Frederick L. Ashworth
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Frederick L. Ashworth was a U.S. Navy officer and ordnance expert who served as the weaponeer on the Nagasaki atomic bomb mission during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Frederick L. Ashworth canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2198071 — 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: Frederick L. Ashworth Context triple: [Project Alberta, hadMember, Frederick L. Ashworth]
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A.
Frederick H. Harbison
Frederick H. Harbison was an influential American labor economist and educator known for his work on human resources, industrial relations, and economic development.
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B.
Charles R. Fenwick
Charles R. Fenwick was a Virginia lawyer and long-serving state legislator known for his influence on transportation policy, for whom the Charles R. Fenwick Bridge is named.
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C.
Francis W. Sears
Francis W. Sears was an American physicist and influential physics educator known for his widely used textbooks and contributions to physics teaching.
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D.
Edward F. Storey
Edward F. Storey was a 19th-century Nevada figure, likely a pioneer or local leader, for whom Storey County was named.
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E.
Albert D. Wheelon
Albert D. Wheelon was an American physicist and intelligence official known for his pioneering role in developing U.S. satellite reconnaissance programs and later contributions to aerospace and national security policy.
- 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: Frederick L. Ashworth Target entity description: Frederick L. Ashworth was a U.S. Navy officer and ordnance expert who served as the weaponeer on the Nagasaki atomic bomb mission during World War II.
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A.
Frederick H. Harbison
Frederick H. Harbison was an influential American labor economist and educator known for his work on human resources, industrial relations, and economic development.
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B.
Charles R. Fenwick
Charles R. Fenwick was a Virginia lawyer and long-serving state legislator known for his influence on transportation policy, for whom the Charles R. Fenwick Bridge is named.
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C.
Francis W. Sears
Francis W. Sears was an American physicist and influential physics educator known for his widely used textbooks and contributions to physics teaching.
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D.
Edward F. Storey
Edward F. Storey was a 19th-century Nevada figure, likely a pioneer or local leader, for whom Storey County was named.
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E.
Albert D. Wheelon
Albert D. Wheelon was an American physicist and intelligence official known for his pioneering role in developing U.S. satellite reconnaissance programs and later contributions to aerospace and national security policy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Navy officer
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World War II veteran ⓘ human ⓘ military officer ⓘ ordnance expert ⓘ weaponeer ⓘ |
| allegiance |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| associatedWith |
Manhattan Project
NERFINISHED
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U.S. strategic bombing operations in the Pacific ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer | United States Navy ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
military aviation
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naval ordnance ⓘ nuclear weapons ⓘ |
| genre | military history ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
ordnance testing and evaluation
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planning and execution of nuclear weapons delivery ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup | European American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| hasHonorificTitle | Rear Admiral ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| notableEvent | deployment of the "Fat Man" atomic bomb ⓘ |
| notableFor |
expertise in naval ordnance
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serving as weaponeer on the Nagasaki atomic bomb mission ⓘ |
| notableRole | key ordnance officer in the atomic bombing of Nagasaki ⓘ |
| notableWork | Nagasaki atomic bomb mission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
naval officer
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ordnance specialist ⓘ |
| participatedIn | atomic bombing of Nagasaki ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Navy officer corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | weaponeer on the Nagasaki atomic bomb mission ⓘ |
| rank | Rear Admiral in the United States Navy ⓘ |
| responsibleFor | in-flight arming and release procedures of the Nagasaki atomic bomb ⓘ |
| role | weaponeer on the B-29 bomber Bockscar ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence |
U.S. naval nuclear weapons policy
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development of aerial nuclear delivery tactics ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Frederick L. Ashworth Description of subject: Frederick L. Ashworth was a U.S. Navy officer and ordnance expert who served as the weaponeer on the Nagasaki atomic bomb mission during World War II.
Referenced by (1)
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