Lester Tenney
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Lester Tenney was an American World War II veteran, former prisoner of war, and author who became a prominent advocate for recognition and redress for survivors of Japanese wartime atrocities.
All labels observed (1)
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| Lester Tenney canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1384101 — 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: Lester Tenney Context triple: [Bataan Death March, notableSurvivor, Lester Tenney]
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Reed Smoot
Reed Smoot was a powerful early 20th-century U.S. Senator from Utah and influential Republican policymaker best known for co-sponsoring the protectionist Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act of 1930.
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B.
Robert Getchell
Robert Getchell was an American screenwriter best known for his character-driven scripts in the 1970s and 1980s, including the film that inspired the TV series "Alice."
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C.
Hurd Hatfield
Hurd Hatfield was an American actor best known for his haunting title role in the 1945 film adaptation of "The Picture of Dorian Gray."
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D.
Harry Bright
Harry Bright is one of the three possible fathers and central adult characters in the musical and film "Mamma Mia!", known for his reserved, uptight demeanor that contrasts with the story’s exuberant Greek-island setting.
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E.
Daniel S. Dickinson
Daniel S. Dickinson was a 19th-century American lawyer, U.S. senator from New York, and prominent Democratic politician known for his staunch Unionist stance during the Civil War era.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lester Tenney Target entity description: Lester Tenney was an American World War II veteran, former prisoner of war, and author who became a prominent advocate for recognition and redress for survivors of Japanese wartime atrocities.
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A.
Reed Smoot
Reed Smoot was a powerful early 20th-century U.S. Senator from Utah and influential Republican policymaker best known for co-sponsoring the protectionist Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act of 1930.
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B.
Robert Getchell
Robert Getchell was an American screenwriter best known for his character-driven scripts in the 1970s and 1980s, including the film that inspired the TV series "Alice."
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C.
Hurd Hatfield
Hurd Hatfield was an American actor best known for his haunting title role in the 1945 film adaptation of "The Picture of Dorian Gray."
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D.
Harry Bright
Harry Bright is one of the three possible fathers and central adult characters in the musical and film "Mamma Mia!", known for his reserved, uptight demeanor that contrasts with the story’s exuberant Greek-island setting.
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E.
Daniel S. Dickinson
Daniel S. Dickinson was a 19th-century American lawyer, U.S. senator from New York, and prominent Democratic politician known for his staunch Unionist stance during the Civil War era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II veteran
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activist ⓘ author ⓘ human ⓘ prisoner of war ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
apologies from Japanese corporations that used POW forced labor
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recognition of Japanese wartime atrocities ⓘ redress for survivors of Japanese wartime atrocities ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | complications related to old age ⓘ |
| conflict | Pacific War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
human rights advocacy
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military history ⓘ veterans affairs ⓘ |
| genre | memoir ⓘ |
| hasCause |
POW rights
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historical memory of World War II in the Pacific ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| movement | redress movement for World War II prisoners of war ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advocacy for former prisoners of war
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surviving the Bataan Death March ⓘ |
| notableWork | My Hitch in Hell ⓘ |
| occupation |
activist
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author ⓘ soldier ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Bataan Death March
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World War II ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Japan
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United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| subjectOf |
interviews on World War II POW experiences
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testimonies before the United States Congress ⓘ |
| victimOf |
Japanese prisoner of war camps
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forced labor by Japanese companies during World War II ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lester Tenney Description of subject: Lester Tenney was an American World War II veteran, former prisoner of war, and author who became a prominent advocate for recognition and redress for survivors of Japanese wartime atrocities.
Referenced by (4)
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