Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore
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Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore is a fictional, surf-obsessed and war-hardened U.S. Army officer in the film "Apocalypse Now," famous for the line "I love the smell of napalm in the morning."
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore canonical | 1 |
| Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore in Apocalypse Now | 1 |
| William Kilgore | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2173334 — 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: Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore Context triple: [Apocalypse Now, character, Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore]
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Lieutenant Dan Taylor
Lieutenant Dan Taylor is a fictional Vietnam War veteran and Forrest Gump’s platoon leader whose life is profoundly altered by combat injuries, leading to a complex journey through anger, despair, and eventual acceptance in the film "Forrest Gump."
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Commander Schultz
Commander Schultz is a sympathetic and conflicted military officer in Charlie Chaplin’s satirical film "The Great Dictator," who ultimately aids the film’s oppressed protagonists.
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C.
Sergeant Joe Bomowski
Sergeant Joe Bomowski is a tough but comically beleaguered Los Angeles police detective whose overbearing mother constantly interferes in both his personal life and police work.
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D.
Sergeant "Mac" MacChesney
Sergeant "Mac" MacChesney is a tough, no-nonsense British army sergeant and one of the central military characters in the classic adventure film *Gunga Din*.
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E.
Marshal Pentecost
Marshal Pentecost is the military rank and title held by Stacker Pentecost, the commanding officer of the Pan Pacific Defense Corps in the Pacific Rim universe.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore Target entity description: Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore is a fictional, surf-obsessed and war-hardened U.S. Army officer in the film "Apocalypse Now," famous for the line "I love the smell of napalm in the morning."
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A.
Lieutenant Dan Taylor
Lieutenant Dan Taylor is a fictional Vietnam War veteran and Forrest Gump’s platoon leader whose life is profoundly altered by combat injuries, leading to a complex journey through anger, despair, and eventual acceptance in the film "Forrest Gump."
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B.
Commander Schultz
Commander Schultz is a sympathetic and conflicted military officer in Charlie Chaplin’s satirical film "The Great Dictator," who ultimately aids the film’s oppressed protagonists.
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C.
Sergeant Joe Bomowski
Sergeant Joe Bomowski is a tough but comically beleaguered Los Angeles police detective whose overbearing mother constantly interferes in both his personal life and police work.
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D.
Sergeant "Mac" MacChesney
Sergeant "Mac" MacChesney is a tough, no-nonsense British army sergeant and one of the central military characters in the classic adventure film *Gunga Din*.
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E.
Marshal Pentecost
Marshal Pentecost is the military rank and title held by Stacker Pentecost, the commanding officer of the Pan Pacific Defense Corps in the Pacific Rim universe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Apocalypse Now ⓘ |
| associatedSongInScene | Ride of the Valkyries ⓘ |
| associatedWith | airmobile cavalry tactics ⓘ |
| awardForPortrayal | Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor nomination for Robert Duvall ⓘ |
| commandRole | air cavalry commander ⓘ |
| conflict | Vietnam War ⓘ |
| costumeFeature |
cavalry Stetson hat
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yellow cavalry neckerchief ⓘ |
| countryOfService | United States of America ⓘ |
| creator |
Francis Ford Coppola
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John Milius ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | iconic representation of American military bravado in Vietnam War films ⓘ |
| fictionalEra | late 1960s ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Apocalypse Now ⓘ |
| filmDirectorOfWork | Francis Ford Coppola ⓘ |
| filmProductionCountry | United States of America ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Apocalypse Now ⓘ |
| fullName |
Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
William Kilgore
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| genreOfWork | war film ⓘ |
| givenName | Bill ⓘ |
| hobby | surfing ⓘ |
| languageOfCharacter | English ⓘ |
| medium | live-action film ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
delivering one of the most famous lines in war cinema
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surf-obsessed behavior during wartime ⓘ |
| notableQuote | I love the smell of napalm in the morning. ⓘ |
| notableScene |
discusses surfing conditions during combat operations
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orders a helicopter assault to secure a beach suitable for surfing ⓘ walks calmly through a battlefield while explosions occur nearby ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
prioritizes surfing over personal safety
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shows little fear under fire ⓘ |
| obsession | surfing ⓘ |
| occupation | Army officer ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
brash
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confident ⓘ war-hardened ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Robert Duvall ⓘ |
| rank | Lieutenant Colonel ⓘ |
| screenwriterOfWork |
Francis Ford Coppola
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John Milius ⓘ |
| settingOfActivity | South Vietnam ⓘ |
| usesWeapon | napalm (air-delivered incendiary) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore Description of subject: Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore is a fictional, surf-obsessed and war-hardened U.S. Army officer in the film "Apocalypse Now," famous for the line "I love the smell of napalm in the morning."
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore in Apocalypse Now
Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore
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fullName
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Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
William Kilgore