Medal of Honor recipient Charles Hammann
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Charles Hammann was a U.S. Navy aviator in World War I who received the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions in rescuing a downed fellow pilot under enemy fire.
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| Medal of Honor recipient Charles Hammann canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5833796 — 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)
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Target entity: Medal of Honor recipient Charles Hammann Context triple: [USS Hammann (DE-131), honors, Medal of Honor recipient Charles Hammann]
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World War II Medal of Honor recipient William Kenzo Nakamura
World War II Medal of Honor recipient William Kenzo Nakamura was a Japanese American U.S. Army soldier of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team who displayed extraordinary heroism in combat in Italy, for which he was posthumously awarded the nation’s highest military decoration.
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Sergeant York
Sergeant York is a 1941 biographical war film about World War I hero Alvin C. York, renowned for its patriotic themes and Gary Cooper’s Academy Award-winning performance.
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Ira Hayes
Ira Hayes was a Pima Native American U.S. Marine and one of the flag raisers at Iwo Jima during World War II, later becoming a symbol of the struggles of Native American veterans.
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John Basilone
John Basilone was a highly decorated U.S. Marine Corps gunnery sergeant and Medal of Honor recipient renowned for his heroism in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
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Alvin C. York
Alvin C. York was a highly decorated American World War I soldier renowned for his heroism in the Meuse-Argonne offensive and later celebrated as a national war hero.
- 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: Medal of Honor recipient Charles Hammann Target entity description: Charles Hammann was a U.S. Navy aviator in World War I who received the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions in rescuing a downed fellow pilot under enemy fire.
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A.
World War II Medal of Honor recipient William Kenzo Nakamura
World War II Medal of Honor recipient William Kenzo Nakamura was a Japanese American U.S. Army soldier of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team who displayed extraordinary heroism in combat in Italy, for which he was posthumously awarded the nation’s highest military decoration.
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B.
Sergeant York
Sergeant York is a 1941 biographical war film about World War I hero Alvin C. York, renowned for its patriotic themes and Gary Cooper’s Academy Award-winning performance.
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C.
Ira Hayes
Ira Hayes was a Pima Native American U.S. Marine and one of the flag raisers at Iwo Jima during World War II, later becoming a symbol of the struggles of Native American veterans.
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D.
John Basilone
John Basilone was a highly decorated U.S. Marine Corps gunnery sergeant and Medal of Honor recipient renowned for his heroism in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
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E.
Alvin C. York
Alvin C. York was a highly decorated American World War I soldier renowned for his heroism in the Meuse-Argonne offensive and later celebrated as a national war hero.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Medal of Honor recipient
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United States Navy officer ⓘ aviator ⓘ human ⓘ |
| aircraftFlown | Italian-built Macchi seaplane fighter ⓘ |
| allegiance | United States of America ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Medal of Honor ⓘ |
| battle | Air operations over the Adriatic Sea in World War I ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Most Holy Redeemer Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland, United States ⓘ |
| category |
Aviators killed in aviation accidents or incidents in the United States
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United States Navy Medal of Honor recipients ⓘ World War I recipients of the Medal of Honor ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | aircraft crash ⓘ |
| causeOfNotability | heroic aerial rescue of fellow pilot under enemy fire ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1892-03-16 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1919-06-14 ⓘ |
| decoratedBy | United States government ⓘ |
| decoratedFor | extraordinary heroism in combat flight operations ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | German American ⓘ |
| familyName | Hammann ⓘ |
| givenName | Charles ⓘ |
| hasHonorificTitle | Medal of Honor recipient ⓘ |
| hasMedalOfHonorCitation | Citation for extraordinary heroism in rescuing a fellow aviator after aerial combat over the Adriatic Sea in World War I ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
history of United States naval aviation
ⓘ
history of World War I aviation ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | aviation accident ⓘ |
| MedalOfHonorActionDate | 1918-08-21 ⓘ |
| MedalOfHonorActionPlace | Adriatic Sea, off the coast of Austria-Hungary ⓘ |
| memorializedBy |
United States Navy ship USS Hammann (DD-412)
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linked to:
destroyer USS Hammann (DD-412)
United States Navy ship USS Hammann (DE-131) ⓘ
linked to:
USS Hammann (DE-131)
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| militaryBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Ensign ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
USS Hammann (DD-412)
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USS Hammann (DE-131) ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Rescued downed pilot Ensign George H. Ludlow under enemy fire ⓘ |
| notableWork | Rescue of downed U.S. Navy pilot under enemy fire in World War I ⓘ |
| occupation |
military aviator
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naval officer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Baltimore, Maryland, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | near Langley Field, Virginia, United States ⓘ |
| servedAt | U.S. Naval Air Station at Porto Corsini, Italy ⓘ |
| serviceNumber | unknown ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Medal of Honor recipient Charles Hammann Description of subject: Charles Hammann was a U.S. Navy aviator in World War I who received the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions in rescuing a downed fellow pilot under enemy fire.
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