Operation Starlite
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Operation Starlite was a major early U.S. Marine Corps offensive in the Vietnam War, launched in August 1965 to preempt a Viet Cong attack near the Chu Lai base area.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Operation Starlite canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T543101 — 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: Operation Starlite Context triple: [7th Marine Regiment, notableEngagement, Operation Starlite]
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A.
Operation Sonnenblume
Operation Sonnenblume was the German–Italian military operation in early 1941 that deployed the Afrika Korps to North Africa to stabilize the collapsing Italian front after earlier British successes.
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B.
Operation Whirlwind
Operation Whirlwind was the codename for the large-scale Soviet military intervention that crushed the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and reasserted Soviet control over Hungary.
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C.
Operation Galvanic
Operation Galvanic was the U.S. amphibious offensive in November 1943 that launched the Gilbert Islands campaign in the central Pacific, including the bloody Battle of Tarawa, during World War II.
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D.
Operation Millennium
Operation Millennium was the Royal Air Force Bomber Command’s first 1,000-bomber raid, launched against Cologne in May 1942 as a major strategic bombing offensive during World War II.
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E.
Operation Spring Awakening
Operation Spring Awakening was Nazi Germany’s last major offensive of World War II, launched in March 1945 near Lake Balaton in Hungary in a failed attempt to secure vital oil fields and halt the Soviet advance.
- 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: Operation Starlite Target entity description: Operation Starlite was a major early U.S. Marine Corps offensive in the Vietnam War, launched in August 1965 to preempt a Viet Cong attack near the Chu Lai base area.
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A.
Operation Sonnenblume
Operation Sonnenblume was the German–Italian military operation in early 1941 that deployed the Afrika Korps to North Africa to stabilize the collapsing Italian front after earlier British successes.
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B.
Operation Whirlwind
Operation Whirlwind was the codename for the large-scale Soviet military intervention that crushed the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and reasserted Soviet control over Hungary.
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C.
Operation Galvanic
Operation Galvanic was the U.S. amphibious offensive in November 1943 that launched the Gilbert Islands campaign in the central Pacific, including the bloody Battle of Tarawa, during World War II.
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D.
Operation Millennium
Operation Millennium was the Royal Air Force Bomber Command’s first 1,000-bomber raid, launched against Cologne in May 1942 as a major strategic bombing offensive during World War II.
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E.
Operation Spring Awakening
Operation Spring Awakening was Nazi Germany’s last major offensive of World War II, launched in March 1945 near Lake Balaton in Hungary in a failed attempt to secure vital oil fields and halt the Soviet advance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle of the Vietnam War
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military operation ⓘ |
| belligerent |
United States Marine Corps
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Viet Cong ⓘ |
| casualties |
approximately 45 U.S. Marines killed
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over 200 U.S. Marines wounded ⓘ |
| codename | Operation Starlite self-link ⓘ |
| commander |
Brigadier General Frederick J. Karch
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Colonel Oscar F. Peatross ⓘ |
| conflict | Vietnam War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| endDate | 1965-08-24 ⓘ |
| enemyCasualties |
over 40 Viet Cong captured
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over 600 Viet Cong killed ⓘ |
| engagementType |
armor-infantry cooperation
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close air support operations ⓘ infantry combat ⓘ naval gunfire engagement ⓘ |
| followedBy | subsequent U.S. Marine Corps search-and-destroy operations in I Corps ⓘ |
| forceStrength |
approximately 1,500–2,000 Viet Cong troops
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approximately 5,500 U.S. Marines ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
demonstrated U.S. capability to conduct large-scale heliborne and amphibious assaults in Vietnam
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influenced subsequent U.S. Marine Corps operational doctrine in Vietnam ⓘ |
| location |
Chu Lai, South Vietnam
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Quảng Ngãi Province, South Vietnam ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| notableAs |
first major purely U.S. offensive operation of the Vietnam War
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first regimental-sized U.S. Marine Corps operation in Vietnam War ⓘ |
| objective |
destroy Viet Cong 1st Regiment
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preempt Viet Cong attack on Chu Lai base area ⓘ |
| opponent | Viet Cong 1st Regiment ⓘ |
| partOf | Vietnam War ⓘ |
| plannedBy |
III Marine Expeditionary Force
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surface form:
III Marine Amphibious Force
|
| predecessor | establishment of Chu Lai Marine base ⓘ |
| result |
U.S. and South Vietnamese tactical victory
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Viet Cong forces withdrew from area ⓘ |
| startDate | 1965-08-18 ⓘ |
| support |
U.S. Marine Corps aviation support
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U.S. Navy gunfire support ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Seventh Fleet
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surface form:
U.S. Seventh Fleet
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| tacticsUsed |
amphibious assault
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combined arms ⓘ helicopter-borne air assault ⓘ |
| theater | I Corps Tactical Zone, South Vietnam ⓘ |
| typeOfOperation |
preemptive strike
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search and destroy ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Operation Starlite Description of subject: Operation Starlite was a major early U.S. Marine Corps offensive in the Vietnam War, launched in August 1965 to preempt a Viet Cong attack near the Chu Lai base area.
Referenced by (8)
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