Triple
T7656588
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Hugh Thompson Jr. |
E173399
|
entity |
| Predicate | unit |
P8782
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
123rd Aviation Battalion
The 123rd Aviation Battalion was a U.S. Army aviation unit that gained historical significance as the unit of helicopter pilot Hugh Thompson Jr., who intervened to stop the My Lai Massacre during the Vietnam War.
|
E679115
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
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: 123rd Aviation Battalion | Statement: [Hugh Thompson Jr., unit, 123rd Aviation Battalion]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 123rd Aviation Battalion Context triple: [Hugh Thompson Jr., unit, 123rd Aviation Battalion]
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A.
207th Aviation Regiment
The 207th Aviation Regiment is an Alaska Army National Guard aviation unit that provides helicopter and fixed-wing support for military and state missions, including transport, search and rescue, and emergency response.
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B.
96th Aviation Support Battalion
The 96th Aviation Support Battalion is a U.S. Army unit that provides maintenance, logistics, and support services to aviation elements within the 101st Airborne Division’s combat aviation brigade.
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C.
1st Battalion, 229th Aviation Regiment
The 1st Battalion, 229th Aviation Regiment is a U.S. Army attack helicopter battalion known for operating AH-64 Apache helicopters in support of combat aviation missions.
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D.
46th Aviation Support Battalion
The 46th Aviation Support Battalion is a U.S. Army unit that provides maintenance, logistics, and support services to aviation forces within the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade.
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E.
1st Battalion, 171st Aviation Regiment
The 1st Battalion, 171st Aviation Regiment is an Army aviation unit of the Georgia Army National Guard that provides helicopter and aviation support for state and federal missions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: 123rd Aviation Battalion Triple: [Hugh Thompson Jr., unit, 123rd Aviation Battalion]
Generated description
The 123rd Aviation Battalion was a U.S. Army aviation unit that gained historical significance as the unit of helicopter pilot Hugh Thompson Jr., who intervened to stop the My Lai Massacre during the Vietnam War.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 123rd Aviation Battalion Target entity description: The 123rd Aviation Battalion was a U.S. Army aviation unit that gained historical significance as the unit of helicopter pilot Hugh Thompson Jr., who intervened to stop the My Lai Massacre during the Vietnam War.
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A.
207th Aviation Regiment
The 207th Aviation Regiment is an Alaska Army National Guard aviation unit that provides helicopter and fixed-wing support for military and state missions, including transport, search and rescue, and emergency response.
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B.
96th Aviation Support Battalion
The 96th Aviation Support Battalion is a U.S. Army unit that provides maintenance, logistics, and support services to aviation elements within the 101st Airborne Division’s combat aviation brigade.
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C.
1st Battalion, 229th Aviation Regiment
The 1st Battalion, 229th Aviation Regiment is a U.S. Army attack helicopter battalion known for operating AH-64 Apache helicopters in support of combat aviation missions.
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D.
46th Aviation Support Battalion
The 46th Aviation Support Battalion is a U.S. Army unit that provides maintenance, logistics, and support services to aviation forces within the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade.
-
E.
1st Battalion, 171st Aviation Regiment
The 1st Battalion, 171st Aviation Regiment is an Army aviation unit of the Georgia Army National Guard that provides helicopter and aviation support for state and federal missions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69c69955517c819085bc715b96d304d2 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 2:51 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c7018fcbb48190a479f2effd939a8e |
completed | March 27, 2026, 10:15 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c89b05846c8190b49540aeae43dd9a |
completed | March 29, 2026, 3:22 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c89baadac081909921bb6215e79319 |
completed | March 29, 2026, 3:25 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c89c698f2c8190b5d2717835bd1d82 |
completed | March 29, 2026, 3:28 a.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 3:59 p.m.