Medal of Honor recipient Cassin Young
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Cassin Young was a United States Navy officer and World War II destroyer commander who received the Medal of Honor for his heroism during the attack on Pearl Harbor.
All labels observed (1)
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| Medal of Honor recipient Cassin Young canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7719200 — 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: Medal of Honor recipient Cassin Young Context triple: [USS Cassin Young, hasNamesake, Medal of Honor recipient Cassin Young]
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Medal of Honor recipient Charles Hammann
Charles Hammann was a U.S. Navy aviator in World War I who received the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions in rescuing a downed fellow pilot under enemy fire.
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B.
Sergeant York
Sergeant York is a 1941 biographical war film about World War I hero Alvin C. York, renowned for its patriotic themes and Gary Cooper’s Academy Award-winning performance.
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C.
Medal of Honor recipient Dale M. Hansen
Dale M. Hansen was a United States Marine who received the Medal of Honor for extraordinary heroism during World War II.
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D.
Alvin C. York
Alvin C. York was a highly decorated American World War I soldier renowned for his heroism in the Meuse-Argonne offensive and later celebrated as a national war hero.
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E.
Kermit Brashear
Kermit Brashear is an American attorney and former Nebraska state senator who served as Speaker of the Nebraska Legislature.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Medal of Honor recipient Cassin Young Target entity description: Cassin Young was a United States Navy officer and World War II destroyer commander who received the Medal of Honor for his heroism during the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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A.
Medal of Honor recipient Charles Hammann
Charles Hammann was a U.S. Navy aviator in World War I who received the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions in rescuing a downed fellow pilot under enemy fire.
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B.
Sergeant York
Sergeant York is a 1941 biographical war film about World War I hero Alvin C. York, renowned for its patriotic themes and Gary Cooper’s Academy Award-winning performance.
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C.
Medal of Honor recipient Dale M. Hansen
Dale M. Hansen was a United States Marine who received the Medal of Honor for extraordinary heroism during World War II.
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D.
Alvin C. York
Alvin C. York was a highly decorated American World War I soldier renowned for his heroism in the Meuse-Argonne offensive and later celebrated as a national war hero.
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E.
Kermit Brashear
Kermit Brashear is an American attorney and former Nebraska state senator who served as Speaker of the Nebraska Legislature.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Medal of Honor recipient
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United States Navy officer ⓘ World War II naval officer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegiance | United States of America ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Medal of Honor
NERFINISHED
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Navy Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1894-03-06 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Arlington National Cemetery ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | killed in action ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
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World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1942-11-13 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | off Guadalcanal ⓘ |
| education | United States Naval Academy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Cassin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNamesake | USS Cassin Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honor |
Medal of Honor citation for Pearl Harbor heroism
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Navy Cross for actions off Guadalcanal ⓘ |
| memorializedBy | USS Cassin Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
captain
ⓘ
commander ⓘ |
| notableAction | returned to his ship after being blown overboard during Pearl Harbor attack ⓘ |
| notableEvent | survived explosion of USS Arizona while commanding USS Vestal ⓘ |
| notableWork | heroism during the attack on Pearl Harbor ⓘ |
| occupation | naval officer ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
attack on Pearl Harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Arlington National Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
commanding officer of USS Vestal
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destroyer commander in World War II ⓘ |
| reasonForAward | extraordinary heroism during the attack on Pearl Harbor ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| serviceNumber | unknown ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| shipCommanded |
USS Portland
NERFINISHED
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USS San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ USS Vestal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfServiceEnd | 1942 ⓘ |
| yearOfServiceStart | 1916 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Medal of Honor recipient Cassin Young Description of subject: Cassin Young was a United States Navy officer and World War II destroyer commander who received the Medal of Honor for his heroism during the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.