Clifton A. F. Sprague
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Clifton A. F. Sprague was a U.S. Navy rear admiral and World War II carrier task group commander renowned for his leadership of "Taffy 3" during the Battle off Samar.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Clifton A. F. Sprague canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2464018 — 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: Clifton A. F. Sprague Context triple: [Battle off Samar, commander, Clifton A. F. Sprague]
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Franklin C. Sibert
Franklin C. Sibert was a U.S. Army lieutenant general and World War II corps commander noted for leading American forces in major Pacific campaigns.
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B.
Edwin T. Meredith
Edwin T. Meredith was an American publisher and politician who served as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture under President Woodrow Wilson.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Edmund G. Ross
Edmund G. Ross was a 19th-century U.S. senator from Kansas best known for casting the decisive vote against the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson, an act later celebrated in John F. Kennedy’s "Profiles in Courage."
- 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: Clifton A. F. Sprague Target entity description: Clifton A. F. Sprague was a U.S. Navy rear admiral and World War II carrier task group commander renowned for his leadership of "Taffy 3" during the Battle off Samar.
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A.
Franklin C. Sibert
Franklin C. Sibert was a U.S. Army lieutenant general and World War II corps commander noted for leading American forces in major Pacific campaigns.
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B.
Edwin T. Meredith
Edwin T. Meredith was an American publisher and politician who served as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture under President Woodrow Wilson.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Edmund G. Ross
Edmund G. Ross was a 19th-century U.S. senator from Kansas best known for casting the decisive vote against the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson, an act later celebrated in John F. Kennedy’s "Profiles in Courage."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Navy admiral
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World War II veteran ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegiance |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| awardReceived |
Legion of Merit
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Navy Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ Navy Distinguished Service Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battle |
Battle of Leyte Gulf
NERFINISHED
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Battle off Samar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1896-01-08 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| commanded |
Taffy 3
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Task Unit 77.4.3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1955-04-11 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | United States Naval Academy ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Sprague NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Clifton Albert Frederick Sprague NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName |
Albert
NERFINISHED
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Clifton NERFINISHED ⓘ Frederick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNickname | Ziggy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRelative | Thomas L. Sprague NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| militaryRank | rear admiral ⓘ |
| militaryUnit | Escort Carrier Task Group 77.4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
command of escort carrier task unit "Taffy 3" at the Battle off Samar
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defensive action against Japanese Center Force on 1944-10-25 ⓘ leadership in the Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ use of destroyers and destroyer escorts in torpedo attacks against superior Japanese battleships and cruisers ⓘ |
| occupation | naval officer ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Pacific Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Dorchester, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | San Diego, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | carrier task group commander ⓘ |
| relativeRelationship | Thomas L. Sprague was his brother NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | San Diego, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceEnd | 1950 ⓘ |
| serviceNumber | unknown ⓘ |
| serviceStart | 1917 ⓘ |
| shipNamedAfter | USS Clifton Sprague (FFG-16) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Clifton A. F. Sprague Description of subject: Clifton A. F. Sprague was a U.S. Navy rear admiral and World War II carrier task group commander renowned for his leadership of "Taffy 3" during the Battle off Samar.
Referenced by (3)
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