H. R. McMaster
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H. R. McMaster is a retired U.S. Army lieutenant general, military historian, and former National Security Advisor known for his critical analysis of U.S. military strategy and leadership.
All labels observed (1)
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| H. R. McMaster canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1337618 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: H. R. McMaster Context triple: [Brian VanDeMark, coauthorWith, H. R. McMaster]
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John F. Kelly
John F. Kelly is a retired U.S. Marine Corps general who served in the Trump administration, including as White House Chief of Staff and Secretary of Homeland Security.
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B.
David Petraeus
David Petraeus is a retired four-star U.S. Army general and former CIA Director best known for leading coalition forces during the Iraq War and shaping modern counterinsurgency strategy.
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C.
Robert M. Gates
Robert M. Gates is an American statesman and intelligence expert who served as U.S. Secretary of Defense under Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama and previously as Director of Central Intelligence.
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D.
Colin Powell (U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff)
Colin Powell was a four-star U.S. Army general and statesman who served as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and later as Secretary of State, playing a central leadership role in U.S. military and foreign policy at the end of the 20th century.
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E.
David Hurley
David Hurley is an Australian former senior Army officer who served as Chief of the Defence Force and later as Governor of New South Wales before becoming the 27th Governor-General of Australia.
- 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: H. R. McMaster Target entity description: H. R. McMaster is a retired U.S. Army lieutenant general, military historian, and former National Security Advisor known for his critical analysis of U.S. military strategy and leadership.
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A.
John F. Kelly
John F. Kelly is a retired U.S. Marine Corps general who served in the Trump administration, including as White House Chief of Staff and Secretary of Homeland Security.
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B.
David Petraeus
David Petraeus is a retired four-star U.S. Army general and former CIA Director best known for leading coalition forces during the Iraq War and shaping modern counterinsurgency strategy.
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C.
Robert M. Gates
Robert M. Gates is an American statesman and intelligence expert who served as U.S. Secretary of Defense under Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama and previously as Director of Central Intelligence.
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D.
Colin Powell (U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff)
Colin Powell was a four-star U.S. Army general and statesman who served as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and later as Secretary of State, playing a central leadership role in U.S. military and foreign policy at the end of the 20th century.
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E.
David Hurley
David Hurley is an Australian former senior Army officer who served as Chief of the Defence Force and later as Governor of New South Wales before becoming the 27th Governor-General of Australia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historian
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human ⓘ military officer ⓘ political advisor ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
Bachelor of Science
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Doctor of Philosophy ⓘ Master of Arts ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Donald Trump ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Bronze Star Medal
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Legion of Merit ⓘ Purple Heart ⓘ Silver Star ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1962-07-24 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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linked to:
Philadelphia
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| commanded |
1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division
ⓘ
linked to:
1st Armored Brigade Combat Team
3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment ⓘ
linked to:
3rd Cavalry Regiment
Maneuver Center of Excellence, Fort Benning ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Army Maneuver Center of Excellence
|
| conflictParticipatedIn |
Gulf War
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Iraq War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
United States Military Academy
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ⓘ |
| employer |
Hoover Institution
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Stanford University ⓘ |
| endTime | 2018-04-09 ⓘ |
| familyName | McMaster ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | history ⓘ |
| fullName | Herbert Raymond McMaster ⓘ |
| genre | military history ⓘ |
| givenName | Herbert ⓘ |
| hasWrittenOn |
U.S. foreign policy
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civil-military relations ⓘ counterinsurgency ⓘ |
| isRetired | true ⓘ |
| knownFor |
critical analysis of U.S. military strategy
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critique of Vietnam War-era U.S. military leadership ⓘ service as U.S. National Security Advisor ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | lieutenant general ⓘ |
| notableWork | Dereliction of Duty ⓘ |
| occupation |
academic
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author ⓘ military historian ⓘ military officer ⓘ national security advisor ⓘ |
| positionHeld | 26th United States National Security Advisor ⓘ |
| startTime | 2017-02-20 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: H. R. McMaster Description of subject: H. R. McMaster is a retired U.S. Army lieutenant general, military historian, and former National Security Advisor known for his critical analysis of U.S. military strategy and leadership.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.