Valparaiso Bombing and Gunnery Base
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Valparaiso Bombing and Gunnery Base was the original World War II-era military installation that later evolved into Eglin Air Force Base in Florida.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Valparaiso Bombing and Gunnery Base canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1566313 — 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: Valparaiso Bombing and Gunnery Base Context triple: [Eglin Air Force Base, establishedAs, Valparaiso Bombing and Gunnery Base]
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A.
Otis Air Force Base
Otis Air Force Base is a former U.S. military installation on Cape Cod in Massachusetts that served as a key Air Force and Air National Guard facility during much of the 20th century.
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B.
Hickam Air Force Base
Hickam Air Force Base is a major U.S. Air Force installation in Hawaii that now forms the Air Force component of Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam, supporting Pacific air operations and strategic missions.
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C.
Andrews Air Force Base
Andrews Air Force Base is a major U.S. military installation in Maryland best known as the home base for Air Force One and other aircraft supporting the President and senior government officials.
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D.
Pope Army Airfield
Pope Army Airfield is a U.S. military airfield in North Carolina that supports airborne and special operations units and is closely associated with Fort Liberty (formerly Fort Bragg).
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E.
Libby Army Airfield
Libby Army Airfield is a U.S. Army airfield located at Fort Huachuca in southeastern Arizona, supporting military aviation operations, training, and testing activities.
- 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: Valparaiso Bombing and Gunnery Base Target entity description: Valparaiso Bombing and Gunnery Base was the original World War II-era military installation that later evolved into Eglin Air Force Base in Florida.
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A.
Otis Air Force Base
Otis Air Force Base is a former U.S. military installation on Cape Cod in Massachusetts that served as a key Air Force and Air National Guard facility during much of the 20th century.
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B.
Hickam Air Force Base
Hickam Air Force Base is a major U.S. Air Force installation in Hawaii that now forms the Air Force component of Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam, supporting Pacific air operations and strategic missions.
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C.
Andrews Air Force Base
Andrews Air Force Base is a major U.S. military installation in Maryland best known as the home base for Air Force One and other aircraft supporting the President and senior government officials.
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D.
Pope Army Airfield
Pope Army Airfield is a U.S. military airfield in North Carolina that supports airborne and special operations units and is closely associated with Fort Liberty (formerly Fort Bragg).
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E.
Libby Army Airfield
Libby Army Airfield is a U.S. Army airfield located at Fort Huachuca in southeastern Arizona, supporting military aviation operations, training, and testing activities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Army Air Forces installation
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military installation ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| era | World War II ⓘ |
| evolvedInto | Eglin Air Force Base ⓘ |
| followedBy | Eglin Air Force Base ⓘ |
| garrison | United States Army Air Forces ⓘ |
| hasSuccessor | Eglin Air Force Base ⓘ |
| hasType |
bombing range
ⓘ
gunnery range ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Florida
ⓘ
Okaloosa County, Florida ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Fort Walton Beach, Florida
ⓘ
linked to:
Fort Walton Beach
Valparaiso, Florida ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Florida Panhandle ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army Air Forces ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Valparaiso, Florida ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the original installation that became Eglin Air Force Base ⓘ |
| partOf |
Eglin Field complex
ⓘ
linked to:
Eglin Air Force Base
United States Army Air Forces ⓘ |
| startTime | 1940s ⓘ |
| usedBy |
United States military
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Armed Forces
|
| usedFor |
aerial bombing practice
ⓘ
bombing training ⓘ gunnery training ⓘ weapons testing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Valparaiso Bombing and Gunnery Base Description of subject: Valparaiso Bombing and Gunnery Base was the original World War II-era military installation that later evolved into Eglin Air Force Base in Florida.
Referenced by (1)
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