General Lucius D. Clay
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General Lucius D. Clay was a senior U.S. Army officer and military governor of occupied Germany best known for orchestrating the Berlin Airlift during the early Cold War.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lucius D. Clay | 3 |
| General Lucius D. Clay canonical | 2 |
| Lucius D. Clay Jr. | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T887271 — 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: General Lucius D. Clay Context triple: [Operation Vittles, implementedBy, General Lucius D. Clay]
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A.
Walter Krueger
Walter Krueger was a German-born American general who commanded the U.S. Sixth Army in the Southwest Pacific during World War II and was a key subordinate of General Douglas MacArthur.
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B.
John J. McCloy
John J. McCloy was a prominent American lawyer, banker, and statesman who served in key national security and foreign policy roles, including U.S. High Commissioner for Germany after World War II and president of the World Bank.
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C.
Albert C. Wedemeyer
Albert C. Wedemeyer was a U.S. Army general and strategic planner in World War II, best known for his leadership roles in the China-Burma-India theater and his influence on Allied war strategy.
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D.
Walter Bedell Smith
Walter Bedell Smith was a U.S. Army general and senior military diplomat who served as General Dwight D. Eisenhower’s chief of staff during World War II and later as Director of Central Intelligence.
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E.
George C. Marshall
George C. Marshall was an American military leader, statesman, and U.S. Secretary of State who played a key role in World War II strategy and postwar European recovery.
- 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: General Lucius D. Clay Target entity description: General Lucius D. Clay was a senior U.S. Army officer and military governor of occupied Germany best known for orchestrating the Berlin Airlift during the early Cold War.
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A.
Walter Krueger
Walter Krueger was a German-born American general who commanded the U.S. Sixth Army in the Southwest Pacific during World War II and was a key subordinate of General Douglas MacArthur.
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B.
John J. McCloy
John J. McCloy was a prominent American lawyer, banker, and statesman who served in key national security and foreign policy roles, including U.S. High Commissioner for Germany after World War II and president of the World Bank.
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C.
Albert C. Wedemeyer
Albert C. Wedemeyer was a U.S. Army general and strategic planner in World War II, best known for his leadership roles in the China-Burma-India theater and his influence on Allied war strategy.
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D.
Walter Bedell Smith
Walter Bedell Smith was a U.S. Army general and senior military diplomat who served as General Dwight D. Eisenhower’s chief of staff during World War II and later as Director of Central Intelligence.
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E.
George C. Marshall
George C. Marshall was an American military leader, statesman, and U.S. Secretary of State who played a key role in World War II strategy and postwar European recovery.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Army general
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human ⓘ military governor ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
President Harry S. Truman
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surface form:
Harry S. Truman
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| awardReceived |
Bronze Star Medal
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Army Distinguished Service Medal ⓘ
surface form:
Distinguished Service Medal (United States Army)
Legion of Merit ⓘ Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1897-04-23 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Marietta, Georgia
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surface form:
Marietta, Georgia, United States
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| burialPlace |
West Point Cemetery
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surface form:
United States Military Academy Post Cemetery, West Point, New York
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| child |
General Lucius D. Clay
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Lucius D. Clay Jr.
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| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1978-04-16 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Chatham, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Chatham, Massachusetts, United States
|
| educatedAt | United States Military Academy ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| familyName | Clay ⓘ |
| father | Alexander Stephens Clay ⓘ |
| fullName | Lucius DuBignon Clay ⓘ |
| genreOfActivity |
military government
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postwar reconstruction ⓘ |
| givenName | Lucius ⓘ |
| influenced |
early Cold War U.S. strategy in Europe
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policy of Western integration of West Germany ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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surface form:
United States Army Corps of Engineers
|
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryConflict |
European Theater of Operations, United States Army
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surface form:
European Theater of Operations, World War II
|
| militaryRank | General ⓘ |
| notableFor |
administration of occupied Germany after World War II
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directing the Berlin Airlift during the Berlin Blockade ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Berlin Airlift
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surface form:
Organization of the Berlin Airlift
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| occupation |
administrator
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military officer ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Berlin Airlift
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Berlin Blockade ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Commander, United States European Command
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surface form:
Commander in Chief, U.S. Forces in Europe
Deputy Chief of Staff of the United States Army ⓘ Deputy Military Governor of Germany ⓘ Deputy to General Dwight D. Eisenhower for civil affairs and military government ⓘ Military Governor of the U.S. Zone in Germany ⓘ |
| residence |
Germany
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Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| serviceEndYear | 1949 ⓘ |
| serviceStartYear | 1918 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: General Lucius D. Clay Description of subject: General Lucius D. Clay was a senior U.S. Army officer and military governor of occupied Germany best known for orchestrating the Berlin Airlift during the early Cold War.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lucius D. Clay
subject surface form:
Lucius D. Clay
this entity surface form:
Lucius D. Clay Jr.
this entity surface form:
Lucius D. Clay
this entity surface form:
Lucius D. Clay