Aubrey M. Daniel III
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Aubrey M. Daniel III is an American military lawyer best known for serving as the Army prosecutor in the court-martial of Lieutenant William Calley for the My Lai Massacre during the Vietnam War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Aubrey M. Daniel III canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6124358 — 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: Aubrey M. Daniel III Context triple: [court-martial of William Calley, presidingOfficer, Aubrey M. Daniel III]
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A.
Jonathan M. Daniels
Jonathan M. Daniels was a civil rights activist and Episcopal seminarian who was killed in 1965 while protecting a young Black girl during the struggle for racial equality in Alabama.
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B.
Duncan M. Gray III
Duncan M. Gray III is an American Episcopal bishop known for his leadership in the Diocese of Mississippi and his advocacy for social justice and civil rights.
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C.
Fraser C. Robinson III
Fraser C. Robinson III was an American city pump operator and community figure from Chicago, best known as the father of former First Lady Michelle Obama.
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D.
Michael T. Williamson
Michael T. Williamson is an American actor best known for his role as Benjamin Buford "Bubba" Blue in the film Forrest Gump.
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E.
Daniel E. Moran
Daniel E. Moran is an engineer known for his role in designing the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge.
- 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: Aubrey M. Daniel III Target entity description: Aubrey M. Daniel III is an American military lawyer best known for serving as the Army prosecutor in the court-martial of Lieutenant William Calley for the My Lai Massacre during the Vietnam War.
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A.
Jonathan M. Daniels
Jonathan M. Daniels was a civil rights activist and Episcopal seminarian who was killed in 1965 while protecting a young Black girl during the struggle for racial equality in Alabama.
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B.
Duncan M. Gray III
Duncan M. Gray III is an American Episcopal bishop known for his leadership in the Diocese of Mississippi and his advocacy for social justice and civil rights.
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C.
Fraser C. Robinson III
Fraser C. Robinson III was an American city pump operator and community figure from Chicago, best known as the father of former First Lady Michelle Obama.
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D.
Michael T. Williamson
Michael T. Williamson is an American actor best known for his role as Benjamin Buford "Bubba" Blue in the film Forrest Gump.
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E.
Daniel E. Moran
Daniel E. Moran is an engineer known for his role in designing the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American
ⓘ
human ⓘ military lawyer ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
My Lai Massacre court-martial proceedings
ⓘ
linked to:
court-martial of William Calley
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| case |
My Lai Massacre
ⓘ
linked to:
My Lai massacre
|
| conflict | Vietnam War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer | United States Army ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
criminal law
ⓘ
military justice ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasFamilyName | Daniel ⓘ |
| hasGivenName | Aubrey ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem |
United States military justice system
ⓘ
linked to:
United States court-martial system
|
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| notableFor |
prosecution related to the My Lai Massacre
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serving as the Army prosecutor in the court-martial of Lieutenant William Calley ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
ⓘ
military lawyer ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
court-martial of Lieutenant William Calley
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linked to:
court-martial of William Calley
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| positionHeld | Army prosecutor ⓘ |
| role | Army prosecutor in the court-martial of Lieutenant William Calley ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Aubrey M. Daniel III Description of subject: Aubrey M. Daniel III is an American military lawyer best known for serving as the Army prosecutor in the court-martial of Lieutenant William Calley for the My Lai Massacre during the Vietnam War.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.