Triple

T11946361
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Frank Merrill E284307 entity
Predicate awardReceived P11 FINISHED
Object Distinguished Service Cross E18157 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Distinguished Service Cross | Statement: [Frank Merrill, awardReceived, Distinguished Service Cross]

Disambiguation candidates (1 decision)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Distinguished Service Cross
Context triple: [Frank Merrill, awardReceived, Distinguished Service Cross]
  • A. Distinguished Service Cross chosen
    The Distinguished Service Cross is the United States Army’s second-highest military decoration, awarded for extraordinary heroism in combat against an armed enemy.
  • B. Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom)
    The Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom) is a British military decoration awarded to naval and later other armed forces personnel for acts of exemplary gallantry during active operations at sea.
  • C. Distinguished Service Order
    The Distinguished Service Order is a British military decoration awarded to officers for meritorious or distinguished service in combat.
  • D. Conspicuous Gallantry Cross
    The Conspicuous Gallantry Cross is a British military decoration awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry during active operations against the enemy.
  • E. Conspicuous Gallantry Medal
    The Conspicuous Gallantry Medal was a British military decoration awarded to non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel of the Royal Navy and later other services for acts of conspicuous gallantry in action.
  • F. None of above.
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Provenance (3 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69d6ab2db38c8190b1f0ed6663ef8ada elicitation completed
NER batch_69d903456ec0819082b8b10755a6b732 ner completed
NED1 batch_69f458cbb08881909a71f0592c9231ae ned_source_triple completed
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:45 p.m.