Colonel Cathcart
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Colonel Cathcart is an ambitious, image-obsessed U.S. Army Air Corps officer in Joseph Heller’s novel "Catch-22," known for continually raising the number of missions his men must fly to advance his own career.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Colonel Cathcart canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11754218 — 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: Colonel Cathcart Context triple: [Catch-22, mainCharacter, Colonel Cathcart]
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Colonel Lloyd
Colonel Lloyd is a central fictional character in the "Little Colonel" series, portrayed as a proud, aristocratic Southern gentleman whose relationship with his granddaughter drives much of the stories’ drama and sentiment.
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Colonel Nicholson
Colonel Nicholson is the rigid, duty-bound British officer at the center of the film "The Bridge on the River Kwai," whose obsession with military discipline leads to morally ambiguous collaboration with his captors.
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Colonel Howard
Colonel Howard is a fictional military officer character featured in the film "The Pilot."
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Colonel Smith
Colonel Smith was a British military officer who played a leading role in the First Anglo-Mysore War against the Kingdom of Mysore in the late 18th century.
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Colonel Osborne
Colonel Osborne is a central character in Anthony Trollope's novel "He Knew He Was Right," known for his flirtatious behavior and the jealousy and marital discord his actions help provoke.
- 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: Colonel Cathcart Target entity description: Colonel Cathcart is an ambitious, image-obsessed U.S. Army Air Corps officer in Joseph Heller’s novel "Catch-22," known for continually raising the number of missions his men must fly to advance his own career.
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A.
Colonel Lloyd
Colonel Lloyd is a central fictional character in the "Little Colonel" series, portrayed as a proud, aristocratic Southern gentleman whose relationship with his granddaughter drives much of the stories’ drama and sentiment.
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B.
Colonel Nicholson
Colonel Nicholson is the rigid, duty-bound British officer at the center of the film "The Bridge on the River Kwai," whose obsession with military discipline leads to morally ambiguous collaboration with his captors.
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C.
Colonel Howard
Colonel Howard is a fictional military officer character featured in the film "The Pilot."
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D.
Colonel Smith
Colonel Smith was a British military officer who played a leading role in the First Anglo-Mysore War against the Kingdom of Mysore in the late 18th century.
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E.
Colonel Osborne
Colonel Osborne is a central character in Anthony Trollope's novel "He Knew He Was Right," known for his flirtatious behavior and the jealousy and marital discord his actions help provoke.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
antagonist
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fictional character ⓘ military officer ⓘ |
| alignment | antagonistic to enlisted men’s welfare ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Catch-22 ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
ambitious
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cowardly ⓘ hypocritical ⓘ image-obsessed ⓘ opportunistic ⓘ status-conscious ⓘ vain ⓘ |
| commandedUnit |
Yossarian’s bombardier squadron
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linked to:
Catch-22
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| concern |
how he appears to his superiors
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public image ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| creator | Joseph Heller ⓘ |
| dynamicWithColonelKorn | allies in manipulating the men ⓘ |
| dynamicWithYossarian | views Yossarian as insubordinate ⓘ |
| ethicalStance | prioritizes personal advancement over soldiers’ lives ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext |
novel Catch-22 (1961)
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linked to:
Catch-22
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| genreOfWorkAppearsIn | satirical war novel ⓘ |
| hasSubordinate |
Chaplain Tappman
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Major Danby ⓘ Major Major Major Major ⓘ Yossarian ⓘ
linked to:
Captain John Yossarian
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| literaryFunction | satire of ambitious military bureaucracy ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
U.S. Army Air Corps
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linked to:
United States Army Air Corps
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| motivation |
career advancement
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desire for promotion to general ⓘ desire to impress superiors ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableAction |
endangers his men to improve his record
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plots to get favorable mentions in The Saturday Evening Post ⓘ repeatedly raises the required number of combat missions ⓘ uses missions as a tool for self-promotion ⓘ volunteers his squadron for dangerous missions ⓘ |
| occupation | U.S. Army Air Corps officer ⓘ |
| rank | colonel ⓘ |
| relationshipWith | Colonel Korn ⓘ |
| roleInWork | group commander of a bomber squadron ⓘ |
| setting | Pianosa air base ⓘ |
| subordinateOf |
General Dreedle
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General Peckem ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
bureaucratic absurdity
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military careerism ⓘ moral cowardice in authority ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Colonel Cathcart Description of subject: Colonel Cathcart is an ambitious, image-obsessed U.S. Army Air Corps officer in Joseph Heller’s novel "Catch-22," known for continually raising the number of missions his men must fly to advance his own career.
Referenced by (3)
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