Second Lieutenant C. Carwood Lipton
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Second Lieutenant C. Carwood Lipton was a real-life U.S. Army officer of Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, whose World War II service was prominently depicted in the miniseries "Band of Brothers."
All labels observed (1)
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| Second Lieutenant C. Carwood Lipton canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Second Lieutenant C. Carwood Lipton Context triple: [Donnie Wahlberg, characterPortrayed, Second Lieutenant C. Carwood Lipton]
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Lieutenant Thomas Glahn
Lieutenant Thomas Glahn is the introspective, nature-obsessed protagonist of Knut Hamsun’s novel *Pan*, whose turbulent love affairs and retreat into the Norwegian wilderness explore themes of passion, isolation, and psychological complexity.
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B.
Lieutenant Robert Maynard
Lieutenant Robert Maynard was a British Royal Navy officer best known for leading the 1718 naval engagement that resulted in the death of the infamous pirate Blackbeard.
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C.
1st Lieutenant Edward J. Peterson
1st Lieutenant Edward J. Peterson was a U.S. Air Force officer whose legacy is honored through the naming of Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado.
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D.
Corporal Frank S. Scott
Corporal Frank S. Scott was a U.S. Army aviation mechanic recognized as the first enlisted airman to die in an aircraft accident, for whom Scott Air Force Base is named.
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E.
Lieutenant Hiram Coffey
Lieutenant Hiram Coffey is a Navy SEAL team leader and increasingly unstable antagonist in the 1989 science fiction film "The Abyss."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Second Lieutenant C. Carwood Lipton Target entity description: Second Lieutenant C. Carwood Lipton was a real-life U.S. Army officer of Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, whose World War II service was prominently depicted in the miniseries "Band of Brothers."
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A.
Lieutenant Thomas Glahn
Lieutenant Thomas Glahn is the introspective, nature-obsessed protagonist of Knut Hamsun’s novel *Pan*, whose turbulent love affairs and retreat into the Norwegian wilderness explore themes of passion, isolation, and psychological complexity.
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B.
Lieutenant Robert Maynard
Lieutenant Robert Maynard was a British Royal Navy officer best known for leading the 1718 naval engagement that resulted in the death of the infamous pirate Blackbeard.
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C.
1st Lieutenant Edward J. Peterson
1st Lieutenant Edward J. Peterson was a U.S. Air Force officer whose legacy is honored through the naming of Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado.
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D.
Corporal Frank S. Scott
Corporal Frank S. Scott was a U.S. Army aviation mechanic recognized as the first enlisted airman to die in an aircraft accident, for whom Scott Air Force Base is named.
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E.
Lieutenant Hiram Coffey
Lieutenant Hiram Coffey is a Navy SEAL team leader and increasingly unstable antagonist in the 1989 science fiction film "The Abyss."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Army officer
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human ⓘ paratrooper ⓘ |
| allegiance | United States of America ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Bronze Star Medal
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Combat Infantryman Badge NERFINISHED ⓘ Purple Heart ⓘ |
| basedOn | character in the miniseries Band of Brothers ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1920-01-30 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2001-12-16 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Marshall University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Hercules Powder Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Owens-Corning Fiberglass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enlistedIn | United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enlistmentYear | 1942 ⓘ |
| familyName | Lipton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Clifford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf |
101st Airborne Division
NERFINISHED
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506th Parachute Infantry Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ Easy Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| middleName | Carwood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
First Sergeant
ⓘ
Second Lieutenant ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a central figure in the book Band of Brothers
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leadership in Easy Company during World War II ⓘ |
| notableWork | Band of Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 2 ⓘ |
| occupation |
executive
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soldier ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of the Bulge
NERFINISHED
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Normandy landings NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Market Garden NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Bastogne NERFINISHED ⓘ capture of Berchtesgaden ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Huntington, West Virginia, United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Southern Pines, North Carolina, United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Donnie Wahlberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Methodism ⓘ |
| residence | Southern Pines, North Carolina, United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceNumber | 13068312 ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Marie Lipton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Second Lieutenant C. Carwood Lipton Description of subject: Second Lieutenant C. Carwood Lipton was a real-life U.S. Army officer of Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, whose World War II service was prominently depicted in the miniseries "Band of Brothers."
Referenced by (1)
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