USS Basilone (DD-824)
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USS Basilone (DD-824) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy named in honor of World War II Medal of Honor recipient Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| USS Basilone (DD-824) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14196665 — 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: USS Basilone (DD-824) Context triple: [John Basilone, hasMemorial, USS Basilone (DD-824)]
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USS Johnston (DD-821)
USS Johnston (DD-821) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy that served in the post–World War II era, named in honor of the famed World War II destroyer USS Johnston (DD-557) and her commanding officer, Commander Ernest E. Evans.
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USS Callaghan (DD-792)
USS Callaghan (DD-792) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy that served in World War II and was named in honor of Rear Admiral Daniel J. Callaghan.
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USS Turner Joy (DD-951)
USS Turner Joy (DD-951) was a Forrest Sherman-class destroyer of the United States Navy best known for its controversial role in the events that escalated U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.
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D.
USS Johnston (DD-557)
USS Johnston (DD-557) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the U.S. Navy renowned for its heroic, outgunned charge against a superior Japanese fleet during the Battle off Samar in World War II.
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E.
USS Bordelon (DD-881)
USS Bordelon (DD-881) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy that served from the final months of World War II through the Cold War era.
- 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: USS Basilone (DD-824) Target entity description: USS Basilone (DD-824) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy named in honor of World War II Medal of Honor recipient Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone.
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A.
USS Johnston (DD-821)
USS Johnston (DD-821) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy that served in the post–World War II era, named in honor of the famed World War II destroyer USS Johnston (DD-557) and her commanding officer, Commander Ernest E. Evans.
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B.
USS Callaghan (DD-792)
USS Callaghan (DD-792) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy that served in World War II and was named in honor of Rear Admiral Daniel J. Callaghan.
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C.
USS Turner Joy (DD-951)
USS Turner Joy (DD-951) was a Forrest Sherman-class destroyer of the United States Navy best known for its controversial role in the events that escalated U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.
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D.
USS Johnston (DD-557)
USS Johnston (DD-557) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the U.S. Navy renowned for its heroic, outgunned charge against a superior Japanese fleet during the Battle off Samar in World War II.
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E.
USS Bordelon (DD-881)
USS Bordelon (DD-881) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy that served from the final months of World War II through the Cold War era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.