Gila River War Relocation Center
E444318
The Gila River War Relocation Center was a World War II-era internment camp in Arizona where thousands of Japanese Americans were forcibly confined by the U.S. government.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gila River War Relocation Center canonical | 2 |
| Gila River incarceration camp memorial near Sacaton | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4411369 — 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: Gila River War Relocation Center Context triple: [Japanese American internment, includes, Gila River War Relocation Center]
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A.
Topaz War Relocation Center
Topaz War Relocation Center was a World War II-era Japanese American internment camp in Utah where thousands of people of Japanese ancestry were unjustly incarcerated by the U.S. government.
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B.
Tule Lake Segregation Center
Tule Lake Segregation Center was the largest and most controversial World War II incarceration camp for Japanese Americans, known for housing those labeled “disloyal” and for its harsh conditions and resistance movements.
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C.
Heart Mountain Relocation Center
Heart Mountain Relocation Center was a World War II-era internment camp in Wyoming where thousands of Japanese Americans were forcibly confined by the U.S. government.
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D.
Weihsien Internment Camp
Weihsien Internment Camp was a World War II Japanese civilian internment camp in Weihsien, China, where numerous foreign nationals, including Scottish Olympic champion Eric Liddell, were imprisoned.
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E.
Manzanar National Historic Site
Manzanar National Historic Site is a preserved World War II-era Japanese American incarceration camp in California that serves as a memorial and educational site about the internment of Japanese Americans.
- 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: Gila River War Relocation Center Target entity description: The Gila River War Relocation Center was a World War II-era internment camp in Arizona where thousands of Japanese Americans were forcibly confined by the U.S. government.
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A.
Topaz War Relocation Center
Topaz War Relocation Center was a World War II-era Japanese American internment camp in Utah where thousands of people of Japanese ancestry were unjustly incarcerated by the U.S. government.
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B.
Tule Lake Segregation Center
Tule Lake Segregation Center was the largest and most controversial World War II incarceration camp for Japanese Americans, known for housing those labeled “disloyal” and for its harsh conditions and resistance movements.
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C.
Heart Mountain Relocation Center
Heart Mountain Relocation Center was a World War II-era internment camp in Wyoming where thousands of Japanese Americans were forcibly confined by the U.S. government.
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D.
Weihsien Internment Camp
Weihsien Internment Camp was a World War II Japanese civilian internment camp in Weihsien, China, where numerous foreign nationals, including Scottish Olympic champion Eric Liddell, were imprisoned.
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E.
Manzanar National Historic Site
Manzanar National Historic Site is a preserved World War II-era Japanese American incarceration camp in California that serves as a memorial and educational site about the internment of Japanese Americans.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese American incarceration camp
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War Relocation Authority camp ⓘ World War II internment camp ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
U.S. federal government
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linked to:
United States government
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| category |
Japanese-American internment camps in Arizona
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World War II sites in Arizona ⓘ |
| closed | November 1945 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| currentStatus | largely demolished ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1945 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupImprisoned | Japanese Americans ⓘ |
| guardedBy | military police ⓘ |
| hasMemorial |
Gila River incarceration camp memorial near Sacaton
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linked to:
Gila River War Relocation Center
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| hasPart |
Butte Camp
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Canal Camp ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfFacility |
barracks-style housing
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guarded perimeter ⓘ mess halls ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1940s ⓘ |
| inception | 1942 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arizona
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Pinal County, Arizona ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Sacaton, Arizona ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Gila River Indian Reservation ⓘ |
| maximumInmatePopulation | over 13,000 ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Gila River ⓘ |
| notableFeature | one of the largest Japanese American incarceration camps ⓘ |
| opened | July 1942 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | War Relocation Authority ⓘ |
| partOf |
Japanese American incarceration during World War II in the United States
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system of War Relocation Authority camps ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | site of civil liberties violations ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
forced confinement of U.S. citizens of Japanese ancestry
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postwar closure and dismantling of camp structures ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Japanese American redress movement
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educational exhibits on World War II home front ⓘ historical research on Japanese American incarceration ⓘ |
| usedDuring | World War II ⓘ |
| usedFor | forced relocation of Japanese Americans ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gila River War Relocation Center Description of subject: The Gila River War Relocation Center was a World War II-era internment camp in Arizona where thousands of Japanese Americans were forcibly confined by the U.S. government.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Gila River War Relocation Center
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hasMemorial
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Gila River incarceration camp memorial near Sacaton
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linked to: Gila River War Relocation Center