscott was a highly regarded U.S. Army general of World War II known for his aggressive leadership in the Italian Campaign and later commands in major European operations.
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D.
James A. Van Fleet
James A. Van Fleet was a prominent U.S. Army general best known for his leadership during the Korean War and his distinguished military service in both World Wars.
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E.
Lesley J. McNair
Lesley J. McNair was a senior U.S. Army general in World War II, noted for his leadership in training and organizing ground forces and for being one of the highest-ranking American officers killed in action during the war.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Army officer
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World War II veteran ⓘ human ⓘ paratrooper ⓘ |
| allegiance | United States of America ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
American Campaign Medal
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Bronze Star Medal ⓘ Distinguished Service Cross ⓘ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal ⓘ
surface form:
European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
Purple Heart ⓘ World War II Victory Medal ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Band of Brothers
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surface form:
Band of Brothers (book)
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| birthDate | 1918-01-21 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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surface form:
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
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| coAuthor | Cole C. Kingseed ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2011-01-02 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Camp Hill, Pennsylvania
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surface form:
Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, United States
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| education |
Franklin and Marshall College
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surface form:
Franklin & Marshall College
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| familyName | Winters ⓘ |
| fullName |
Richard D. Winters
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Richard Davis Winters
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| givenName | Richard ⓘ |
| hasHonor |
Richard D. Winters Leadership Monument
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statue in Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, Normandy, France ⓘ |
| laterService | United States Army Reserve after World War II ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
United States Army
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Army Reserve ⓘ
surface form:
United States Army Reserve
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| militaryRank |
Captain
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Lieutenant ⓘ Major ⓘ |
| nickname |
Richard D. Winters
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Dick Winters
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| notableFor |
leadership during Operation Market Garden
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leadership during the Battle of the Bulge ⓘ leadership on D-Day in Normandy ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Beyond Band of Brothers: The War Memoirs of Major Dick Winters
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leadership of Easy Company during World War II ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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soldier ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Damian Lewis ⓘ |
| portrayedIn |
Band of Brothers
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surface form:
Band of Brothers (miniseries)
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| religion | Methodism ⓘ |
| residence |
Hershey, Pennsylvania
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surface form:
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States
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| serviceEnd | 1945 ⓘ |
| serviceStart | 1941 ⓘ |
| unit |
U.S. 101st Airborne Division
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surface form:
101st Airborne Division
506th Infantry Regiment ⓘ
surface form:
506th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division ⓘ
surface form:
Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Richard D. Winters Description of subject: Richard D. Winters was a highly respected U.S. Army officer of Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, whose World War II leadership was popularized by the book and miniseries "Band of Brothers."
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division
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notableCommander
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Richard D. Winters
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this entity surface form:
Richard Davis Winters
this entity surface form:
Dick Winters
this entity surface form:
Richard Winters
this entity surface form:
Richard Winters
this entity surface form:
Major Richard Winters