Faith of My Fathers
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Faith of My Fathers is a memoir by U.S. Senator and former Navy pilot John McCain that recounts his family’s military legacy and his experiences as a prisoner of war in Vietnam.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Faith of My Fathers canonical | 4 |
| Faith of My Fathers (film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2734011 — 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: Faith of My Fathers Context triple: [John McCain III, authored, Faith of My Fathers]
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A.
Elect of God
Elect of God is a reverential title used for Haile Selassie I, the former Emperor of Ethiopia who is regarded by Rastafarians as the returned messiah and a central spiritual figure.
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B.
The Brethren
The Brethren is a legal thriller novel by John Grisham that follows three disgraced former judges running an extortion scam from inside a federal prison.
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C.
The Salvation
The Salvation is a 2014 Danish-directed Western film starring Mads Mikkelsen as a settler seeking revenge in the American frontier.
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D.
The Light of Faith
The Light of Faith is an encyclical letter of Pope Francis (begun by Benedict XVI) that reflects on the nature, role, and contemporary relevance of Christian faith.
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E.
The Blessed Unrest
The Blessed Unrest is a 2013 pop and singer-songwriter album by Sara Bareilles that features introspective lyrics and piano-driven melodies, including the hit single "Brave."
- 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: Faith of My Fathers Target entity description: Faith of My Fathers is a memoir by U.S. Senator and former Navy pilot John McCain that recounts his family’s military legacy and his experiences as a prisoner of war in Vietnam.
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A.
Elect of God
Elect of God is a reverential title used for Haile Selassie I, the former Emperor of Ethiopia who is regarded by Rastafarians as the returned messiah and a central spiritual figure.
-
B.
The Brethren
The Brethren is a legal thriller novel by John Grisham that follows three disgraced former judges running an extortion scam from inside a federal prison.
-
C.
The Salvation
The Salvation is a 2014 Danish-directed Western film starring Mads Mikkelsen as a settler seeking revenge in the American frontier.
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D.
The Light of Faith
The Light of Faith is an encyclical letter of Pope Francis (begun by Benedict XVI) that reflects on the nature, role, and contemporary relevance of Christian faith.
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E.
The Blessed Unrest
The Blessed Unrest is a 2013 pop and singer-songwriter album by Sara Bareilles that features introspective lyrics and piano-driven melodies, including the hit single "Brave."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
ⓘ
memoir ⓘ |
| aboutPerson |
John McCain
ⓘ
John S. McCain Jr. ⓘ
linked to:
John S. McCain Sr.
John S. McCain Sr. ⓘ |
| adaptationType | television film ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Republican Party (United States)
ⓘ
linked to:
Republican Party
United States Senate ⓘ |
| author | John McCain ⓘ |
| coAuthor | Mark Salter ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| describes |
family influence on character
ⓘ
military duty and honor ⓘ torture of prisoners of war ⓘ |
| describesEvent |
John McCain's family military legacy
ⓘ
John McCain's imprisonment in North Vietnam ⓘ John McCain's service as a Navy pilot ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiography
ⓘ
war memoir ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Faith of My Fathers (film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Faith of My Fathers
|
| hasSubjectHeading |
McCain, John, 1936-2018
ⓘ
linked to:
John McCain
Naval officers—United States—Biography ⓘ Prisoners of war—United States—Biography ⓘ Vietnam War, 1961-1975—Prisoners and prisons, North Vietnamese ⓘ
linked to:
Captive Warriors: A Vietnam POW's Story
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
John McCain
ⓘ
McCain family military history ⓘ
linked to:
McCain military family
Vietnam War ⓘ prisoners of war ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed account of John McCain's POW experience
ⓘ
portrayal of three generations of the McCain family ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1999 ⓘ |
| publisher | Random House ⓘ |
| setting |
North Vietnam prison camps
ⓘ
United States Naval Academy ⓘ Vietnam ⓘ
linked to:
Viet Nam
|
| timePeriod |
Cold War
ⓘ
Vietnam War era ⓘ |
| topic |
United States Navy
ⓘ
military ethics ⓘ patriotism ⓘ survival in captivity ⓘ |
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Subject: Faith of My Fathers Description of subject: Faith of My Fathers is a memoir by U.S. Senator and former Navy pilot John McCain that recounts his family’s military legacy and his experiences as a prisoner of war in Vietnam.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
John McCain III (attended, transferred)
linked to: Faith of My Fathers
subject linked to:
John