China Marine
E351850
China Marine is a memoir by E.B. Sledge recounting his experiences as a U.S. Marine in the Pacific Theater during World War II and his postwar service in China.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| China Marine canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3366055 — 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: China Marine Context triple: [The Pacific, basedOn, China Marine]
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A.
China State Shipbuilding Corporation
China State Shipbuilding Corporation is a major Chinese state-owned shipbuilding conglomerate responsible for designing and constructing a wide range of civilian and military vessels and marine equipment.
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B.
Republic of China Navy
The Republic of China Navy is Taiwan’s maritime military force, responsible for defending its territorial waters and sea lanes, particularly in the sensitive Taiwan Strait region.
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C.
People's Liberation Army Navy
The People's Liberation Army Navy is the maritime branch of China's armed forces, responsible for naval operations, power projection, and safeguarding the country's maritime interests.
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D.
Beiyang Fleet
The Beiyang Fleet was the late Qing dynasty’s principal modern naval force, which suffered devastating losses to Japan in the First Sino-Japanese War, marking a turning point in East Asian naval power.
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E.
Republic of China Marine Corps
The Republic of China Marine Corps is the amphibious warfare branch of Taiwan’s military, specializing in rapid deployment, coastal defense, and island-based operations.
- 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: China Marine Target entity description: China Marine is a memoir by E.B. Sledge recounting his experiences as a U.S. Marine in the Pacific Theater during World War II and his postwar service in China.
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A.
China State Shipbuilding Corporation
China State Shipbuilding Corporation is a major Chinese state-owned shipbuilding conglomerate responsible for designing and constructing a wide range of civilian and military vessels and marine equipment.
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B.
Republic of China Navy
The Republic of China Navy is Taiwan’s maritime military force, responsible for defending its territorial waters and sea lanes, particularly in the sensitive Taiwan Strait region.
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C.
People's Liberation Army Navy
The People's Liberation Army Navy is the maritime branch of China's armed forces, responsible for naval operations, power projection, and safeguarding the country's maritime interests.
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D.
Beiyang Fleet
The Beiyang Fleet was the late Qing dynasty’s principal modern naval force, which suffered devastating losses to Japan in the First Sino-Japanese War, marking a turning point in East Asian naval power.
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E.
Republic of China Marine Corps
The Republic of China Marine Corps is the amphibious warfare branch of Taiwan’s military, specializing in rapid deployment, coastal defense, and island-based operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
ⓘ
memoir ⓘ |
| about |
1st Marine Division (United States)
ⓘ
surface form:
1st Marine Division
3rd Battalion, 5th Marines ⓘ
surface form:
K Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines
|
| author |
Eugene Sledge
ⓘ
surface form:
E. B. Sledge
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describes |
combat experiences of a U.S. Marine
ⓘ
occupation duty in China ⓘ psychological impact of war ⓘ transition from wartime to peacetime life ⓘ |
| follows |
The Old Breed
ⓘ
surface form:
With the Old Breed
|
| genre |
autobiography
ⓘ
war memoir ⓘ |
| hasContributor |
Eugene Sledge
ⓘ
surface form:
E. B. Sledge
|
| hasSubject |
Pacific War
ⓘ
China Marines ⓘ
surface form:
United States Marines in China
military occupation ⓘ veterans’ postwar experiences ⓘ |
| hasTitle | China Marine self-link ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | non-fiction ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Eugene Sledge
ⓘ
surface form:
E. B. Sledge
Pacific War ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific Theater of World War II
United States Marine Corps ⓘ postwar occupation of China ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| setInPeriod |
World War II
ⓘ
post–World War II era ⓘ |
| setting |
China
ⓘ
Pacific Theater of Operations ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific Theater
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: China Marine Description of subject: China Marine is a memoir by E.B. Sledge recounting his experiences as a U.S. Marine in the Pacific Theater during World War II and his postwar service in China.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Pacific