Captain Robert K. Morgan
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Captain Robert K. Morgan was a U.S. Army Air Forces pilot best known for commanding the B-17 Flying Fortress "Memphis Belle" during World War II, one of the first heavy bombers to complete 25 combat missions over Europe.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Captain Robert K. Morgan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11740948 — 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: Captain Robert K. Morgan Context triple: [The Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress, features, Captain Robert K. Morgan]
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A.
Captain Charles J. Johnston
Captain Charles J. Johnston was a 19th-century sea captain best known for charting and bringing to wider attention the remote Pacific outpost now known as Johnston Atoll.
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B.
Captain Hiram Combs
Captain Hiram Combs was a local figure of historical significance in Arkansas, honored as the namesake of the community of Combs.
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C.
Captain John H. Miller
Captain John H. Miller is the fictional World War II U.S. Army officer portrayed by Tom Hanks in "Saving Private Ryan," known for leading a perilous mission to find and bring home Private James Ryan.
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D.
Captain Leslie E. Gehres
Captain Leslie E. Gehres was a controversial U.S. Navy officer best known for his harsh and disputed leadership of the aircraft carrier USS Franklin after it was heavily damaged in World War II.
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E.
Captain James Deakins
Captain James Deakins is a senior NYPD officer who oversees the Major Case Squad on the television series "Law & Order: Criminal Intent."
- 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: Captain Robert K. Morgan Target entity description: Captain Robert K. Morgan was a U.S. Army Air Forces pilot best known for commanding the B-17 Flying Fortress "Memphis Belle" during World War II, one of the first heavy bombers to complete 25 combat missions over Europe.
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A.
Captain Charles J. Johnston
Captain Charles J. Johnston was a 19th-century sea captain best known for charting and bringing to wider attention the remote Pacific outpost now known as Johnston Atoll.
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B.
Captain Hiram Combs
Captain Hiram Combs was a local figure of historical significance in Arkansas, honored as the namesake of the community of Combs.
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C.
Captain John H. Miller
Captain John H. Miller is the fictional World War II U.S. Army officer portrayed by Tom Hanks in "Saving Private Ryan," known for leading a perilous mission to find and bring home Private James Ryan.
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D.
Captain Leslie E. Gehres
Captain Leslie E. Gehres was a controversial U.S. Navy officer best known for his harsh and disputed leadership of the aircraft carrier USS Franklin after it was heavily damaged in World War II.
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E.
Captain James Deakins
Captain James Deakins is a senior NYPD officer who oversees the Major Case Squad on the television series "Law & Order: Criminal Intent."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Army Air Forces officer
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aviator ⓘ human ⓘ military officer ⓘ |
| aircraftFlown |
B-17 Flying Fortress
ⓘ
linked to:
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
B-29 Superfortress ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Air Medal
ⓘ
Air Medal with oak leaf clusters ⓘ
linked to:
Air Medal
Distinguished Flying Cross ⓘ Distinguished Flying Cross with oak leaf clusters ⓘ
linked to:
Distinguished Flying Cross
|
| birthName | Robert Knight Morgan ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Western North Carolina State Veterans Cemetery ⓘ |
| commanded |
B-17 Flying Fortress Memphis Belle
ⓘ
linked to:
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
|
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1918-07-31 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2004-05-15 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Tennessee
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linked to:
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
|
| familyName | Morgan ⓘ |
| givenName | Robert ⓘ |
| hasHonor | Memphis Belle crew reunions and commemorations ⓘ |
| hasRelative | parents from North Carolina ⓘ |
| memberOf |
324th Bomb Squadron
ⓘ
91st Bomb Group ⓘ
linked to:
91st Bombardment Group
|
| militaryBranch | United States Army Air Forces ⓘ |
| militaryRank | captain ⓘ |
| militaryUnit |
20th Air Force
ⓘ
8th Air Force ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
completed 25th mission with Memphis Belle in May 1943
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flew B-29 Dauntless Dotty on first B-29 bombing raid on Tokyo from the Marianas ⓘ |
| notableFor |
commanding the B-17 Memphis Belle in combat over Europe
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completing 25 combat missions with Memphis Belle ⓘ |
| notableWork | Memphis Belle ⓘ |
| occupation |
bomber pilot
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military pilot ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
bombing missions over Germany
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bombing missions over Japan ⓘ strategic bombing campaign over Europe ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Asheville, North Carolina ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Asheville, North Carolina ⓘ |
| serviceNumber | O-727364 ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse |
Dorothy Johnson
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Linda Dickerson Morgan ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
documentaries about the Memphis Belle
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film Memphis Belle ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
European Theater of Operations
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Pacific Theater of Operations ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Captain Robert K. Morgan Description of subject: Captain Robert K. Morgan was a U.S. Army Air Forces pilot best known for commanding the B-17 Flying Fortress "Memphis Belle" during World War II, one of the first heavy bombers to complete 25 combat missions over Europe.
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