General Jonathan M. Wainwright
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General Jonathan M. Wainwright was a U.S. Army officer best known for his leadership and eventual surrender of American and Filipino forces during the World War II defense of the Philippines, for which he received the Medal of Honor.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| General Jonathan M. Wainwright canonical | 1 |
| Lieutenant General Jonathan M. Wainwright | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3389804 — 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 Jonathan M. Wainwright Context triple: [Fort Wainwright, namedAfter, General Jonathan M. Wainwright]
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A.
Tadamichi Kuribayashi
Tadamichi Kuribayashi was a Japanese general in World War II best known for his determined and innovative defense of Iwo Jima against U.S. forces.
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B.
Joseph W. Stilwell
Joseph W. Stilwell was a prominent U.S. Army general in World War II, best known for his leadership in the China-Burma-India theater and his efforts to support Chinese forces against Japan.
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C.
George C. Kenney
George C. Kenney was a prominent U.S. Army Air Forces general in World War II, best known for commanding Allied air operations in the Southwest Pacific under General Douglas MacArthur.
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D.
Hugh S. Johnson
Hugh S. Johnson was an American soldier, lawyer, and government official best known for directing President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal National Recovery Administration in the early 1930s.
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E.
Lucian Truscott
Lucian Truscott was a highly regarded U.S. Army general of World War II known for his aggressive leadership in the Italian Campaign and later commands in major European operations.
- 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 Jonathan M. Wainwright Target entity description: General Jonathan M. Wainwright was a U.S. Army officer best known for his leadership and eventual surrender of American and Filipino forces during the World War II defense of the Philippines, for which he received the Medal of Honor.
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A.
Tadamichi Kuribayashi
Tadamichi Kuribayashi was a Japanese general in World War II best known for his determined and innovative defense of Iwo Jima against U.S. forces.
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B.
Joseph W. Stilwell
Joseph W. Stilwell was a prominent U.S. Army general in World War II, best known for his leadership in the China-Burma-India theater and his efforts to support Chinese forces against Japan.
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C.
George C. Kenney
George C. Kenney was a prominent U.S. Army Air Forces general in World War II, best known for commanding Allied air operations in the Southwest Pacific under General Douglas MacArthur.
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D.
Hugh S. Johnson
Hugh S. Johnson was an American soldier, lawyer, and government official best known for directing President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal National Recovery Administration in the early 1930s.
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E.
Lucian Truscott
Lucian Truscott was a highly regarded U.S. Army general of World War II known for his aggressive leadership in the Italian Campaign and later commands in major European operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Army general
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human ⓘ |
| allegiance | United States of America ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Army Distinguished Service Medal
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Distinguished Service Cross ⓘ Medal of Honor ⓘ Purple Heart ⓘ Silver Star ⓘ |
| causeOfNotability |
Medal of Honor recipient for actions in the Philippines
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leadership during the World War II defense of the Philippines ⓘ |
| conflict |
Philippine–American War (as early service context, cavalry duty in the Philippines)
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linked to:
Philippine–American War
World War I ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| countryForMilitaryService | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Medal of Honor citation records
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United States military histories of the Pacific War ⓘ |
| educatedAt | United States Military Academy ⓘ |
| familyName | Wainwright ⓘ |
| givenName | Jonathan ⓘ |
| hasPartInMottoOrEpithet | “Hero of Bataan and Corregidor” ⓘ |
| hasRole | theater commander in the Pacific during World War II ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | General ⓘ |
| honouredFor | gallant leadership and sacrifice in the defense of the Philippines ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
United States Army Cavalry (early career)
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linked to:
United States Cavalry
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| middleName | Mayhew ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
Brigadier General
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General ⓘ Lieutenant General ⓘ Major General ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
assumed command after General Douglas MacArthur left the Philippines in 1942
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defense of Bataan and Corregidor ⓘ liberation from Japanese captivity in 1945 ⓘ prisoner of war of the Empire of Japan ⓘ surrender of American and Filipino forces on Corregidor in 1942 ⓘ |
| notableWork | defense of the Philippines in World War II ⓘ |
| occupation | military officer ⓘ |
| partOf |
American prisoners of war in World War II
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Medal of Honor recipients for World War II ⓘ
linked to:
Medal of Honor
United States Army officers of World War II ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Army officers
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| positionHeld |
commander of U.S. Army forces in the Philippines
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commander of United States Armed Forces in the Far East (acting, after MacArthur’s departure) ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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Subject: General Jonathan M. Wainwright Description of subject: General Jonathan M. Wainwright was a U.S. Army officer best known for his leadership and eventual surrender of American and Filipino forces during the World War II defense of the Philippines, for which he received the Medal of Honor.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
United States Army Forces in Bataan
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notableCommander
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Lieutenant General Jonathan M. Wainwright
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linked to: General Jonathan M. Wainwright