Three Servicemen statue

E118734

bronze sculpture outdoor sculpture public artwork war memorial

The Three Servicemen statue is a bronze sculpture in Washington, D.C. depicting three Vietnam War soldiers, created as part of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial to offer a more traditional figurative tribute to those who served.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Disambiguation Statements Elicitation Referenced by

All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Three Soldiers statue	2
The Three Servicemen Statue	1
Three Servicemen Statue	1
Three Servicemen statue canonical	1
Three Servicemen statue complementing the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T999036 — 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: Three Servicemen statue
Context triple: [Vietnam Veterans Memorial, hasComponent, Three Servicemen statue]

A. Uncle Sam Memorial Statue
The Uncle Sam Memorial Statue is a public monument in Arlington, Massachusetts, honoring Samuel Wilson, the local meatpacker whose name and image inspired the national personification of the United States known as "Uncle Sam."
B. Heroes Monument
Heroes Monument is a prominent war memorial in Surabaya, Indonesia, commemorating the heroes of the Indonesian National Revolution.
C. The Good Samaritan statue
The Good Samaritan statue is a public sculpture in Glenrothes, Scotland, depicting the biblical parable figure as a symbol of compassion and community care.
D. Stone of Hope sculpture
The Stone of Hope sculpture is the central carved likeness of Martin Luther King Jr. that visitors pass through at his Washington, D.C. memorial, symbolizing his enduring legacy and vision for civil rights.
E. Fidelity statue
The Fidelity statue is a sculptural figure symbolizing loyalty and steadfastness, located at Dublin’s historic General Post Office.
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: Three Servicemen statue
Target entity description: The Three Servicemen statue is a bronze sculpture in Washington, D.C. depicting three Vietnam War soldiers, created as part of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial to offer a more traditional figurative tribute to those who served.

A. Uncle Sam Memorial Statue
The Uncle Sam Memorial Statue is a public monument in Arlington, Massachusetts, honoring Samuel Wilson, the local meatpacker whose name and image inspired the national personification of the United States known as "Uncle Sam."
B. Heroes Monument
Heroes Monument is a prominent war memorial in Surabaya, Indonesia, commemorating the heroes of the Indonesian National Revolution.
C. The Good Samaritan statue
The Good Samaritan statue is a public sculpture in Glenrothes, Scotland, depicting the biblical parable figure as a symbol of compassion and community care.
D. Stone of Hope sculpture
The Stone of Hope sculpture is the central carved likeness of Martin Luther King Jr. that visitors pass through at his Washington, D.C. memorial, symbolizing his enduring legacy and vision for civil rights.
E. Fidelity statue
The Fidelity statue is a sculptural figure symbolizing loyalty and steadfastness, located at Dublin’s historic General Post Office.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bronze sculpture ⓘ outdoor sculpture ⓘ public artwork ⓘ war memorial ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Three Soldiers ⓘ
artMovement	realism ⓘ
associatedConflict	Vietnam War ⓘ
category	Monuments and memorials in Washington, D.C. ⓘ Outdoor sculptures in Washington, D.C. ⓘ Vietnam War monuments and memorials in the United States ⓘ
city	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
commissionedBy	Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund ⓘ
conservationStatus	maintained ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
creator	Frederick Hart ⓘ
dedicatedTo	U.S. Armed Forces personnel who served in the Vietnam War ⓘ
depicts	American soldiers ⓘ three Vietnam War soldiers ⓘ
designedAs	complement to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall ⓘ
faces	Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall ⓘ linked to: Vietnam Veterans Memorial
features	realistic detailing of uniforms and equipment ⓘ three soldiers in combat gear ⓘ
fundedBy	private donations ⓘ
genre	figurative sculpture ⓘ
hasCoordinateRegion	National Mall and Memorial Parks ⓘ linked to: National Mall
hasPlaque	yes ⓘ
height	about 2.4 meters ⓘ about 8 feet ⓘ
locatedIn	Constitution Gardens ⓘ National Mall ⓘ
location	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
managedBy	National Park Service ⓘ
materialUsed	bronze ⓘ
memorialType	military memorial ⓘ
officialName	The Three Servicemen ⓘ
orientation	looking toward the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall ⓘ
owner	National Park Service ⓘ
partOf	Vietnam Veterans Memorial ⓘ
purpose	to honor U.S. service members who fought in the Vietnam War ⓘ to provide a traditional figurative complement to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall ⓘ
sculptor	Frederick Hart ⓘ
subjectEthnicityRepresentation	African American soldier ⓘ Caucasian American soldier ⓘ Hispanic American soldier ⓘ
unveiledOn	1984-11-11 ⓘ
yearCompleted	1984 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited