Battle of the Philippine Sea
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The Battle of the Philippine Sea was a major 1944 World War II naval engagement in the Pacific, in which U.S. forces decisively defeated Japanese carrier aviation in what became known as the "Great Marianas Turkey Shoot."
All labels observed (6)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T58568 — 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: Battle of the Philippine Sea Context triple: [Imperial Japanese Navy, engagedIn, Battle of the Philippine Sea]
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A.
Battle of Leyte Gulf
The Battle of Leyte Gulf was a major 1944 naval engagement in the Pacific Theater, often considered the largest naval battle in history and a decisive defeat for the Japanese fleet.
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B.
Battle of the Eastern Solomons
The Battle of the Eastern Solomons was a major 1942 carrier battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II, fought between U.S. and Japanese naval forces as part of the struggle for control of Guadalcanal and the surrounding Solomon Islands.
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C.
Battle of Savo Island
The Battle of Savo Island was a major World War II night naval engagement in August 1942, in which Japanese forces inflicted a devastating defeat on Allied cruisers near Guadalcanal.
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D.
Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway was a pivotal 1942 naval engagement in the Pacific Theater where the United States decisively defeated Japan’s carrier fleet, marking a major turning point in World War II.
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E.
Battle of Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa was a major and brutal 1945 Pacific campaign between the United States and Japan, marked by intense ground combat, massive casualties, and kamikaze attacks, and is often seen as a decisive factor leading to the end of World War II.
- 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: Battle of the Philippine Sea Target entity description: The Battle of the Philippine Sea was a major 1944 World War II naval engagement in the Pacific, in which U.S. forces decisively defeated Japanese carrier aviation in what became known as the "Great Marianas Turkey Shoot."
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A.
Battle of Leyte Gulf
The Battle of Leyte Gulf was a major 1944 naval engagement in the Pacific Theater, often considered the largest naval battle in history and a decisive defeat for the Japanese fleet.
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B.
Battle of the Eastern Solomons
The Battle of the Eastern Solomons was a major 1942 carrier battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II, fought between U.S. and Japanese naval forces as part of the struggle for control of Guadalcanal and the surrounding Solomon Islands.
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C.
Battle of Savo Island
The Battle of Savo Island was a major World War II night naval engagement in August 1942, in which Japanese forces inflicted a devastating defeat on Allied cruisers near Guadalcanal.
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D.
Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway was a pivotal 1942 naval engagement in the Pacific Theater where the United States decisively defeated Japan’s carrier fleet, marking a major turning point in World War II.
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E.
Battle of Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa was a major and brutal 1945 Pacific campaign between the United States and Japan, marked by intense ground combat, massive casualties, and kamikaze attacks, and is often seen as a decisive factor leading to the end of World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle
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naval battle ⓘ |
| aircraftCarrierInvolved |
Japanese carrier Chitose
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Japanese carrier Chiyoda ⓘ Japanese carrier Hiyo ⓘ Japanese carrier Junyo ⓘ Japanese carrier Shokaku ⓘ Japanese carrier Taiho ⓘ Japanese carrier Zuiho ⓘ Japanese carrier Zuikaku ⓘ USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24) ⓘ USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) ⓘ USS Cabot (CVL-28) ⓘ USS Enterprise (CV-6) ⓘ USS Essex (CV-9) ⓘ USS Hornet (CV-12) ⓘ USS Langley (CVL-27) ⓘ USS Lexington (CV-16) ⓘ USS Wasp (CV-18) ⓘ USS Yorktown (CV-10) ⓘ |
| aircraftLosses | hundreds of Japanese carrier aircraft destroyed ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Great Marianas Turkey Shoot ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Japan
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surface form:
Empire of Japan
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| campaign | Marianas campaign ⓘ |
| commander |
Jisaburō Ozawa
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surface form:
Jisaburo Ozawa
Marc A. Mitscher ⓘ Raymond A. Spruance ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country |
Imperial Japanese Navy
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United States Navy ⓘ |
| date | 1944-06-19 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1944-06-20 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ |
| forceInvolved |
First Air Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy
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surface form:
Japanese Mobile Fleet
U.S. Fifth Fleet ⓘ U.S. Navy Task Force 58 ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Task Force 58
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| location |
Philippine Sea
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west of the Mariana Islands ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
largest carrier-versus-carrier battle in history
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massive air-to-air combat ⓘ |
| notableTactic |
Japanese long-range carrier air strikes
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U.S. use of radar-directed fighter control ⓘ |
| objective |
defend U.S. invasion of the Mariana Islands
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destroy Japanese carrier air power ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mariana and Palau Islands campaign
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Pacific War ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Battle of the Philippine Sea
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Battle of the Philippine Sea air raids of June 1944
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| result | decisive United States victory ⓘ |
| shipsSunk |
Japanese carrier Hiyo
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surface form:
Japanese aircraft carrier Hiyo
Japanese carrier Shokaku ⓘ
surface form:
Japanese aircraft carrier Shokaku
Japanese carrier Taiho ⓘ
surface form:
Japanese aircraft carrier Taiho
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| strategicConsequence |
crippled Japanese naval aviation
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paved way for further U.S. advances toward Japan ⓘ secured U.S. invasion of Saipan ⓘ |
| theater |
Pacific War
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surface form:
Pacific Theater of World War II
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of the Philippine Sea Description of subject: The Battle of the Philippine Sea was a major 1944 World War II naval engagement in the Pacific, in which U.S. forces decisively defeated Japanese carrier aviation in what became known as the "Great Marianas Turkey Shoot."
Referenced by (111)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Willis A. Lee
this entity surface form:
Philippine Sea campaign
subject surface form:
Zuikaku
subject surface form:
Takeo Kurita
this entity surface form:
Battle of the Philippine Sea (training and ferry role)