77th Division
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The 77th Division was a U.S. Army infantry division formed during World War I, known as the "Statue of Liberty Division" and composed largely of draftees from the New York City area.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 77th Division canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5399393 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 77th Division Context triple: [Camp Upton, garrison, 77th Division]
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29th Division
The 29th Division was a British Army infantry division of the First World War, noted for its heavy involvement in major campaigns such as Gallipoli and the Western Front.
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115th Division
The 115th Division was a key Chinese Communist military unit of the Eighth Route Army that gained prominence for its guerrilla warfare and major engagements against Japanese forces during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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C.
90th Infantry Division
The 90th Infantry Division was a U.S. Army infantry formation that saw heavy combat in the European Theater during World War II, particularly in the Normandy campaign and subsequent operations across France and Germany.
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82nd Infantry Division
The 82nd Infantry Division is a famed U.S. Army formation best known for its World War II service as the 82nd Airborne Division, a pioneering and highly decorated airborne unit.
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46th Infantry Division
The 46th Infantry Division was a British Army infantry formation that served prominently in the Second World War, including campaigns in North Africa and Italy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 77th Division Target entity description: The 77th Division was a U.S. Army infantry division formed during World War I, known as the "Statue of Liberty Division" and composed largely of draftees from the New York City area.
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A.
29th Division
The 29th Division was a British Army infantry division of the First World War, noted for its heavy involvement in major campaigns such as Gallipoli and the Western Front.
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B.
115th Division
The 115th Division was a key Chinese Communist military unit of the Eighth Route Army that gained prominence for its guerrilla warfare and major engagements against Japanese forces during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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C.
90th Infantry Division
The 90th Infantry Division was a U.S. Army infantry formation that saw heavy combat in the European Theater during World War II, particularly in the Normandy campaign and subsequent operations across France and Germany.
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D.
82nd Infantry Division
The 82nd Infantry Division is a famed U.S. Army formation best known for its World War II service as the 82nd Airborne Division, a pioneering and highly decorated airborne unit.
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E.
46th Infantry Division
The 46th Infantry Division was a British Army infantry formation that served prominently in the Second World War, including campaigns in North Africa and Italy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Army division
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infantry division ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
1917–1919 (World War I)
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1942–1946 (World War II) ⓘ |
| allegiance |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| associatedWith | Statue of Liberty symbol ⓘ |
| awarded | unit citations for World War II service ⓘ |
| branchRole | infantry combat operations ⓘ |
| commandLanguage | English ⓘ |
| composedOf | draftees from New York City area ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
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World War II ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| disbanded | post–World War II ⓘ |
| formationYear | 1917 ⓘ |
| garrisonDuringWWII | Fort Jackson, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| insignia | Statue of Liberty shoulder sleeve insignia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| nickname |
Metropolitan Division
NERFINISHED
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Statue of Liberty Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEngagement |
Battle of Guam (1944)
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Kerama Retto NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Leyte NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Okinawa NERFINISHED ⓘ Meuse-Argonne Offensive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high proportion of New York City draftees
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service in Meuse-Argonne Offensive ⓘ service in Pacific island-hopping campaigns ⓘ |
| notableUnit | Lost Battalion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | American Expeditionary Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| raisedFrom |
New York
NERFINISHED
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New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reorganizedAs | 77th Infantry Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| size | division ⓘ |
| successorUnit | 77th Regional Readiness Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Pacific Theater (World War II)
NERFINISHED
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Western Front (World War I) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| type | infantry ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 77th Division Description of subject: The 77th Division was a U.S. Army infantry division formed during World War I, known as the "Statue of Liberty Division" and composed largely of draftees from the New York City area.
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