Wheeler Field
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Wheeler Field was a major U.S. Army Air Corps airbase in Hawaii that played a central role in American air operations and was heavily attacked during the Pearl Harbor raid in 1941.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wheeler Field canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5979922 — 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: Wheeler Field Context triple: [Navy and Army Airfields at Pearl Harbor, hasPart, Wheeler Field]
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A.
Lorenz Field
Lorenz Field is a soccer stadium in Corvallis, Oregon, primarily known as the home venue for Oregon State University’s soccer programs.
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B.
Richardson Field
Richardson Field is a local park and recreational green space located in the Waban village of Newton, Massachusetts.
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C.
Dannelly Field
Dannelly Field is a public airport serving Montgomery, Alabama, providing commercial passenger flights and military aviation facilities.
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D.
Saufley Field
Saufley Field is a U.S. Navy airfield near Pensacola, Florida, primarily used for naval aviation training and support operations.
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E.
Rhodes Field
Rhodes Field is the University of Pennsylvania's main soccer stadium, serving as the home venue for the Penn Quakers men's and women's soccer teams.
- 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: Wheeler Field Target entity description: Wheeler Field was a major U.S. Army Air Corps airbase in Hawaii that played a central role in American air operations and was heavily attacked during the Pearl Harbor raid in 1941.
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A.
Lorenz Field
Lorenz Field is a soccer stadium in Corvallis, Oregon, primarily known as the home venue for Oregon State University’s soccer programs.
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B.
Richardson Field
Richardson Field is a local park and recreational green space located in the Waban village of Newton, Massachusetts.
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C.
Dannelly Field
Dannelly Field is a public airport serving Montgomery, Alabama, providing commercial passenger flights and military aviation facilities.
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D.
Saufley Field
Saufley Field is a U.S. Navy airfield near Pensacola, Florida, primarily used for naval aviation training and support operations.
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E.
Rhodes Field
Rhodes Field is the University of Pennsylvania's main soccer stadium, serving as the home venue for the Penn Quakers men's and women's soccer teams.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Army Air Corps installation
ⓘ
military air base ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Pearl Harbor naval base
ⓘ
linked to:
Puʻuloa (Pearl Harbor)
Schofield Barracks ⓘ |
| attackedBy | Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service ⓘ |
| attackedOn | 1941-12-07 ⓘ |
| conflict |
Attack on Pearl Harbor
ⓘ
linked to:
attack on Pearl Harbor
World War II ⓘ |
| controlledBy | United States Army ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| era |
World War II
ⓘ
interwar period ⓘ |
| garrison |
14th Pursuit Wing
ⓘ
15th Pursuit Group ⓘ
linked to:
15th Operations Group
Hawaiian Air Force ⓘ
linked to:
Hawaiian Air Force (U.S. Army Air Forces)
|
| geographicRegion | Central Pacific ⓘ |
| hasAircraftType |
fighter aircraft
ⓘ
pursuit aircraft ⓘ |
| hasFunction | primary fighter base for defense of Pearl Harbor ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
barracks
ⓘ
hangars ⓘ maintenance facilities ⓘ runways ⓘ |
| hasRunwaySurface | paved ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hawaii
ⓘ
Oahu ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Island of Oahu
ⓘ
linked to:
Oahu
|
| militaryBranch |
United States Army Air Corps
ⓘ
United States Army Air Forces ⓘ |
| militaryRole | airbase for pursuit and fighter squadrons ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Major Sheldon H. Wheeler ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being heavily damaged in the 1941 Japanese attack on Hawaii
ⓘ
concentration of U.S. fighter aircraft on Oahu in 1941 ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
United States Army Air Corps
ⓘ
United States Army Air Forces ⓘ |
| partOf |
Territory of Hawaii
ⓘ
linked to:
Hawaii Territory
U.S. Army Hawaiian Department ⓘ
linked to:
Hawaiian Department (U.S. Army)
U.S. coastal and island defense system ⓘ |
| roleIn |
World War II Pacific Theater
ⓘ
linked to:
Pacific War
air operations during the Pearl Harbor raid ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Attack on Pearl Harbor
ⓘ
linked to:
attack on Pearl Harbor
|
| strategicImportance | key element of U.S. air defense network in Hawaii ⓘ |
| theater |
Pacific Ocean theater of World War II
ⓘ
linked to:
Pacific Theater of Operations
|
| usedFor |
air defense of Hawaii
ⓘ
aircraft maintenance ⓘ fighter operations ⓘ pilot training ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Wheeler Field Description of subject: Wheeler Field was a major U.S. Army Air Corps airbase in Hawaii that played a central role in American air operations and was heavily attacked during the Pearl Harbor raid in 1941.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.