Brigadier General John W. Vessey Jr.

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Brigadier_General_John_W._Vessey_Jr.
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Army_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Bronze_Star_Medal
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Cross
gptkb:Legion_of_Merit
gptkb:Purple_Heart
gptkb:Silver_Star
gptkb:Defense_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1922-06-29
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Minneapolis,_Minnesota,_United_States
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:deathDate 2016-08-18
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:North_Oaks,_Minnesota,_United_States
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Maryland
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:John_William_Vessey_Jr.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Brigadier General John W. Vessey Jr.
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:General
Brigadier General
gptkbp:notableFor oldest person to serve as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:Chairman_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:serviceYears 1941–1985
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Avis_Vessey
gptkbp:termEnd 1985
gptkbp:termStart 1982
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:185th_Armor_Regiment
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8