Captain Cassin Young (killed in action)
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Medal of Honor recipient
New Orleans-class heavy cruiser
United States Navy officer
human
naval battle
Captain Cassin Young was a decorated U.S. Navy officer and Medal of Honor recipient who was killed in action during World War II while commanding the heavy cruiser USS San Francisco in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Captain Cassin Young (killed in action) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5989588 — 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: Captain Cassin Young (killed in action) Context triple: [USS San Francisco (CA-38), commandingOfficerAtGuadalcanal, Captain Cassin Young (killed in action)]
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C.
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D.
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E.
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- 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: Captain Cassin Young (killed in action) Target entity description: Captain Cassin Young was a decorated U.S. Navy officer and Medal of Honor recipient who was killed in action during World War II while commanding the heavy cruiser USS San Francisco in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.
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A.
Major Timothy Cain
Major Timothy Cain is a ruthless Umbrella Corporation commander and primary human antagonist in the horror-action film Resident Evil: Apocalypse.
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B.
Major Duncan Heyward
Major Duncan Heyward is a British army officer and central figure in James Fenimore Cooper’s novel "The Last of the Mohicans," whose sense of duty and honor shape much of the story’s conflict and romance.
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C.
Brig Owens
Brig Owens was an American professional football safety best known for his standout career with the Washington Redskins in the 1960s and 1970s.
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D.
Lt. Blair Williams
Lt. Blair Williams is a resistance pilot and key supporting character in the science fiction film "Terminator Salvation."
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E.
Lieutenant Caro
Lieutenant Caro is a supporting police officer character in the stage play "Between Riverside and Crazy," involved in the story’s exploration of justice, loyalty, and personal conflict.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Medal of Honor recipient
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New Orleans-class heavy cruiser ⓘ United States Navy officer ⓘ human ⓘ naval battle ⓘ |
| allegiance | United States of America ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Medal of Honor
NERFINISHED
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Navy Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ Purple Heart ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Arlington National Cemetery ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | combat wounds ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
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World War II ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1894-03-06 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1942-11-13 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | United States Naval Academy ⓘ |
| familyName | Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Cassin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHonorificTitle | Captain ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | killed in action ⓘ |
| memorializedBy | USS Cassin Young (DD-793) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| militaryRank | captain ⓘ |
| notableWork |
actions during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
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actions during the attack on Pearl Harbor ⓘ |
| occupation | naval officer ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Attack on Pearl Harbor
NERFINISHED
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Naval Battle of Guadalcanal NERFINISHED ⓘ Naval Battle of Guadalcanal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Guadalcanal campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Washington, D.C.
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surface form:
Washington, D.C., United States
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| placeOfDeath | off Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
commanding officer of USS San Francisco
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commanding officer of USS Vestal ⓘ |
| reasonForAward | extraordinary heroism during the attack on Pearl Harbor ⓘ |
| serviceNumber | unknown ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| shipCommanded |
USS San Francisco
NERFINISHED
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USS Vestal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Captain Cassin Young (killed in action) Description of subject: Captain Cassin Young was a decorated U.S. Navy officer and Medal of Honor recipient who was killed in action during World War II while commanding the heavy cruiser USS San Francisco in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
USS San Francisco (CA-38)
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commandingOfficerAtGuadalcanal
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Captain Cassin Young (killed in action)
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