Diane Carlson Evans
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Diane Carlson Evans is a former U.S. Army nurse and veterans’ advocate best known for leading the effort to create the Vietnam Women’s Memorial in Washington, D.C.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Diane Carlson Evans canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5257457 — 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: Diane Carlson Evans Context triple: [Vietnam Women’s Memorial, foundedBy, Diane Carlson Evans]
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A.
Diane Wilk
Diane Wilk is a television writer and producer known for her work on American TV series and for her marriage to fellow writer-producer Brannon Braga.
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B.
Caryn Elaine Johnson
Caryn Elaine Johnson is the birth name of Whoopi Goldberg, the acclaimed American actress, comedian, and television host.
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C.
Diane Simmons
Diane Simmons is a fictional Quahog news anchor and recurring character on the animated television series "Family Guy."
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D.
Diane Whittlesey
Diane Whittlesey is a corrections officer character on the HBO prison drama series "Oz," portrayed by actress Edie Falco.
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E.
Nancy Carlson
Nancy Carlson is known as the wife of World Wide Web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee.
- 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: Diane Carlson Evans Target entity description: Diane Carlson Evans is a former U.S. Army nurse and veterans’ advocate best known for leading the effort to create the Vietnam Women’s Memorial in Washington, D.C.
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A.
Diane Wilk
Diane Wilk is a television writer and producer known for her work on American TV series and for her marriage to fellow writer-producer Brannon Braga.
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B.
Caryn Elaine Johnson
Caryn Elaine Johnson is the birth name of Whoopi Goldberg, the acclaimed American actress, comedian, and television host.
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C.
Diane Simmons
Diane Simmons is a fictional Quahog news anchor and recurring character on the animated television series "Family Guy."
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D.
Diane Whittlesey
Diane Whittlesey is a corrections officer character on the HBO prison drama series "Oz," portrayed by actress Edie Falco.
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E.
Nancy Carlson
Nancy Carlson is known as the wife of World Wide Web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. Army nurse
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founder ⓘ person ⓘ veterans’ advocate ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
creation of a national memorial for women Vietnam veterans
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recognition of women’s service in the Vietnam War ⓘ |
| awardReceived | various veterans’ advocacy awards ⓘ |
| conflict | Vietnam War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| familyName | Carlson Evans ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
military nursing
ⓘ
public history of the Vietnam War ⓘ veterans’ affairs ⓘ |
| founded |
Vietnam Women’s Memorial Foundation
ⓘ
Vietnam Women’s Memorial Project ⓘ
linked to:
Vietnam Women’s Memorial
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| foundedInYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre | memoir ⓘ |
| givenName | Diane ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy for women veterans’ health care
ⓘ
public speaking on Vietnam veterans’ issues ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| mainAchievement | establishment of the Vietnam Women’s Memorial on the National Mall ⓘ |
| memorialCommemorates |
military nurses in the Vietnam War
ⓘ
women who served in the Vietnam War ⓘ |
| memorialLocation |
National Mall, Washington, D.C.
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linked to:
National Mall
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| memorialUnveiledOn | 1993-11-11 ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| movement |
veterans’ rights movement
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women’s recognition in the military ⓘ |
| name | Diane Carlson Evans ⓘ |
| notableFor | leading the effort to create the Vietnam Women’s Memorial in Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| notableWork | founding the Vietnam Women’s Memorial ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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nurse ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Minnesota ⓘ |
| residence | Minnesota ⓘ |
| servedAs | combat nurse ⓘ |
| servedIn |
Vietnam
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linked to:
Viet Nam
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| serviceEnd | 1970 ⓘ |
| serviceStart | 1968 ⓘ |
| stationedAt |
36th Evacuation Hospital, Vung Tau
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71st Evacuation Hospital, Pleiku ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Healing Wounds: A Vietnam War Nurse’s Journey to Heal ⓘ |
| wrote | Healing Wounds: A Vietnam War Nurse’s Journey to Heal ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Diane Carlson Evans Description of subject: Diane Carlson Evans is a former U.S. Army nurse and veterans’ advocate best known for leading the effort to create the Vietnam Women’s Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.