Harold Gregory Moore Sr.
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Harold Gregory Moore Sr. was a highly decorated U.S. Army lieutenant general best known for commanding American forces in the Battle of Ia Drang during the Vietnam War and co-authoring the book "We Were Soldiers Once... and Young."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Harold Gregory Moore Sr. canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4937790 — 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: Harold Gregory Moore Sr. Context triple: [Hal Moore, fullName, Harold Gregory Moore Sr.]
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A.
Harold Everett Greer
Harold Everett "Hal" Greer was an American Hall of Fame basketball guard best known for his stellar career with the Syracuse Nationals/Philadelphia 76ers in the NBA.
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B.
Elmer Blaney Harris
Elmer Blaney Harris was an American playwright and author best known for writing the stage play "Johnny Belinda," which was later adapted into the acclaimed 1948 film.
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C.
Joseph Moore Jr.
Joseph Moore Jr. was a benefactor and namesake associated with the founding or early development of Moore College of Art and Design in Philadelphia.
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D.
Charles O. Holliday Jr.
Charles O. Holliday Jr. is an American business executive best known for serving as CEO and chairman of DuPont and later as chairman of Royal Dutch Shell.
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E.
Hilton Smith
Hilton Smith was an American Negro League pitcher renowned for his exceptional curveball and success with the Kansas City Monarchs in the 1930s and 1940s.
- 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: Harold Gregory Moore Sr. Target entity description: Harold Gregory Moore Sr. was a highly decorated U.S. Army lieutenant general best known for commanding American forces in the Battle of Ia Drang during the Vietnam War and co-authoring the book "We Were Soldiers Once... and Young."
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A.
Harold Everett Greer
Harold Everett "Hal" Greer was an American Hall of Fame basketball guard best known for his stellar career with the Syracuse Nationals/Philadelphia 76ers in the NBA.
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B.
Elmer Blaney Harris
Elmer Blaney Harris was an American playwright and author best known for writing the stage play "Johnny Belinda," which was later adapted into the acclaimed 1948 film.
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C.
Joseph Moore Jr.
Joseph Moore Jr. was a benefactor and namesake associated with the founding or early development of Moore College of Art and Design in Philadelphia.
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D.
Charles O. Holliday Jr.
Charles O. Holliday Jr. is an American business executive best known for serving as CEO and chairman of DuPont and later as chairman of Royal Dutch Shell.
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E.
Hilton Smith
Hilton Smith was an American Negro League pitcher renowned for his exceptional curveball and success with the Kansas City Monarchs in the 1930s and 1940s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Army officer
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author ⓘ human ⓘ military leader ⓘ |
| allegiance |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| alsoKnownAs | Hal Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Air Medal
NERFINISHED
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Army Distinguished Service Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ Bronze Star Medal ⓘ Distinguished Service Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ Legion of Merit ⓘ Purple Heart ⓘ Silver Star ⓘ |
| battle | Battle of Ia Drang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1922-02-13 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Bardstown, Kentucky, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Fort Benning Main Post Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coAuthorWith |
Joseph L. Galloway
NERFINISHED
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Mike Guardia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanded |
1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment
NERFINISHED
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3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Korean War
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Vietnam War ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2017-02-10 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Auburn, Alabama, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| education | United States Military Academy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Harold Gregory Moore Sr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | military history ⓘ |
| givenName | Harold ⓘ |
| hasHonorificSuffix | Sr. ⓘ |
| memberOfClass | United States Military Academy Class of 1945 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | lieutenant general ⓘ |
| notableFor | commanding U.S. forces in the Battle of Ia Drang ⓘ |
| notableWork |
We Are Soldiers Still: A Journey Back to the Battlefields of Vietnam
NERFINISHED
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We Were Soldiers Once... and Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 5 ⓘ |
| occupation |
military officer
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writer ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Mel Gibson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence | Auburn, Alabama, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceEnd | 1977 ⓘ |
| serviceStart | 1945 ⓘ |
| spouse | Julia Compton Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | film We Were Soldiers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Harold Gregory Moore Sr. Description of subject: Harold Gregory Moore Sr. was a highly decorated U.S. Army lieutenant general best known for commanding American forces in the Battle of Ia Drang during the Vietnam War and co-authoring the book "We Were Soldiers Once... and Young."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Hal Moore