Charles Monroe King
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Charles Monroe King is a U.S. Army sergeant whose real-life letters to his infant son, written before his death in Iraq, inspired the memoir and film "A Journal for Jordan."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Charles Monroe King canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9235908 — 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: Charles Monroe King Context triple: [A Journal for Jordan, character, Charles Monroe King]
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A.
Charles Ray Wiggins
Charles Ray Wiggins, better known as Raphael Saadiq, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and producer renowned for his influential work in contemporary R&B and neo-soul.
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B.
William Holly Johnson
William Holly Johnson is an English artist, musician, and writer best known as the lead vocalist of the 1980s pop band Frankie Goes to Hollywood.
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C.
Florence King
Florence King was an American novelist, essayist, and columnist known for her sharp wit, conservative commentary, and acerbic reflections on Southern culture and gender.
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D.
Lonnie E. Smith
Lonnie E. Smith was an African American voter whose challenge to racially discriminatory primary elections led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in Smith v. Allwright (1944), which struck down white-only primaries.
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E.
Don Carlos Smith
Don Carlos Smith was a younger brother of Joseph Smith who served as an early leader and publisher in the Latter Day Saint movement before his death in 1841.
- 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: Charles Monroe King Target entity description: Charles Monroe King is a U.S. Army sergeant whose real-life letters to his infant son, written before his death in Iraq, inspired the memoir and film "A Journal for Jordan."
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A.
Charles Ray Wiggins
Charles Ray Wiggins, better known as Raphael Saadiq, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and producer renowned for his influential work in contemporary R&B and neo-soul.
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B.
William Holly Johnson
William Holly Johnson is an English artist, musician, and writer best known as the lead vocalist of the 1980s pop band Frankie Goes to Hollywood.
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C.
Florence King
Florence King was an American novelist, essayist, and columnist known for her sharp wit, conservative commentary, and acerbic reflections on Southern culture and gender.
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D.
Lonnie E. Smith
Lonnie E. Smith was an African American voter whose challenge to racially discriminatory primary elections led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in Smith v. Allwright (1944), which struck down white-only primaries.
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E.
Don Carlos Smith
Don Carlos Smith was a younger brother of Joseph Smith who served as an early leader and publisher in the Latter Day Saint movement before his death in 1841.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. Army soldier
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person ⓘ sergeant ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | killed in action in Iraq War ⓘ |
| child | Jordan ⓘ |
| conflict | Iraq War ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| deathPlace | Iraq ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreOfWriting | personal letters ⓘ |
| hasRank | sergeant ⓘ |
| inspiredByWorkAuthoredBy | Dana Canedy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| memorializedIn | "A Journal for Jordan: A Story of Love and Honor" ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
inspiration for the film "A Journal for Jordan"
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inspiration for the memoir "A Journal for Jordan" ⓘ letters written to his infant son ⓘ |
| occupation | soldier ⓘ |
| portrayedInFilmBy | Michael B. Jordan ⓘ |
| spouse | Dana Canedy ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
film "A Journal for Jordan"
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memoir "A Journal for Jordan" ⓘ |
| themeOfLegacy |
duty
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fatherhood ⓘ love ⓘ military service ⓘ |
| wrote | letters to his infant son Jordan ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Charles Monroe King Description of subject: Charles Monroe King is a U.S. Army sergeant whose real-life letters to his infant son, written before his death in Iraq, inspired the memoir and film "A Journal for Jordan."
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.