World War I sailor Kelly Ingram
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World War I sailor Kelly Ingram was a U.S. Navy seaman remembered for his extraordinary bravery and sacrifice during combat, for which he was posthumously honored.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| World War I sailor Kelly Ingram canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1175852 — 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: World War I sailor Kelly Ingram Context triple: [Kelly Ingram Park, namedFor, World War I sailor Kelly Ingram]
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A.
Leslie Morshead
Leslie Morshead was an Australian general best known for commanding the defending forces during the World War II Siege of Tobruk.
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B.
Sergeant York
Sergeant York is a 1941 biographical war film about World War I hero Alvin C. York, renowned for its patriotic themes and Gary Cooper’s Academy Award-winning performance.
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C.
Andrew Cunningham
Andrew Cunningham was a prominent British Royal Navy admiral of World War II, noted for his leadership in major Mediterranean campaigns and his role in Allied amphibious operations.
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D.
Robert Armstrong
Robert Armstrong is a common name shared by several notable individuals, including an American actor famous for his role in the 1933 film "King Kong" and a U.S. politician who served as a senator from Texas.
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E.
Jeremiah O’Brien
Jeremiah O’Brien was an American Revolutionary War naval captain from Maine who led one of the first naval engagements against the British at the Battle of Machias in 1775.
- 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: World War I sailor Kelly Ingram Target entity description: World War I sailor Kelly Ingram was a U.S. Navy seaman remembered for his extraordinary bravery and sacrifice during combat, for which he was posthumously honored.
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A.
Leslie Morshead
Leslie Morshead was an Australian general best known for commanding the defending forces during the World War II Siege of Tobruk.
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B.
Sergeant York
Sergeant York is a 1941 biographical war film about World War I hero Alvin C. York, renowned for its patriotic themes and Gary Cooper’s Academy Award-winning performance.
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C.
Andrew Cunningham
Andrew Cunningham was a prominent British Royal Navy admiral of World War II, noted for his leadership in major Mediterranean campaigns and his role in Allied amphibious operations.
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D.
Robert Armstrong
Robert Armstrong is a common name shared by several notable individuals, including an American actor famous for his role in the 1933 film "King Kong" and a U.S. politician who served as a senator from Texas.
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E.
Jeremiah O’Brien
Jeremiah O’Brien was an American Revolutionary War naval captain from Maine who led one of the first naval engagements against the British at the Battle of Machias in 1775.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Navy sailor
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human ⓘ military personnel ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Medal of Honor ⓘ |
| burialPlace | at sea ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath |
killed in action
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torpedo attack ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1887-08-04 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1917-10-15 ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
ⓘ
surface form:
African American
|
| familyName | Ingram ⓘ |
| givenName | Osborne ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Medal of Honor recipient ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memorializedBy |
Kelly Ingram Park
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surface form:
Kelly Ingram Park, Birmingham, Alabama
USS Ingram (DD-694) ⓘ |
| militaryAllegiance | United States of America ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Seaman ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Kelly Ingram Park
ⓘ
USS Ingram (DD-694) ⓘ |
| notableFor |
extraordinary bravery during World War I
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sacrificing himself to protect fellow sailors from a torpedo explosion ⓘ |
| notableWork | sacrificed his life to save shipmates during torpedo attack on USS Cassin ⓘ |
| occupation | sailor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
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surface form:
Pratt City, Alabama, United States of America
|
| placeOfDeath | aboard USS Cassin (DD-43), off the coast of Ireland ⓘ |
| posthumousRecognition | Medal of Honor awarded posthumously ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| shipServedOn | USS Cassin (DD-43) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: World War I sailor Kelly Ingram Description of subject: World War I sailor Kelly Ingram was a U.S. Navy seaman remembered for his extraordinary bravery and sacrifice during combat, for which he was posthumously honored.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.