General Richard E. Cavazos
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General Richard E. Cavazos was a highly decorated U.S. Army officer and the first Hispanic four-star general in American military history.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Richard Edward Cavazos | 2 |
| General Richard E. Cavazos canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1376645 — 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: General Richard E. Cavazos Context triple: [Fort Cavazos, namedAfter, General Richard E. Cavazos]
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A.
Lt. Gen. Philip A. Garrant
Lt. Gen. Philip A. Garrant is a senior United States Space Force officer who leads major space acquisition, development, and operational efforts for the service.
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B.
General Kevin P. Chilton
General Kevin P. Chilton is a retired U.S. Air Force four-star general and former NASA astronaut who held senior leadership roles in military space and strategic command.
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C.
Lieutenant General John F. Sattler
Lieutenant General John F. Sattler is a retired U.S. Marine Corps officer best known for his senior leadership role in major Iraq War operations, including commanding forces during the Second Battle of Fallujah.
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D.
Tommy Franks
Tommy Franks is a retired U.S. Army general best known for leading American and coalition forces during the early stages of the Iraq War and the war in Afghanistan.
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E.
Lieutenant General William J. Hartman
Lieutenant General William J. Hartman is a senior U.S. Army officer and cyber warfare leader who serves in a top command role at United States Cyber Command.
- 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: General Richard E. Cavazos Target entity description: General Richard E. Cavazos was a highly decorated U.S. Army officer and the first Hispanic four-star general in American military history.
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A.
Lt. Gen. Philip A. Garrant
Lt. Gen. Philip A. Garrant is a senior United States Space Force officer who leads major space acquisition, development, and operational efforts for the service.
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B.
General John W. Vessey Jr.
General John W. Vessey Jr. was a United States Army officer who served as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and played a key leadership role in U.S. military operations during the early 1980s.
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C.
General Kevin P. Chilton
General Kevin P. Chilton is a retired U.S. Air Force four-star general and former NASA astronaut who held senior leadership roles in military space and strategic command.
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D.
Lieutenant General John F. Sattler
Lieutenant General John F. Sattler is a retired U.S. Marine Corps officer best known for his senior leadership role in major Iraq War operations, including commanding forces during the Second Battle of Fallujah.
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E.
Tommy Franks
Tommy Franks is a retired U.S. Army general best known for leading American and coalition forces during the early stages of the Iraq War and the war in Afghanistan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hispanic American
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United States Army general ⓘ four-star general ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegiance |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| awardReceived |
Bronze Star Medal
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Distinguished Flying Cross ⓘ Distinguished Service Cross ⓘ Legion of Merit ⓘ Purple Heart ⓘ Silver Star ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1929-01-31 ⓘ |
| conflict |
Korean War
ⓘ
Vietnam War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2017-10-29 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Texas Tech University
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United States Army Command and General Staff College ⓘ
linked to:
Army Command and General Staff College
United States Army War College ⓘ |
| education |
Texas Technological College
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linked to:
Texas Tech University
|
| ethnicGroup | Mexican American ⓘ |
| familyName | Cavazos ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | military leadership ⓘ |
| fullName |
Richard Edward Cavazos
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linked to:
General Richard E. Cavazos
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| genreOfActivity | ground warfare ⓘ |
| givenName | Richard ⓘ |
| hasHonor |
U.S. Army post Fort Cavazos named in his honor
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linked to:
Fort Cavazos
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| hasRankInHierarchy | senior officer in United States Army ⓘ |
| honoredBy | renaming of Fort Hood to Fort Cavazos ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Spanish ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
General
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four-star general ⓘ |
| notableFor |
first Hispanic four-star general in U.S. Army history
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first Hispanic four-star general in United States military history ⓘ |
| occupation | military officer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Kingsville, Texas, United States
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linked to:
Kingsville, Texas
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| placeOfDeath | San Antonio, Texas, United States ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Commanding General, 9th Infantry Division
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Commanding General, III Corps ⓘ Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Command ⓘ brigade commander in Vietnam War ⓘ |
| previousNameOfHonor |
Fort Hood
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linked to:
Fort Cavazos
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| residence |
Texas, United States
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linked to:
Texas
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| serviceEndYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| serviceStartYear | 1951 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: General Richard E. Cavazos Description of subject: General Richard E. Cavazos was a highly decorated U.S. Army officer and the first Hispanic four-star general in American military history.
Referenced by (3)
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linked to: General Richard E. Cavazos
subject linked to:
General Richard E. Cavazos
linked to: General Richard E. Cavazos