112th Cavalry Regiment

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United States Army unit cavalry regiment

The 112th Cavalry Regiment is a United States Army cavalry unit that saw notable combat service in the Pacific Theater during World War II.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
112th Cavalry Regiment canonical	5
112th Cavalry Regiment (United States)	1
112th Cavalry Regimental Combat Team	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1374129 — 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: 112th Cavalry Regiment
Context triple: [Battle of Cape Gloucester, militaryUnit, 112th Cavalry Regiment]

A. 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
The 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment is a historic U.S. Army armored unit best known for its reconnaissance and cavalry operations, including service in Vietnam and the Cold War, and for its current role as the primary opposing force at the National Training Center.
B. 7th Cavalry Regiment
The 7th Cavalry Regiment is a historic U.S. Army unit best known for its prominent roles in the Indian Wars, including the Battle of the Little Bighorn, and later in major conflicts such as the Vietnam War.
C. 19th Light Dragoons
The 19th Light Dragoons was a British Army cavalry regiment that served in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, notably in campaigns in India and North America.
D. 13th Light Dragoons
The 13th Light Dragoons was a British Army cavalry regiment best known for its role in the Charge of the Light Brigade during the Crimean War.
E. 15th Light Dragoons
The 15th Light Dragoons was a British Army light cavalry regiment that served in the 18th and early 19th centuries, participating in various European and colonial 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: 112th Cavalry Regiment
Target entity description: The 112th Cavalry Regiment is a United States Army cavalry unit that saw notable combat service in the Pacific Theater during World War II.

A. 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
The 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment is a historic U.S. Army armored unit best known for its reconnaissance and cavalry operations, including service in Vietnam and the Cold War, and for its current role as the primary opposing force at the National Training Center.
B. 7th Cavalry Regiment
The 7th Cavalry Regiment is a historic U.S. Army unit best known for its prominent roles in the Indian Wars, including the Battle of the Little Bighorn, and later in major conflicts such as the Vietnam War.
C. 19th Light Dragoons
The 19th Light Dragoons was a British Army cavalry regiment that served in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, notably in campaigns in India and North America.
D. 13th Light Dragoons
The 13th Light Dragoons was a British Army cavalry regiment best known for its role in the Charge of the Light Brigade during the Crimean War.
E. 15th Light Dragoons
The 15th Light Dragoons was a British Army light cavalry regiment that served in the 18th and early 19th centuries, participating in various European and colonial campaigns.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (31)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Army unit ⓘ cavalry regiment ⓘ
allegiance	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
associatedWith	United States Army cavalry tradition ⓘ
awarded	unit citations for World War II service ⓘ
branch	United States Army ⓘ
conflict	World War II ⓘ
convertedFrom	horse-mounted cavalry to dismounted infantry ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
engagement	Admiralty Islands campaign ⓘ New Britain campaign ⓘ New Guinea campaign ⓘ Philippines campaign (1944–1945) ⓘ linked to: Battle of the Philippines (1944–1945)
era	20th century ⓘ
garrisonDuringWWII	Pacific area of operations ⓘ
hasComponent	1st Squadron, 112th Cavalry Regiment ⓘ 2nd Squadron, 112th Cavalry Regiment ⓘ 3rd Squadron, 112th Cavalry Regiment ⓘ
notableFor	combat service in the Pacific during World War II ⓘ transition from traditional cavalry to modern infantry roles ⓘ
notableOperation	amphibious landings in the Pacific Theater ⓘ jungle warfare operations ⓘ
parentUnit	1st Cavalry Division ⓘ linked to: 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) United States Army Forces in the Far East ⓘ
role	cavalry ⓘ infantry ⓘ
serviceBranchDuringWWII	United States Army Ground Forces ⓘ linked to: U.S. Army Ground Forces
theater	Pacific Theater ⓘ linked to: Pacific Theater of Operations
type	dismounted cavalry ⓘ horse cavalry (early World War II) ⓘ infantry (later World War II) ⓘ

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Cape Gloucester → militaryUnit → 112th Cavalry Regiment ⓘ

1st Squadron, 112th Cavalry Regiment → partOf → 112th Cavalry Regiment ⓘ

Arawe landings → force → 112th Cavalry Regimental Combat Team ⓘ

linked to: 112th Cavalry Regiment

2nd Squadron, 112th Cavalry Regiment → partOf → 112th Cavalry Regiment ⓘ

3rd Squadron, 112th Cavalry Regiment → partOf → 112th Cavalry Regiment ⓘ

3rd Squadron, 112th Cavalry Regiment → higherFormation → 112th Cavalry Regiment ⓘ

Battle of Arawe → involvedUnit → 112th Cavalry Regiment (United States) ⓘ