Benjamin Hayes Vandervoort

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Benjamin_Hayes_Vandervoort
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Cross
gptkb:Purple_Heart
gptkb:Silver_Star
gptkbp:birthDate 1917-03-03
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Gasport,_New_York,_United_States
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:deathDate 1990-11-22
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Hilton_Head_Island,_South_Carolina,_United_States
gptkbp:division gptkb:82nd_Airborne_Division
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
gptkbp:graduationYear 1938
gptkbp:hasUnit gptkb:505th_Parachute_Infantry_Regiment
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Benjamin Hayes Vandervoort
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:militaryRank Colonel
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:D-Day_(Normandy_landings)
gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
World War II service
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:portrayedBy gptkb:John_Wayne
gptkb:The_Longest_Day_(film)
gptkbp:postRetirementRole CIA officer
Foreign Service officer
gptkbp:spouse Nell Elizabeth "Betty" Healy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Colonel_Benjamin_H._Vandervoort
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7