Alexander Patch
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Alexander Patch was a senior U.S. Army general in World War II who led American forces in major European campaigns, including the invasion of southern France.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alexander Patch canonical | 11 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T256230 — 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.
Target entity: Alexander Patch Context triple: [Operation Dragoon, commander, Alexander Patch]
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Milhous
Milhous is the distinctive middle name of Richard Nixon, the 37th president of the United States.
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Lawrence
Lawrence is a historic mill city in northeastern Massachusetts that developed as a major textile manufacturing center along the Merrimack River.
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Chevak
Chevak is a distinct dialect of the Central Alaskan Yup’ik language spoken primarily in the village of Chevak in western Alaska.
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Foege
Foege is the surname of William H. Foege, an American epidemiologist renowned for his pivotal role in the global eradication of smallpox.
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Al Reser
Al Reser was an American businessman and Oregon State University alumnus best known as the longtime head of Reser's Fine Foods and a major benefactor of OSU athletics.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Alexander Patch Target entity description: Alexander Patch was a senior U.S. Army general in World War II who led American forces in major European campaigns, including the invasion of southern France.
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A.
Milhous
Milhous is the distinctive middle name of Richard Nixon, the 37th president of the United States.
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B.
Lawrence
Lawrence is a historic mill city in northeastern Massachusetts that developed as a major textile manufacturing center along the Merrimack River.
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C.
Chevak
Chevak is a distinct dialect of the Central Alaskan Yup’ik language spoken primarily in the village of Chevak in western Alaska.
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D.
Foege
Foege is the surname of William H. Foege, an American epidemiologist renowned for his pivotal role in the global eradication of smallpox.
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E.
Al Reser
Al Reser was an American businessman and Oregon State University alumnus best known as the longtime head of Reser's Fine Foods and a major benefactor of OSU athletics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Army general
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human ⓘ |
| allegiance |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| awardReceived |
Army Distinguished Service Medal
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Distinguished Service Cross ⓘ Legion of Merit ⓘ Purple Heart ⓘ Silver Star ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
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World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt | United States Military Academy ⓘ |
| familyName | Patch ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | military leadership ⓘ |
| givenName | Alexander ⓘ |
| hasPart | service in both Pacific and European theaters during World War II ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Lieutenant General ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Command of U.S. Seventh Army in the invasion of southern France
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Command of U.S. forces on Guadalcanal ⓘ |
| occupation | military officer ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Operation Dragoon
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surface form:
Allied invasion of southern France
European Theater of Operations, United States Army ⓘ
surface form:
European Theater of Operations in World War II
Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Guadalcanal Campaign
Hundred Days Offensive ⓘ
surface form:
Meuse-Argonne Offensive
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| positionHeld |
Commanding General of Seventh United States Army
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Commanding General of U.S. Army Americal Division ⓘ Commanding General of U.S. Army IV Corps ⓘ Commanding General of U.S. Army XV Corps ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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Subject: Alexander Patch Description of subject: Alexander Patch was a senior U.S. Army general in World War II who led American forces in major European campaigns, including the invasion of southern France.
Referenced by (11)
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