Marine Raiders
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Marine Raiders were elite World War II-era United States Marine Corps special operations units known for their amphibious light-infantry raids in the Pacific Theater.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Marine Raiders canonical | 17 |
| Marine Raiders of World War II | 1 |
| U.S. Marine Raiders | 1 |
| United States Marine Raiders program | 1 |
| World War II Marine Raiders | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T467918 — 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.
Target entity: Marine Raiders Context triple: [Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command, usesTraditionsOf, Marine Raiders]
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Task Force 17
Task Force 17 was a U.S. Navy carrier task force in the Pacific Theater of World War II, noted for its role in early carrier battles such as the Coral Sea and Midway.
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Task Force 158
Task Force 158 was the ad hoc U.S. Army aviation unit created during the Iran hostage rescue attempt that evolved into the elite 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (“Night Stalkers”).
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Fighter Wing 52
Fighter Wing 52 is the English designation for Jagdgeschwader 52, a renowned Luftwaffe fighter wing of World War II noted for achieving the highest number of aerial victories in history.
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Cactus Air Force
Cactus Air Force was the informal name for the composite Allied air units that defended Guadalcanal from Henderson Field during the critical early stages of the Pacific War in World War II.
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The Corsair
The Corsair is a popular narrative poem by Lord Byron, first published in 1814, that tells the romantic and adventurous tale of a pirate hero and became a major literary sensation of its time.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Marine Raiders Target entity description: Marine Raiders were elite World War II-era United States Marine Corps special operations units known for their amphibious light-infantry raids in the Pacific Theater.
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A.
Task Force 17
Task Force 17 was a U.S. Navy carrier task force in the Pacific Theater of World War II, noted for its role in early carrier battles such as the Coral Sea and Midway.
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B.
Task Force 158
Task Force 158 was the ad hoc U.S. Army aviation unit created during the Iran hostage rescue attempt that evolved into the elite 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (“Night Stalkers”).
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C.
Fighter Wing 52
Fighter Wing 52 is the English designation for Jagdgeschwader 52, a renowned Luftwaffe fighter wing of World War II noted for achieving the highest number of aerial victories in history.
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D.
Cactus Air Force
Cactus Air Force was the informal name for the composite Allied air units that defended Guadalcanal from Henderson Field during the critical early stages of the Pacific War in World War II.
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E.
The Corsair
The Corsair is a popular narrative poem by Lord Byron, first published in 1814, that tells the romantic and adventurous tale of a pirate hero and became a major literary sensation of its time.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Marine Corps special operations unit
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World War II military unit ⓘ |
| authorizedBy |
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
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surface form:
Franklin D. Roosevelt
|
| commemoration |
Marine Raider Regiment
ⓘ
surface form:
Marine Raider Regiment (modern USMC special operations unit)
|
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
United States of America ⓘ |
| designation |
1st Marine Raider Battalion
ⓘ
2nd Marine Raider Battalion ⓘ 3rd Marine Raider Battalion ⓘ 4th Marine Raider Battalion ⓘ |
| dissolutionYear | 1944 ⓘ |
| engagement |
Battle of Edson's Ridge
ⓘ
Northern Solomons campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Bougainville Campaign
Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ
surface form:
Guadalcanal Campaign
Makin Island raid ⓘ New Georgia Campaign ⓘ |
| formationYear | 1942 ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Royal Marines Commandos
ⓘ
surface form:
British Commandos
Chinese guerrilla warfare concepts ⓘ |
| legacy | influenced later U.S. special operations doctrine ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| motto | Gung Ho ⓘ |
| mottoLanguage | Chinese ⓘ |
| mottoMeaning | Work Together ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Evans Carlson
ⓘ
James Roosevelt II ⓘ
surface form:
James Roosevelt
Merritt A. Edson ⓘ |
| notableOperationType |
behind-the-lines raids
ⓘ
reconnaissance-in-force ⓘ |
| notableTactic | amphibious raids ⓘ |
| numberOfBattalions | 4 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Fleet Marine Force
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Marine Corps Fleet Marine Force
|
| primaryOpponents |
Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Japanese forces
|
| reasonForDisbandment | integration into standard Marine infantry units ⓘ |
| role |
amphibious light infantry
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special operations ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria |
combat experience
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marksmanship ⓘ physical fitness ⓘ |
| size | battalion-level units ⓘ |
| successorUnit | 4th Marine Regiment (reconstituted from Raider units) ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
ASIATIC PACIFIC CAMPAIGN
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surface form:
Pacific Theater
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| trainingEmphasis |
amphibious assault
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jungle warfare ⓘ small-unit tactics ⓘ |
| uniformDistinction | wearing of Raider patch ⓘ |
| unitType |
commando unit
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light infantry ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Marine Raiders Description of subject: Marine Raiders were elite World War II-era United States Marine Corps special operations units known for their amphibious light-infantry raids in the Pacific Theater.
Referenced by (21)
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