Triple
T196216
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Vietnam War |
E3824
|
entity |
| Predicate | majorCommander |
P1698
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William Westmoreland
William Westmoreland was a United States Army general best known for commanding U.S. military operations during the height of the Vietnam War.
|
E29838
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: William Westmoreland | Statement: [Vietnam War, majorCommander, William Westmoreland]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Westmoreland Context triple: [Vietnam War, majorCommander, William Westmoreland]
-
A.
James M. Gavin
James M. Gavin was a highly regarded U.S. Army lieutenant general and paratrooper commander in World War II, known for leading the 82nd Airborne Division in major European operations.
-
B.
Matthew Ridgway
Matthew Ridgway was a highly respected U.S. Army general known for revitalizing United Nations forces and turning the tide during the Korean War.
-
C.
Maxwell D. Taylor
Maxwell D. Taylor was a prominent U.S. Army general and later Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, noted for his leadership of airborne forces in World War II and his influential role in shaping Cold War military policy.
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D.
Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.
Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. was a United States Army general best known for commanding coalition forces during the Gulf War (Operation Desert Storm) in 1991.
-
E.
Alexander Vandegrift
Alexander Vandegrift was a highly decorated U.S. Marine Corps general best known for leading the 1st Marine Division to victory in the Guadalcanal Campaign during World War II and later serving as Commandant of the Marine Corps.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: William Westmoreland Triple: [Vietnam War, majorCommander, William Westmoreland]
Generated description
William Westmoreland was a United States Army general best known for commanding U.S. military operations during the height of the Vietnam War.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Westmoreland Target entity description: William Westmoreland was a United States Army general best known for commanding U.S. military operations during the height of the Vietnam War.
-
A.
James M. Gavin
James M. Gavin was a highly regarded U.S. Army lieutenant general and paratrooper commander in World War II, known for leading the 82nd Airborne Division in major European operations.
-
B.
Matthew Ridgway
Matthew Ridgway was a highly respected U.S. Army general known for revitalizing United Nations forces and turning the tide during the Korean War.
-
C.
Maxwell D. Taylor
Maxwell D. Taylor was a prominent U.S. Army general and later Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, noted for his leadership of airborne forces in World War II and his influential role in shaping Cold War military policy.
-
D.
Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.
Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. was a United States Army general best known for commanding coalition forces during the Gulf War (Operation Desert Storm) in 1991.
-
E.
Alexander Vandegrift
Alexander Vandegrift was a highly decorated U.S. Marine Corps general best known for leading the 1st Marine Division to victory in the Guadalcanal Campaign during World War II and later serving as Commandant of the Marine Corps.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69a2548debd48190ae3a06d6e65b53c6 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:35 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a25bc96aa081908ef74c9827c9aa48 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 3:06 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a362b97500819088c4f547f6ee38d4 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 9:48 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a3632a55ac8190b099ae109b0c578c |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 9:50 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a363911900819094af203ba2ed0e8a |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 9:52 p.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:41 a.m.