Fort Custer
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Fort Custer is a former U.S. Army installation in Michigan, established during World War II and named for General George Armstrong Custer, that has served as a major training and mobilization site.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Custer canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10683547 — 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: Fort Custer Context triple: [Fort Custer Training Center, namedAfter, Fort Custer]
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A.
Fort Neally
Fort Neally is a historic frontier fortification site located in Berkeley County, West Virginia, associated with early colonial-era defense and settlement in the region.
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B.
Fort Lewis
Fort Lewis is a major U.S. Army installation in Washington State that serves as a key component of Joint Base Lewis–McChord and an important center for training and deploying military forces.
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C.
Fort Sherman
Fort Sherman was a former United States Army military installation on the Atlantic side of the Panama Canal, historically used for jungle warfare training and canal defense.
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D.
Fort Assinniboine
Fort Assinniboine is a historic 19th-century U.S. Army fort near Havre, Montana, that once served as a major military post on the northern plains.
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E.
Fort Terry
Fort Terry is a former U.S. Army coastal defense fortification that played a role in protecting the approaches to New York Harbor.
- 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: Fort Custer Target entity description: Fort Custer is a former U.S. Army installation in Michigan, established during World War II and named for General George Armstrong Custer, that has served as a major training and mobilization site.
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A.
Fort Neally
Fort Neally is a historic frontier fortification site located in Berkeley County, West Virginia, associated with early colonial-era defense and settlement in the region.
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B.
Fort Lewis
Fort Lewis is a major U.S. Army installation in Washington State that serves as a key component of Joint Base Lewis–McChord and an important center for training and deploying military forces.
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C.
Fort Sherman
Fort Sherman was a former United States Army military installation on the Atlantic side of the Panama Canal, historically used for jungle warfare training and canal defense.
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D.
Fort Assinniboine
Fort Assinniboine is a historic 19th-century U.S. Army fort near Havre, Montana, that once served as a major military post on the northern plains.
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E.
Fort Terry
Fort Terry is a former U.S. Army coastal defense fortification that played a role in protecting the approaches to New York Harbor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | former United States Army installation ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Michigan Department of Military and Veterans Affairs
ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| currentUse |
training center for Air National Guard
ⓘ
training center for Army Reserve ⓘ training center for Michigan National Guard ⓘ |
| environment | mixed forest and grassland ⓘ |
| era |
World War II era
ⓘ
linked to:
World War II
|
| establishedDuring | World War II ⓘ |
| garrison |
Michigan National Guard
ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
barracks
ⓘ
firing ranges ⓘ maneuver training areas ⓘ motor pools ⓘ small-arms ranges ⓘ training classrooms ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Fort Custer Recreation Area
ⓘ
linked to:
Fort Custer Military Reservation
Fort Custer Training Center ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Calhoun County, Michigan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kalamazoo County, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ Michigan ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
General George Armstrong Custer
ⓘ
linked to:
George Armstrong Custer
George Armstrong Custer ⓘ |
| namedForRole |
Civil War and Indian Wars cavalry commander George Armstrong Custer
ⓘ
linked to:
George Armstrong Custer
|
| near |
Augusta, Michigan
ⓘ
Battle Creek, Michigan ⓘ
linked to:
Battle Creek
|
| notableFor |
large-scale troop mobilization during World War II
ⓘ
training of National Guard and Reserve units ⓘ |
| partOf | Fort Custer Training Center ⓘ |
| region | southwestern Michigan ⓘ |
| status | decommissioned active-duty Army post ⓘ |
| use |
induction center
ⓘ
mobilization site ⓘ prisoner-of-war camp ⓘ training site ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Air National Guard
ⓘ
Michigan National Guard ⓘ United States Army Reserve ⓘ
linked to:
Army Reserve
|
| usedFor |
National Guard training
ⓘ
artillery training ⓘ infantry training ⓘ military police training ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fort Custer Description of subject: Fort Custer is a former U.S. Army installation in Michigan, established during World War II and named for General George Armstrong Custer, that has served as a major training and mobilization site.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.