Admiral William H. Standley

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Admiral
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Reserve_Officers_Association
gptkb:American_Legion
gptkb:Military_Order_of_the_World_Wars
gptkb:United_States_Naval_Institute
gptkbp:awardedBy gptkb:Republic_of_Korea_War_Service_Medal
gptkb:World_War_II_Victory_Medal
gptkb:Bronze_Star
gptkb:Philippine_Defense_Medal
gptkb:National_Defense_Service_Medal
gptkb:American_Defense_Service_Medal
gptkb:United_Nations_Korea_Medal
gptkb:Asiatic-Pacific_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:Korean_Service_Medal
gptkb:Philippine_Liberation_Medal
Silver Star
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Navy_Cross
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Medal
Legion of Merit
gptkbp:birthDate 1883-03-25
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:William_H._Standley_Jr.
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Task_Force_58
gptkbp:contributedTo gptkb:Naval_War_College
gptkbp:deathDate 1971-05-12
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Naval_Academy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Admiral William H. Standley
gptkbp:influenced Post-war naval policy
World_War_II_naval_strategy
gptkbp:knownFor Leadership_in_the_Pacific_Theater
Diplomatic_relations_with_Allied_forces
gptkbp:nickname Bill
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:United_States_Naval_Forces_in_Europe
gptkb:United_States_Pacific_Fleet
gptkbp:participatedIn gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
gptkb:Battle_of_Iwo_Jima
Battle of Midway
Battle of the Philippine Sea
gptkbp:placeOfBirth New_York_City,_New_York
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Admiral_Chester_W._Nimitz
gptkbp:rank Admiral
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:General_Board_of_the_Navy
gptkb:Advisory_Committee_on_Naval_History
gptkb:Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff
Naval_Operations_Committee
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:serviceYears 1901-1946
gptkbp:spouse Margaret_Standley
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Admiral_Raymond_Spruance