2nd Battalion, 5th Marines

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United States Marine Corps unit infantry battalion

The 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines is a highly decorated infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps known for its extensive combat history and distinguished service in major conflicts.

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Label	Occurrences
2nd Battalion, 5th Marines canonical	8
Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines	1
Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines	1
Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines	1
H&S Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T536385 — 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: 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines
Context triple: [5th Marine Regiment, hasBattalion, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines]

A. 5th Marine Regiment
The 5th Marine Regiment is one of the most decorated infantry regiments in the United States Marine Corps, renowned for its combat service in major conflicts from World War I through the present.
B. 11th Marine Regiment
The 11th Marine Regiment is a United States Marine Corps artillery regiment that provides fire support to the 1st Marine Division.
C. 2nd Marine Tank Battalion
The 2nd Marine Tank Battalion is a United States Marine Corps armored unit historically recognized for its pivotal role in World War II Pacific amphibious assaults and subsequent combat operations.
D. 7th Marine Regiment
The 7th Marine Regiment is a storied infantry regiment of the United States Marine Corps known for its combat service in major conflicts including World War II, Korea, Vietnam, and the Global War on Terror.
E. 6th Marines
The 6th Marines is a storied infantry regiment of the United States Marine Corps known for its distinguished combat service in major 20th-century conflicts, including World War I and World War II.
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: 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines
Target entity description: The 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines is a highly decorated infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps known for its extensive combat history and distinguished service in major conflicts.

A. 5th Marine Regiment
The 5th Marine Regiment is one of the most decorated infantry regiments in the United States Marine Corps, renowned for its combat service in major conflicts from World War I through the present.
B. 11th Marine Regiment
The 11th Marine Regiment is a United States Marine Corps artillery regiment that provides fire support to the 1st Marine Division.
C. 2nd Marine Tank Battalion
The 2nd Marine Tank Battalion is a United States Marine Corps armored unit historically recognized for its pivotal role in World War II Pacific amphibious assaults and subsequent combat operations.
D. 7th Marine Regiment
The 7th Marine Regiment is a storied infantry regiment of the United States Marine Corps known for its combat service in major conflicts including World War II, Korea, Vietnam, and the Global War on Terror.
E. 6th Marines
The 6th Marines is a storied infantry regiment of the United States Marine Corps known for its distinguished combat service in major 20th-century conflicts, including World War I and World War II.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Marine Corps unit ⓘ infantry battalion ⓘ
allegiance	United States of America ⓘ
branch	United States Marine Corps ⓘ
classification	line infantry battalion ⓘ
conflict	Global War on Terrorism ⓘ Gulf War ⓘ Iraq War ⓘ Korean War ⓘ Vietnam War ⓘ War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ surface form: War in Afghanistan World War I ⓘ World War II ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
decoratedAs	highly decorated battalion ⓘ
engagement	major 20th-century conflicts ⓘ major 21st-century conflicts ⓘ
garrisonLabel	garrison ⓘ
hasParentUnit	1st Marine Division (United States) ⓘ surface form: 1st Marine Division 5th Marine Regiment ⓘ I Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ United States Marine Corps Forces, Pacific ⓘ
hasRole	amphibious assault ⓘ expeditionary warfare ⓘ security operations ⓘ
hasSubunit	2nd Battalion, 5th Marines self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines Headquarters and Service Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines ⓘ Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines ⓘ
militaryBranch	USMC ground combat element ⓘ
mottoLabel	motto ⓘ
nickname	2/5 ⓘ
notableFor	combat operations in Afghanistan ⓘ combat operations in Iraq ⓘ combat operations in Vietnam ⓘ combat operations in the Pacific Theater of World War II ⓘ distinguished service in major conflicts ⓘ extensive combat history ⓘ highly decorated service ⓘ
partOf	1st Marine Division (United States) ⓘ surface form: 1st Marine Division 5th Marine Regiment ⓘ
role	ground combat ⓘ
service	United States Marine Corps ⓘ surface form: United States Marine Corps infantry
serviceBranch	United States Marine Corps ⓘ
size	battalion ⓘ
type	infantry ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

5th Marine Regiment → hasBattalion → 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines ⓘ

2nd Battalion, 5th Marines → hasSubunit → 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines

2nd Battalion, 5th Marines → hasSubunit → 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines

2nd Battalion, 5th Marines → hasSubunit → 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines

2/5 → hasOfficialName → 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines ⓘ

2/5 → isKnownAs → 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines ⓘ

Headquarters and Service Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines → partOf → 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines ⓘ

Headquarters and Service Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines → supports → 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines ⓘ

Headquarters and Service Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines → garrisonedWith → 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines ⓘ

Headquarters and Service Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines → alternateName → 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines ⓘ

this entity surface form: H&S Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines

Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines → partOf → 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines ⓘ

Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines → higherFormation → 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines ⓘ

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