United States Army flag

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military flag organizational flag

The United States Army flag is the official banner of the U.S. Army, featuring its emblem on a white field above a scroll inscribed with "United States Army" and the year of its establishment, 1775.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Flag of the United States Army	3
United States Army flag canonical	2
Flag of the Army National Guard	1
United States Army (through flag commission)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T742617 — 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: United States Army flag
Context triple: [United States Army seal, relatedTo, United States Army flag]

A. Flag of the United States Department of Defense
The Flag of the United States Department of Defense is the official banner representing the U.S. Department of Defense, typically featuring its emblem on a plain field and used for ceremonial and official departmental purposes.
B. United States flag
The United States flag is the national banner of the United States, featuring thirteen red and white stripes and fifty white stars on a blue field to symbolize the original colonies and current states.
C. Naval jack of the United States
The Naval jack of the United States is a maritime flag flown by U.S. Navy ships at the bow, historically featuring a blue field with white stars symbolizing the states of the Union.
D. United States Army seal
The United States Army seal is the official emblem of the U.S. Army, featuring symbols of military readiness and authority along with its historic founding date.
E. United States coat of arms
The United States coat of arms is the national heraldic emblem featuring a bald eagle with a shield, olive branch, and arrows, symbolizing the country’s sovereignty, peace, and readiness for defense.
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: United States Army flag
Target entity description: The United States Army flag is the official banner of the U.S. Army, featuring its emblem on a white field above a scroll inscribed with "United States Army" and the year of its establishment, 1775.

A. Flag of the United States Department of Defense
The Flag of the United States Department of Defense is the official banner representing the U.S. Department of Defense, typically featuring its emblem on a plain field and used for ceremonial and official departmental purposes.
B. United States flag
The United States flag is the national banner of the United States, featuring thirteen red and white stripes and fifty white stars on a blue field to symbolize the original colonies and current states.
C. Naval jack of the United States
The Naval jack of the United States is a maritime flag flown by U.S. Navy ships at the bow, historically featuring a blue field with white stars symbolizing the states of the Union.
D. United States Army seal
The United States Army seal is the official emblem of the U.S. Army, featuring symbols of military readiness and authority along with its historic founding date.
E. United States coat of arms
The United States coat of arms is the national heraldic emblem featuring a bald eagle with a shield, olive branch, and arrows, symbolizing the country’s sovereignty, peace, and readiness for defense.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military flag ⓘ organizational flag ⓘ
adoptedBy	United States Department of the Army ⓘ United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower ⓘ linked to: Dwight D. Eisenhower
adoptedOn	1956-06-12 ⓘ
background	plain white field ⓘ
campaignStreamersAttachedTo	flagstaff ⓘ
campaignStreamersRepresent	Army campaigns and battles ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
designBasis	War Office Seal of 1779 ⓘ
displayedWith	United States national flag ⓘ linked to: United States flag
emblemColor	blue ⓘ
emblemIncludes	Phrygian cap on an upraised sword ⓘ Roman cuirass ⓘ cannon ⓘ drum and drumsticks ⓘ flags ⓘ mortar ⓘ scroll with motto "This We'll Defend" ⓘ unsheathed sword ⓘ
emblemPosition	centered on the field ⓘ
establishmentYearShown	1775 ⓘ
features	United States Army emblem ⓘ scroll with inscription "United States Army" ⓘ year "1775" ⓘ
fieldColor	white ⓘ
hasVariant	United States Army flag with campaign streamers ⓘ
inscription	1775 ⓘ United States Army ⓘ
introducedOn	United States Army’s 181st birthday observance ⓘ
motto	This We'll Defend ⓘ
officialName	Flag of the United States Army ⓘ linked to: United States Army flag
primaryUse	ceremonial purposes ⓘ official functions ⓘ parades ⓘ
regulatesBy	United States Army regulations ⓘ
representsEstablishmentYearOf	United States Army ⓘ
scrollPosition	below the emblem ⓘ
shape	rectangular ⓘ
status	official service flag of the United States Army ⓘ
symbolizes	United States Army battle honors ⓘ United States Army heritage ⓘ United States Army traditions ⓘ
textColorOnScroll	red ⓘ
usedAt	Army installations ⓘ Department of the Army headquarters ⓘ linked to: United States Department of the Army official Army ceremonies ⓘ
usedBy	United States Army ⓘ

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