Korean War CIB
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The Korean War CIB is a version of the U.S. Army’s Combat Infantryman Badge awarded to infantry soldiers who engaged in active ground combat during the Korean War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Korean War CIB canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T742669 — 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: Korean War CIB Context triple: [Combat Infantryman Badge, hasVersion, Korean War CIB]
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A.
Korean War
The Korean War was a major Cold War conflict fought from 1950 to 1953 between North and South Korea, involving large-scale military intervention by the United States and other United Nations forces on one side and China (with Soviet support) on the other.
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B.
Soviet Civil Administration in Korea
The Soviet Civil Administration in Korea was the Soviet military government that controlled and oversaw the northern part of the Korean Peninsula after Japan’s surrender in World War II, laying the groundwork for the establishment of North Korea.
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C.
Allied occupation of Korea
The Allied occupation of Korea was the post–World War II military administration and division of the Korean Peninsula by the United States and the Soviet Union, which set the stage for the creation of North and South Korea.
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D.
United States Army Military Government in Korea
The United States Army Military Government in Korea was the American military administration that governed southern Korea from 1945 to 1948, overseeing the transition from Japanese colonial rule to the establishment of the Republic of Korea.
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E.
Battle of Chosin Reservoir
The Battle of Chosin Reservoir was a brutal 1950 Korean War campaign in freezing conditions where United Nations forces, primarily U.S. Marines, fought their way out of encirclement by vastly larger Chinese forces.
- 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: Korean War CIB Target entity description: The Korean War CIB is a version of the U.S. Army’s Combat Infantryman Badge awarded to infantry soldiers who engaged in active ground combat during the Korean War.
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A.
Korean War
The Korean War was a major Cold War conflict fought from 1950 to 1953 between North and South Korea, involving large-scale military intervention by the United States and other United Nations forces on one side and China (with Soviet support) on the other.
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B.
Soviet Civil Administration in Korea
The Soviet Civil Administration in Korea was the Soviet military government that controlled and oversaw the northern part of the Korean Peninsula after Japan’s surrender in World War II, laying the groundwork for the establishment of North Korea.
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C.
Allied occupation of Korea
The Allied occupation of Korea was the post–World War II military administration and division of the Korean Peninsula by the United States and the Soviet Union, which set the stage for the creation of North and South Korea.
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D.
United States Army Military Government in Korea
The United States Army Military Government in Korea was the American military administration that governed southern Korea from 1945 to 1948, overseeing the transition from Japanese colonial rule to the establishment of the Republic of Korea.
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E.
Battle of Chosin Reservoir
The Battle of Chosin Reservoir was a brutal 1950 Korean War campaign in freezing conditions where United Nations forces, primarily U.S. Marines, fought their way out of encirclement by vastly larger Chinese forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Combat Infantryman Badge variant
ⓘ
military decoration ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | United States Army ⓘ |
| armedForce | United States Army ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
United Nations Command
ⓘ
surface form:
United Nations Command in Korea
|
| awardFor |
infantry combat service
ⓘ
participation in active ground combat ⓘ |
| awardStatus | no longer awarded for new Korean War service ⓘ |
| campaign | Korean War ⓘ |
| conflict | Korean War ⓘ |
| conflictEnd | 1953 ⓘ |
| conflictStart | 1950 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| distinctFrom |
Combat Action Badge
ⓘ
Combat Medical Badge ⓘ |
| eligibleRecipient |
U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers serving in infantry roles
ⓘ
U.S. Army infantry soldiers ⓘ |
| followedBy | Vietnam War CIB ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
infantry musket emblem
ⓘ
rectangular blue field ⓘ silver wreath ⓘ |
| hasRankRequirement | enlisted soldiers and officers in infantry billets ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Cold War ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| locationOfConflict | Korean Peninsula ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | infantry ⓘ |
| partOf | Combat Infantryman Badge ⓘ |
| precededBy | World War II CIB ⓘ |
| regulatesBy | U.S. Army personnel regulations ⓘ |
| shortName |
Combat Infantryman Badge
ⓘ
surface form:
Korean War Combat Infantryman Badge
|
| symbolizes | direct participation in ground combat in Korea ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1950–1953 ⓘ |
| wearer | Korean War U.S. Army infantry veterans ⓘ |
| wearOnUniform |
U.S. Army dress uniform
ⓘ
Army Service Uniform ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Army service uniform
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Korean War CIB Description of subject: The Korean War CIB is a version of the U.S. Army’s Combat Infantryman Badge awarded to infantry soldiers who engaged in active ground combat during the Korean War.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.