Westmoreland, William
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Westmoreland, William was a United States Army general best known for commanding U.S. military operations during the Vietnam War from 1964 to 1968.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Westmoreland, William canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9546409 — 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.
Target entity: Westmoreland, William Context triple: [William Westmoreland, hasNameInFamilyNameFirstOrder, Westmoreland, William]
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Naunton Wayne
Naunton Wayne was a British character actor best known for his comic roles in classic films of the 1930s and 1940s, often playing affable, cricket-obsessed Englishmen.
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B.
John Ridgely
John Ridgely was an American character actor of the 1930s and 1940s, known for his supporting roles in numerous Hollywood films, particularly crime dramas and film noirs.
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C.
Edmund Ball
Edmund Ball was an American industrialist and member of the Ball family who helped build Ball Corporation into a major manufacturer of glass jars and packaging products.
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D.
William Williams
William Williams was a key 19th-century Baptist leader and theologian involved in establishing major institutions of Southern Baptist education and ministry.
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E.
Thomas Culpeper
Thomas Culpeper was a colonial-era English noble and land proprietor associated with the governance and territorial development of what became Virginia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Westmoreland, William Target entity description: Westmoreland, William was a United States Army general best known for commanding U.S. military operations during the Vietnam War from 1964 to 1968.
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A.
Naunton Wayne
Naunton Wayne was a British character actor best known for his comic roles in classic films of the 1930s and 1940s, often playing affable, cricket-obsessed Englishmen.
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B.
John Ridgely
John Ridgely was an American character actor of the 1930s and 1940s, known for his supporting roles in numerous Hollywood films, particularly crime dramas and film noirs.
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C.
Edmund Ball
Edmund Ball was an American industrialist and member of the Ball family who helped build Ball Corporation into a major manufacturer of glass jars and packaging products.
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D.
William Williams
William Williams was a key 19th-century Baptist leader and theologian involved in establishing major institutions of Southern Baptist education and ministry.
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E.
Thomas Culpeper
Thomas Culpeper was a colonial-era English noble and land proprietor associated with the governance and territorial development of what became Virginia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Army general
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human ⓘ |
| allegiance | United States of America ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Air Medal
NERFINISHED
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Bronze Star Medal ⓘ Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Army) NERFINISHED ⓘ Legion of Merit ⓘ Silver Star ⓘ |
| burialPlace | United States Military Academy Post Cemetery, West Point, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanded |
101st Airborne Division
NERFINISHED
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82nd Airborne Division NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Korean War
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Vietnam War ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1914-03-26 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2005-07-18 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | United States Military Academy ⓘ |
| endTime |
1968 (command of U.S. forces in Vietnam)
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1972 (Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army) ⓘ |
| familyName | Westmoreland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | military history ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| hasHonorificPrefix | General ⓘ |
| hasOccupation | author ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | United States Army Command and General Staff College (as faculty/commandant, historically associated) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | General ⓘ |
| militaryUnit |
101st Airborne Division
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
82nd Airborne Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Tet Offensive (as overall U.S. commander in Vietnam) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advocacy of a strategy of attrition in Vietnam
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commanding U.S. military operations in the Vietnam War ⓘ |
| notableWork | A Soldier Reports NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | military officer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Charleston, South Carolina, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chief of Staff of the United States Army
NERFINISHED
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Commander of U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
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| residence | South Carolina, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceEntryYear | 1936 ⓘ |
| serviceRetirementYear | 1972 ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| startTime |
1964 (command of U.S. forces in Vietnam)
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1968 (Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army) ⓘ |
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Subject: Westmoreland, William Description of subject: Westmoreland, William was a United States Army general best known for commanding U.S. military operations during the Vietnam War from 1964 to 1968.
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