4th Infantry Division (United States)

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U.S. Army division infantry division

The 4th Infantry Division (United States) is a storied U.S. Army division known for its pivotal role in major conflicts including World War II, Vietnam, and the Iraq War.

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All labels observed (11)

Label	Occurrences
4th Infantry Division	20
4th Infantry Division (United States) canonical	6
U.S. 4th Infantry Division	2
United States Army 4th Infantry Division	2
4th Infantry Division (Mechanized)	1
4th Infantry Division (at Fort Carson)	1
4th Infantry Division (elements)	1
4th Infantry Division (support relationship, historically)	1
4th Infantry Division insignia	1
4th Infantry Division, Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion	1
Commanding General, 4th Infantry Division	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T722298 — 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: 4th Infantry Division (United States)
Context triple: [Utah Beach, notableUnit, 4th Infantry Division (United States)]

A. 3rd Infantry Division
The 3rd Infantry Division is a major U.S. Army combat formation renowned for its distinguished service in multiple conflicts, including both World Wars, the Korean War, and the Iraq War.
B. 3rd Infantry Division
The 3rd Infantry Division is a historic British Army formation renowned for its front-line service in major conflicts including both World Wars and beyond.
C. 7th Infantry Division (United States)
The 7th Infantry Division (United States) is a U.S. Army infantry division with a long history of service in major conflicts including World War II, the Korean War, and the Global War on Terror.
D. 28th Infantry Division
The 28th Infantry Division is a historic U.S. Army National Guard formation, known as the "Keystone Division," that has served in major conflicts including both World Wars and beyond.
E. U.S. 42nd Infantry Division
The U.S. 42nd Infantry Division, nicknamed the "Rainbow Division," is a famed U.S. Army unit that saw distinguished combat service in both World Wars and is noted for its role in liberating Nazi concentration camps during World War II.
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: 4th Infantry Division (United States)
Target entity description: The 4th Infantry Division (United States) is a storied U.S. Army division known for its pivotal role in major conflicts including World War II, Vietnam, and the Iraq War.

A. 3rd Infantry Division
The 3rd Infantry Division is a major U.S. Army combat formation renowned for its distinguished service in multiple conflicts, including both World Wars, the Korean War, and the Iraq War.
B. 3rd Infantry Division
The 3rd Infantry Division is a historic British Army formation renowned for its front-line service in major conflicts including both World Wars and beyond.
C. 7th Infantry Division (United States)
The 7th Infantry Division (United States) is a U.S. Army infantry division with a long history of service in major conflicts including World War II, the Korean War, and the Global War on Terror.
D. 28th Infantry Division
The 28th Infantry Division is a historic U.S. Army National Guard formation, known as the "Keystone Division," that has served in major conflicts including both World Wars and beyond.
E. U.S. 42nd Infantry Division
The U.S. 42nd Infantry Division, nicknamed the "Rainbow Division," is a famed U.S. Army unit that saw distinguished combat service in both World Wars and is noted for its role in liberating Nazi concentration camps during World War II.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	U.S. Army division ⓘ infantry division ⓘ
allegiance	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
awardedFor	actions in Iraq War ⓘ actions in Normandy campaign ⓘ actions in Vietnam War ⓘ
branch	United States Army ⓘ
conflict	Iraq War ⓘ Vietnam War ⓘ War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ World War I ⓘ World War II ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
decoration	Belgian Fourragere ⓘ French Croix de Guerre ⓘ linked to: Croix de Guerre Presidential Unit Citation ⓘ linked to: Presidential Unit Citation (United States)
formationDate	1917 ⓘ
garrison	Fort Carson ⓘ
garrisonLocation	Colorado ⓘ
headquarters	Fort Carson ⓘ
insigniaMeaning	ivy symbolizes Roman numeral IV ⓘ
motto	Steadfast and Loyal ⓘ
nickname	Ivy Division ⓘ
notableCommander	Dwight D. Eisenhower ⓘ Raymond O. Barton ⓘ William C. Westmoreland ⓘ linked to: William Westmoreland
notableEngagement	Battle of the Bulge ⓘ Central Highlands campaign (Vietnam War) ⓘ Normandy landings ⓘ linked to: Battle of Normandy Operation Iraqi Freedom ⓘ Utah Beach landing ⓘ linked to: Utah Beach capture of Saddam Hussein ⓘ
participatedIn	D-Day ⓘ Operation Enduring Freedom ⓘ Operation New Dawn ⓘ
partOf	III Corps (United States) ⓘ linked to: III Corps
role	armored ⓘ infantry ⓘ
size	division ⓘ
symbol	four ivy leaves shoulder sleeve insignia ⓘ
theaterOfOperations	Afghanistan ⓘ European Theater of Operations ⓘ linked to: European Theater of Operations, United States Army Iraq ⓘ Pacific Theater of Operations ⓘ Vietnam ⓘ linked to: Viet Nam
typeHistory	armored division ⓘ infantry division ⓘ mechanized infantry division ⓘ

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