Corporal Timothy Upham
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Corporal Timothy Upham is a timid and bookish translator-turned-soldier in the film "Saving Private Ryan," whose moral struggles and inexperience starkly contrast with the hardened combat veterans around him.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Corporal Timothy Upham canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9998902 — 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: Corporal Timothy Upham Context triple: [Captain John H. Miller, memberOfSquad, Corporal Timothy Upham]
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A.
Corporal Henderson
Corporal Henderson is a fictional military character typically depicted as a low-ranking non-commissioned officer, often used as a generic or placeholder name in stories or examples.
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B.
Corporal Frank S. Scott
Corporal Frank S. Scott was a U.S. Army aviation mechanic recognized as the first enlisted airman to die in an aircraft accident, for whom Scott Air Force Base is named.
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C.
Corporal Larry Lawrence
Corporal Larry Lawrence is a fictional U.S. Marine character featured in the wartime comic series "The Fighting Marines," typically portrayed in action-packed military adventures.
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D.
Sergeant Daniel Bissell
Sergeant Daniel Bissell was an American Revolutionary War soldier and spy for the Continental Army who conducted dangerous intelligence missions behind British lines.
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E.
Sergeant Elijah Churchill
Sergeant Elijah Churchill was an American Revolutionary War soldier in the Continental Army, distinguished for his bravery in combat and recognized as one of the first recipients of what would later evolve into the Purple Heart.
- 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: Corporal Timothy Upham Target entity description: Corporal Timothy Upham is a timid and bookish translator-turned-soldier in the film "Saving Private Ryan," whose moral struggles and inexperience starkly contrast with the hardened combat veterans around him.
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A.
Corporal Henderson
Corporal Henderson is a fictional military character typically depicted as a low-ranking non-commissioned officer, often used as a generic or placeholder name in stories or examples.
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B.
Corporal Frank S. Scott
Corporal Frank S. Scott was a U.S. Army aviation mechanic recognized as the first enlisted airman to die in an aircraft accident, for whom Scott Air Force Base is named.
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C.
Corporal Larry Lawrence
Corporal Larry Lawrence is a fictional U.S. Marine character featured in the wartime comic series "The Fighting Marines," typically portrayed in action-packed military adventures.
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D.
Sergeant Daniel Bissell
Sergeant Daniel Bissell was an American Revolutionary War soldier and spy for the Continental Army who conducted dangerous intelligence missions behind British lines.
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E.
Sergeant Elijah Churchill
Sergeant Elijah Churchill was an American Revolutionary War soldier in the Continental Army, distinguished for his bravery in combat and recognized as one of the first recipients of what would later evolve into the Purple Heart.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| alignment | Allies ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Saving Private Ryan ⓘ |
| characterArc | struggles to reconcile pacifist ideals with wartime violence ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
bookish
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idealistic ⓘ inexperienced ⓘ morally conflicted ⓘ timid ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryRepresented |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdBy | Robert Rodat ⓘ |
| directedIn | Saving Private Ryan ⓘ |
| directorOfWork | Steven Spielberg ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Saving Private Ryan ⓘ |
| front | Western Front ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | war film ⓘ |
| joinsUnitOf | Captain John H. Miller ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ German ⓘ |
| medium | live-action film ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Corporal ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | audience surrogate for non-combatants ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | American ⓘ |
| notableAction | later executes surrendered German soldier nicknamed Steamboat Willie ⓘ |
| notableProp |
translation notebook
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typewriter ⓘ |
| notableRelationship |
comrade of Private First Class Richard Reiben
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comrade of Private Stanley Mellish ⓘ comrade of Technician Fourth Grade Mike Horvath ⓘ serves under Captain John H. Miller ⓘ
linked to:
Captain John H. Miller
|
| notableScene | fails to intervene while Private Mellish is killed ⓘ |
| occupation | soldier ⓘ |
| personalityContrastWith | battle-hardened veterans in his squad ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | non-combat clerk reassigned to front-line duty ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Jeremy Davies ⓘ |
| role | translator ⓘ |
| screenTimeContext | introduced after D-Day landings ⓘ |
| setting | Normandy ⓘ |
| skill | linguist ⓘ |
| symbolizes | intellectual confronted with brutality of war ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
cowardice and courage
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loss of innocence ⓘ moral ambiguity of war ⓘ |
| unit |
2nd Ranger Battalion (fictional depiction)
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linked to:
2nd Ranger Battalion
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Corporal Timothy Upham Description of subject: Corporal Timothy Upham is a timid and bookish translator-turned-soldier in the film "Saving Private Ryan," whose moral struggles and inexperience starkly contrast with the hardened combat veterans around him.
Referenced by (2)
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