Major General William F. Garrison
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Major General William F. Garrison is a retired U.S. Army officer best known for leading the elite special operations forces involved in the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu in Somalia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Major General William F. Garrison canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5306493 — 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: Major General William F. Garrison Context triple: [Gothic Serpent, commandedBy, Major General William F. Garrison]
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A.
Major General Charles H. Gerhardt
Major General Charles H. Gerhardt was a U.S. Army officer best known for commanding the 29th Infantry Division during the D-Day landings and subsequent World War II campaigns in Europe.
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B.
Major General John P. Lucas
Major General John P. Lucas was a U.S. Army officer in World War II best known for leading the VI Corps during the Allied landings at Anzio in the Italian Campaign.
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C.
Major-General George F. Hopkinson
Major-General George F. Hopkinson was a British Army officer and airborne warfare pioneer who led elite paratroop and glider forces during the Second World War.
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D.
Major General W. D. A. Lentaigne
Major General W. D. A. Lentaigne was a British Indian Army officer who commanded the Chindits, the long-range penetration special force operating in Burma during the Second World War.
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E.
Major General Keller E. Rockey
Major General Keller E. Rockey was a senior United States Marine Corps officer best known for leading Marine forces in the Pacific Theater during World War II, including the Battle of Iwo Jima.
- 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: Major General William F. Garrison Target entity description: Major General William F. Garrison is a retired U.S. Army officer best known for leading the elite special operations forces involved in the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu in Somalia.
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A.
Major General Charles H. Gerhardt
Major General Charles H. Gerhardt was a U.S. Army officer best known for commanding the 29th Infantry Division during the D-Day landings and subsequent World War II campaigns in Europe.
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B.
Major General John P. Lucas
Major General John P. Lucas was a U.S. Army officer in World War II best known for leading the VI Corps during the Allied landings at Anzio in the Italian Campaign.
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C.
Major-General George F. Hopkinson
Major-General George F. Hopkinson was a British Army officer and airborne warfare pioneer who led elite paratroop and glider forces during the Second World War.
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D.
Major General W. D. A. Lentaigne
Major General W. D. A. Lentaigne was a British Indian Army officer who commanded the Chindits, the long-range penetration special force operating in Burma during the Second World War.
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E.
Major General Keller E. Rockey
Major General Keller E. Rockey was a senior United States Marine Corps officer best known for leading Marine forces in the Pacific Theater during World War II, including the Battle of Iwo Jima.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Army officer
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| allegiance |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| basedOnInFiction |
military character in the book Black Hawk Down
ⓘ
military character in the film Black Hawk Down ⓘ |
| conflict |
Battle of Mogadishu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Somali Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer | United States Department of the Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | late 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Garrison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | special operations ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
counterterrorism operations
ⓘ
hostage rescue and direct action planning ⓘ |
| hasHonor | various U.S. military decorations ⓘ |
| hasRankAtEvent | Major General during the Battle of Mogadishu ⓘ |
| isRetired | true ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Major General ⓘ |
| militarySpecialty | special operations command ⓘ |
| notableEvent | 1993 Battle of Mogadishu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
commanding U.S. forces during the Battle of Mogadishu
ⓘ
leadership of elite special operations units ⓘ role in U.S. intervention in Somalia in 1993 ⓘ |
| notableWork | planning and leading special operations missions in Somalia ⓘ |
| occupation |
military officer
ⓘ
soldier ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Army Special Operations Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Somalia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| positionHeld |
commander of Joint Special Operations Task Force in Somalia
ⓘ
commander of Task Force Ranger ⓘ |
| responsibleFor | oversight of elite U.S. special operations forces in Somalia ⓘ |
| serviceNumberOfConflicts | 1+ (including Somalia) ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Major General William F. Garrison Description of subject: Major General William F. Garrison is a retired U.S. Army officer best known for leading the elite special operations forces involved in the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu in Somalia.
Referenced by (1)
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