Acting Quartermaster General of the United States Army

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military office temporary leadership position

The Acting Quartermaster General of the United States Army is the temporary head of the Army’s Quartermaster Corps, responsible for overseeing military logistics, supply, and material support during an interim period.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Quartermaster General of the United States Army	2
Acting Quartermaster General of the United States Army canonical	1
Quartermaster General of the U.S. Army	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2069505 — 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: Acting Quartermaster General of the United States Army
Context triple: [George Washington Goethals, positionHeld, Acting Quartermaster General of the United States Army]

A. Chief Signal Officer of the U.S. Army
The Chief Signal Officer of the U.S. Army is the senior officer responsible for overseeing the Army’s communications and signal operations, including the development and management of military communication systems and technologies.
B. Commanding General of the United States Army
The Commanding General of the United States Army was the highest-ranking officer and professional head of the U.S. Army before the creation of the modern Chief of Staff role.
C. Under Secretary of the Army
The Under Secretary of the Army is the second-highest-ranking civilian official in the U.S. Department of the Army, responsible for assisting in the oversight, management, and policy direction of the Army.
D. Deputy Chief of Staff of the United States Army
The Deputy Chief of Staff of the United States Army is a senior leadership position responsible for assisting the Army Chief of Staff in overseeing operations, planning, and administration of the Army.
E. Vice Chief of Staff of the Army
The Vice Chief of Staff of the Army is the second-highest-ranking officer in the United States Army, responsible for assisting the Chief of Staff in overseeing Army operations, readiness, and administration.
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: Acting Quartermaster General of the United States Army
Target entity description: The Acting Quartermaster General of the United States Army is the temporary head of the Army’s Quartermaster Corps, responsible for overseeing military logistics, supply, and material support during an interim period.

A. Chief Signal Officer of the U.S. Army
The Chief Signal Officer of the U.S. Army is the senior officer responsible for overseeing the Army’s communications and signal operations, including the development and management of military communication systems and technologies.
B. Commanding General of the United States Army
The Commanding General of the United States Army was the highest-ranking officer and professional head of the U.S. Army before the creation of the modern Chief of Staff role.
C. Under Secretary of the Army
The Under Secretary of the Army is the second-highest-ranking civilian official in the U.S. Department of the Army, responsible for assisting in the oversight, management, and policy direction of the Army.
D. Deputy Chief of Staff of the United States Army
The Deputy Chief of Staff of the United States Army is a senior leadership position responsible for assisting the Army Chief of Staff in overseeing operations, planning, and administration of the Army.
E. Vice Chief of Staff of the Army
The Vice Chief of Staff of the Army is the second-highest-ranking officer in the United States Army, responsible for assisting the Chief of Staff in overseeing Army operations, readiness, and administration.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military office ⓘ temporary leadership position ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	United States Army ⓘ
appointedBy	United States Army senior leadership ⓘ surface form: United States Army leadership
country	United States of America ⓘ
domain	United States military logistics ⓘ
employer	United States Department of the Army ⓘ
fieldOfWork	materiel management ⓘ military administration ⓘ military logistics ⓘ military supply chain management ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver	Army quartermaster logistics policies ⓘ United States Army Quartermaster Department ⓘ surface form: Quartermaster Corps (United States Army)
hasDuty	advising Army leadership on logistics and supply matters ⓘ ensuring continuity of leadership in the Quartermaster Corps ⓘ managing Army quartermaster operations during interim periods ⓘ overseeing materiel support ⓘ overseeing military logistics ⓘ overseeing supply ⓘ
hasOrganizationalUnit	United States Army Quartermaster Department ⓘ surface form: Quartermaster Corps (United States Army)
hasResponsibilityFor	ensuring availability of food, fuel, and equipment for Army forces ⓘ readiness of Army supply systems ⓘ supporting operational and tactical units with supplies ⓘ
hasScope	United States Army logistics and supply ⓘ
isFollowedBy	Acting Quartermaster General of the United States Army self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Quartermaster General of the United States Army
isSuccessorTo	previous Acting Quartermaster General of the United States Army ⓘ
isTemporary	true ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
partOf	United States Army Quartermaster Department ⓘ surface form: Quartermaster Corps (United States Army) United States Army ⓘ
positionHeldBy	officer of the Quartermaster Corps (United States Army) ⓘ senior officer of the United States Army ⓘ
positionType	acting appointment ⓘ interim command role ⓘ
responsibleFor	Army-wide supply policies during interim periods ⓘ coordination of logistics support for Army units ⓘ implementation of quartermaster doctrine and procedures ⓘ oversight of quartermaster installations and activities ⓘ
sector	defense ⓘ
subordinateTo	Army leadership ⓘ Chief of Staff of the Army ⓘ surface form: Chief of Staff of the United States Army
temporarilyHoldsRoleOf	Acting Quartermaster General of the United States Army self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Quartermaster General of the United States Army
usedDuring	periods when the Quartermaster General is absent or unable to serve ⓘ periods when the Quartermaster General position is vacant ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

George Washington Goethals → positionHeld → Acting Quartermaster General of the United States Army ⓘ

Joseph E. Johnston → positionHeld → Acting Quartermaster General of the United States Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: Quartermaster General of the U.S. Army

Acting Quartermaster General of the United States Army → temporarilyHoldsRoleOf → Acting Quartermaster General of the United States Army self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Quartermaster General of the United States Army

Acting Quartermaster General of the United States Army → isFollowedBy → Acting Quartermaster General of the United States Army self-linksurface differs ⓘ