Sergeant Milton Warden
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Sergeant Milton Warden is a tough, capable career soldier and central figure in James Jones's novel "From Here to Eternity," known for his conflicted sense of duty and his illicit love affair with his commanding officer’s wife.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sergeant Milton Warden canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4709043 — 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: Sergeant Milton Warden Context triple: [From Here to Eternity, mainCharacter, Sergeant Milton Warden]
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A.
Sgt. Al Powell
Sgt. Al Powell is a sympathetic Los Angeles police sergeant in the film "Die Hard" who becomes John McClane’s trusted ally and emotional support during the Nakatomi Plaza hostage crisis.
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B.
Sergeant King
Sergeant King is a tough, by-the-book Air Force noncommissioned officer who serves as a comic foil to the naive protagonist in the 1958 military comedy film "No Time for Sergeants."
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C.
Sergeant Ben Jones
Sergeant Ben Jones is a fictional police detective and sidekick character in the long-running British crime drama series "Midsomer Murders."
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D.
Sergeant Waters
Sergeant Waters is a complex, embittered Black non-commissioned officer in the film and play "A Soldier's Story," whose internalized racism and harsh leadership drive much of the story's central conflict.
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E.
Lieutenant Baugh
Lieutenant Baugh was a British officer involved in the 1857 Barrackpore incident, a key early flashpoint in the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
- 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: Sergeant Milton Warden Target entity description: Sergeant Milton Warden is a tough, capable career soldier and central figure in James Jones's novel "From Here to Eternity," known for his conflicted sense of duty and his illicit love affair with his commanding officer’s wife.
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A.
Sgt. Al Powell
Sgt. Al Powell is a sympathetic Los Angeles police sergeant in the film "Die Hard" who becomes John McClane’s trusted ally and emotional support during the Nakatomi Plaza hostage crisis.
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B.
Sergeant King
Sergeant King is a tough, by-the-book Air Force noncommissioned officer who serves as a comic foil to the naive protagonist in the 1958 military comedy film "No Time for Sergeants."
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C.
Sergeant Ben Jones
Sergeant Ben Jones is a fictional police detective and sidekick character in the long-running British crime drama series "Midsomer Murders."
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D.
Sergeant Waters
Sergeant Waters is a complex, embittered Black non-commissioned officer in the film and play "A Soldier's Story," whose internalized racism and harsh leadership drive much of the story's central conflict.
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E.
Lieutenant Baugh
Lieutenant Baugh was a British officer involved in the 1857 Barrackpore incident, a key early flashpoint in the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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non-commissioned officer ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| appearsIn | From Here to Eternity ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
capable
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conflicted ⓘ professional ⓘ tough ⓘ |
| conflictType |
internal conflict about military duty
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romantic and ethical conflict ⓘ |
| countryOfService |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| creator | James Jones ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
From Here to Eternity (1951 novel)
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linked to:
From Here to Eternity
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| fullName | Milton Warden ⓘ |
| hasAffairWith | Karen Holmes ⓘ |
| hasMoralConflict | sense of duty versus personal desire ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | war novel ⓘ |
| loveInterest | Karen Holmes ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| narrativeEra | pre-World War II period ⓘ |
| notableFor |
embodying tensions between duty and desire
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illicit romance with his commanding officer’s wife ⓘ professional competence as a non-commissioned officer ⓘ |
| occupation | career soldier ⓘ |
| rank | Sergeant ⓘ |
| relationshipType | illicit love affair with commanding officer’s wife ⓘ |
| roleInWork | central character ⓘ |
| servesUnder | Captain Dana Holmes ⓘ |
| settingOfActivity |
Schofield Barracks, Hawaii
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linked to:
Schofield Barracks
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sergeant Milton Warden Description of subject: Sergeant Milton Warden is a tough, capable career soldier and central figure in James Jones's novel "From Here to Eternity," known for his conflicted sense of duty and his illicit love affair with his commanding officer’s wife.
Referenced by (1)
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