Patton
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Patton is a surname most famously associated with U.S. General George S. Patton, a prominent and controversial World War II military commander.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Patton canonical | 20 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T489428 — 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: Patton Context triple: [George S. Patton, familyName, Patton]
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A.
Twelve O’Clock High
Twelve O’Clock High is a classic 1949 World War II drama film about the psychological strain on U.S. Army Air Force bomber crews, widely regarded as one of Gregory Peck’s most powerful performances.
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B.
A Soldier's Story
A Soldier's Story is a 1984 American drama film adapted from Charles Fuller's Pulitzer Prize–winning play, exploring racism and justice within a segregated Black army unit during World War II.
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C.
D-Day
D-Day was the massive Allied amphibious invasion of Nazi-occupied France on June 6, 1944, that marked a decisive turning point in World War II in Western Europe.
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D.
Lawrence of Arabia
"Lawrence of Arabia" is a 1962 epic historical drama film directed by David Lean that chronicles the World War I exploits of British officer T. E. Lawrence in the Arabian Peninsula.
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E.
Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima
Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima is an iconic World War II photograph by Joe Rosenthal depicting U.S. Marines hoisting the American flag atop Mount Suribachi, symbolizing American victory and sacrifice in the Pacific theater.
- 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: Patton Target entity description: Patton is a surname most famously associated with U.S. General George S. Patton, a prominent and controversial World War II military commander.
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A.
Twelve O’Clock High
Twelve O’Clock High is a classic 1949 World War II drama film about the psychological strain on U.S. Army Air Force bomber crews, widely regarded as one of Gregory Peck’s most powerful performances.
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B.
A Soldier's Story
A Soldier's Story is a 1984 American drama film adapted from Charles Fuller's Pulitzer Prize–winning play, exploring racism and justice within a segregated Black army unit during World War II.
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C.
D-Day
D-Day was the massive Allied amphibious invasion of Nazi-occupied France on June 6, 1944, that marked a decisive turning point in World War II in Western Europe.
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D.
Lawrence of Arabia
"Lawrence of Arabia" is a 1962 epic historical drama film directed by David Lean that chronicles the World War I exploits of British officer T. E. Lawrence in the Arabian Peninsula.
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E.
Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima
Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima is an iconic World War II photograph by Joe Rosenthal depicting U.S. Marines hoisting the American flag atop Mount Suribachi, symbolizing American victory and sacrifice in the Pacific theater.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
family name
ⓘ
human ⓘ human ⓘ surname ⓘ |
| allegiance |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| causeOfDeath | injuries from automobile accident ⓘ |
| citizenship |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| command |
U.S. Seventh Army
ⓘ
Third United States Army ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Third Army
|
| conflict |
World War I
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1885-11-11 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1945-12-21 ⓘ |
| education |
United States Military Academy
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Military Academy at West Point
|
| fieldOfWork | military leadership ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
English-language surnames
ⓘ
Irish surnames ⓘ Scottish surnames ⓘ |
| hasEtymologicalType | patronymic surname ⓘ |
| hasFamilyName |
Patton
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
Patton self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| hasFullName |
George S. Patton
ⓘ
surface form:
George Smith Patton Jr.
|
| hasGivenName |
George
ⓘ
George ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfOrigin |
English
ⓘ
Irish ⓘ Scottish ⓘ |
| hasMiddleInitial | S. ⓘ |
| hasNotableBearer |
George Patton IV
ⓘ
George S. Patton ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
aggressive battlefield tactics
ⓘ
controversial leadership style ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Paton
ⓘ
Patten ⓘ Pattenn ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWith |
U.S. Army armor doctrine
ⓘ
armored warfare ⓘ |
| isChildOf | George S. Patton ⓘ |
| isMostFamouslyAssociatedWith | George S. Patton ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
United States Army
ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
General
ⓘ
Major General ⓘ |
| nationality |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| notableFor |
commanding U.S. Third Army in World War II
ⓘ
leadership in the North African campaign ⓘ leadership in the Sicilian campaign ⓘ rapid armored advances in Europe ⓘ |
| occupation |
military officer
ⓘ
military officer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | San Gabriel, California, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Heidelberg
ⓘ
surface form:
Heidelberg, Germany
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Patton Description of subject: Patton is a surname most famously associated with U.S. General George S. Patton, a prominent and controversial World War II military commander.
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
George S. Patton
subject surface form:
George Patton IV
subject surface form:
George Patton IV