24th U.S. Infantry Regiment

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African American military unit Buffalo Soldier unit United States Army unit infantry regiment

The 24th U.S. Infantry Regiment was a historic African American (Buffalo Soldier) unit of the United States Army that served with distinction in conflicts from the Spanish–American War through the mid-20th century.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
24th U.S. Infantry Regiment canonical	4
24th Infantry Regiment (United States)	3
24th Infantry Regiment	2
US 24th Infantry Regiment	2
U.S. 24th Infantry Regiment	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1238765 — 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: 24th U.S. Infantry Regiment
Context triple: [Battle of San Juan Hill, involvesUnit, 24th U.S. Infantry Regiment]

A. U.S. 23rd Infantry Regiment
The U.S. 23rd Infantry Regiment is a historic United States Army infantry unit renowned for its combat service in major conflicts including World War II and the Korean War.
B. U.S. 9th Infantry Regiment
The U.S. 9th Infantry Regiment is a historic U.S. Army infantry unit with a distinguished combat record in multiple major conflicts, including the Korean War.
C. 28th Infantry Division
The 28th Infantry Division is a historic U.S. Army National Guard formation, known as the "Keystone Division," that has served in major conflicts including both World Wars and beyond.
D. U.S. 42nd Infantry Division
The U.S. 42nd Infantry Division, nicknamed the "Rainbow Division," is a famed U.S. Army unit that saw distinguished combat service in both World Wars and is noted for its role in liberating Nazi concentration camps during World War II.
E. 27th Infantry Division (United States)
The 27th Infantry Division (United States) was a New York National Guard division that served with distinction in both World War I and World War II, particularly in Pacific campaigns.
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: 24th U.S. Infantry Regiment
Target entity description: The 24th U.S. Infantry Regiment was a historic African American (Buffalo Soldier) unit of the United States Army that served with distinction in conflicts from the Spanish–American War through the mid-20th century.

A. U.S. 23rd Infantry Regiment
The U.S. 23rd Infantry Regiment is a historic United States Army infantry unit renowned for its combat service in major conflicts including World War II and the Korean War.
B. U.S. 9th Infantry Regiment
The U.S. 9th Infantry Regiment is a historic U.S. Army infantry unit with a distinguished combat record in multiple major conflicts, including the Korean War.
C. 28th Infantry Division
The 28th Infantry Division is a historic U.S. Army National Guard formation, known as the "Keystone Division," that has served in major conflicts including both World Wars and beyond.
D. U.S. 42nd Infantry Division
The U.S. 42nd Infantry Division, nicknamed the "Rainbow Division," is a famed U.S. Army unit that saw distinguished combat service in both World Wars and is noted for its role in liberating Nazi concentration camps during World War II.
E. 27th Infantry Division (United States)
The 27th Infantry Division (United States) was a New York National Guard division that served with distinction in both World War I and World War II, particularly in Pacific campaigns.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	African American military unit ⓘ Buffalo Soldier unit ⓘ United States Army unit ⓘ infantry regiment ⓘ
allegiance	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
associatedWith	Buffalo Soldiers tradition ⓘ linked to: Buffalo Soldiers U.S. Army desegregation history ⓘ
branch	United States Army ⓘ
composition	segregated African American enlisted ranks with white officers for much of its history ⓘ
conflict	Korean War ⓘ Mexican Expedition ⓘ Philippine Insurrection ⓘ linked to: Philippine–American War Philippine–American War ⓘ Spanish–American War ⓘ World War I ⓘ World War II ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
disbanded	1951 ⓘ
ethnicComposition	African American enlisted soldiers ⓘ
formedFrom	38th U.S. Infantry Regiment ⓘ linked to: 38th Infantry Regiment 9th U.S. Infantry Regiment ⓘ linked to: U.S. 9th Infantry Regiment
garrison	Camp Furlong, Columbus, New Mexico ⓘ Camp Harry J. Jones, Arizona ⓘ Fort Bayard, New Mexico ⓘ linked to: Fort Bayard Historic District Fort Benning, Georgia ⓘ linked to: Fort Benning Fort Huachuca, Arizona ⓘ linked to: Fort Huachuca
historicalSignificance	one of the original four post–Civil War African American regular army regiments ⓘ symbol of African American military service in the late 19th and early 20th centuries ⓘ
honors	earned campaign streamers for multiple conflicts ⓘ
motto	Semper Paratus ⓘ
nickName	Buffalo Soldiers ⓘ
notableEvent	involved in the 1917 Houston riot ⓘ
reasonForDisbandment	U.S. Army racial integration policies after World War II ⓘ
role	line infantry ⓘ
servicePeriodEnd	1951 ⓘ
servicePeriodStart	1869 ⓘ
theater	Caribbean theater of the Spanish–American War ⓘ Korean Peninsula ⓘ Pacific Theater of World War II ⓘ linked to: Pacific Theater of Operations Philippine Islands ⓘ linked to: Philippines U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ
tookPartIn	Battle of San Juan Hill ⓘ Korean War early campaigns ⓘ Pacific campaigns of World War II ⓘ linked to: Pacific War Punitive Expedition into Mexico ⓘ linked to: Mexican Expedition Santiago campaign ⓘ linked to: Siege of Santiago
type	regular army regiment ⓘ

How these facts were elicited