Private Irwin Wade
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Private Irwin Wade is the compassionate combat medic in the film "Saving Private Ryan," known for his emotional depth and dedication to treating wounded soldiers amid the chaos of World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Private Irwin Wade canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7909653 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Private Irwin Wade Context triple: [Giovanni Ribisi, playedCharacter, Private Irwin Wade]
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A.
Lieutenant Joe Clemons
Lieutenant Joe Clemons is the U.S. Army officer portrayed as the central combat leader in the Korean War drama film "Pork Chop Hill."
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B.
Lt. Jim Bledsoe
Lt. Jim Bledsoe is a key U.S. Navy submarine officer in the World War II drama "Run Silent, Run Deep," known for his conflict with the commanding captain over tactics and command.
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C.
Sergeant Elias Grodin
Sergeant Elias Grodin is a central, idealistic yet battle-weary soldier in the Vietnam War film "Platoon," known for his moral integrity and conflict with the more brutal Sergeant Barnes.
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D.
Allan Blye
Allan Blye is a Canadian television writer and producer known for his work on influential variety and comedy programs from the 1960s onward.
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E.
Sgt. Joe Broadhurst
Sgt. Joe Broadhurst is a supporting police sergeant character on the 1970s American television crime drama "McCloud."
- 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: Private Irwin Wade Target entity description: Private Irwin Wade is the compassionate combat medic in the film "Saving Private Ryan," known for his emotional depth and dedication to treating wounded soldiers amid the chaos of World War II.
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A.
Lieutenant Joe Clemons
Lieutenant Joe Clemons is the U.S. Army officer portrayed as the central combat leader in the Korean War drama film "Pork Chop Hill."
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B.
Lt. Jim Bledsoe
Lt. Jim Bledsoe is a key U.S. Navy submarine officer in the World War II drama "Run Silent, Run Deep," known for his conflict with the commanding captain over tactics and command.
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C.
Sergeant Elias Grodin
Sergeant Elias Grodin is a central, idealistic yet battle-weary soldier in the Vietnam War film "Platoon," known for his moral integrity and conflict with the more brutal Sergeant Barnes.
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D.
Allan Blye
Allan Blye is a Canadian television writer and producer known for his work on influential variety and comedy programs from the 1960s onward.
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E.
Sgt. Joe Broadhurst
Sgt. Joe Broadhurst is a supporting police sergeant character on the 1970s American television crime drama "McCloud."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| allegiance | United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Saving Private Ryan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
humanity amid war
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sacrifice ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | gunshot wounds ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| createdBy | Robert Rodat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalStatus | killedInAction ⓘ |
| filmDirectorOfAppearance | Steven Spielberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | war film ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| medium | live-action film ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Private ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableQuality | focus on saving lives over combat ⓘ |
| notableScene |
death scene after being shot during a mission in France
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field surgery on a wounded soldier under fire ⓘ |
| occupation | combat medic ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
compassionate
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dedicated ⓘ empathetic ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Giovanni Ribisi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInUnit | medic ⓘ |
| settingOfActions | Normandy, France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| superiorOfficer | Captain John H. Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| unit | Captain Miller's squad ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Private Irwin Wade Description of subject: Private Irwin Wade is the compassionate combat medic in the film "Saving Private Ryan," known for his emotional depth and dedication to treating wounded soldiers amid the chaos of World War II.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Giovanni Ribisi