Thomas Ferebee
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Thomas Ferebee was the U.S. Army Air Forces bombardier who dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima from the B-29 Enola Gay during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
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| Thomas Ferebee canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14164200 — 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: Thomas Ferebee Context triple: [393d Bombardment Squadron, notableCrewMember, Thomas Ferebee]
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A.
Thomas Bartee
Thomas Bartee was a mathematician and computer scientist known for his contributions to algebraic structures in computing and for coauthoring influential texts with Garrett Birkhoff.
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B.
William H. Foulkrod
William H. Foulkrod was an American politician who served as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania in the early 20th century.
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C.
George Hively
George Hively was an American film editor and screenwriter active during the early 20th century, known for his work in Hollywood studio productions.
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D.
Henry B. Walthall
Henry B. Walthall was an American stage and silent film actor best known for his leading role in D.W. Griffith’s landmark and controversial film "The Birth of a Nation."
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E.
Charles Jennings
Charles Jennings was a Canadian journalist and radio broadcaster, best known for his work with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) and as the father of news anchor Peter Jennings.
- 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: Thomas Ferebee Target entity description: Thomas Ferebee was the U.S. Army Air Forces bombardier who dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima from the B-29 Enola Gay during World War II.
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A.
Thomas Bartee
Thomas Bartee was a mathematician and computer scientist known for his contributions to algebraic structures in computing and for coauthoring influential texts with Garrett Birkhoff.
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B.
William H. Foulkrod
William H. Foulkrod was an American politician who served as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania in the early 20th century.
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C.
George Hively
George Hively was an American film editor and screenwriter active during the early 20th century, known for his work in Hollywood studio productions.
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D.
Henry B. Walthall
Henry B. Walthall was an American stage and silent film actor best known for his leading role in D.W. Griffith’s landmark and controversial film "The Birth of a Nation."
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E.
Charles Jennings
Charles Jennings was a Canadian journalist and radio broadcaster, best known for his work with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) and as the father of news anchor Peter Jennings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.