Admiral William S. Benson

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Admiral_William_S._Benson
GPTKB entity
Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Navy_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1855-09-25
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Macon,_Georgia,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:countryOfCitizenship gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:deathDate 1932-05-20
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Washington,_D.C.,_United_States
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Naval_Academy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Admiral William S. Benson
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Admiral
gptkbp:namesakeOf gptkb:USS_Benson_(DD-421)
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Chief_of_Naval_Operations
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:naval_officer
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:Chief_of_Naval_Operations
gptkbp:predecessor position established
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Elizabeth_Freyer_Egerton
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Admiral_Robert_E._Coontz
gptkbp:termEnd 1919
gptkbp:termStart 1915
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:United_States_Indo-Pacific_Command
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5