Colonel Benjamin H. Vandervoort

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Colonel_Benjamin_H._Vandervoort
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
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:conflict gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:deathDate 1990-11-18
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Hilton_Head_Island,_South_Carolina,_United_States
gptkbp:division gptkb:82nd_Airborne_Division
gptkbp:education gptkb:Washington_College
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Benjamin_Hayes_Vandervoort
gptkbp:hasUnit gptkb:505th_Parachute_Infantry_Regiment
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Colonel Benjamin H. Vandervoort
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:militaryRank Colonel
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:D-Day
gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:portrayedBy gptkb:John_Wayne
gptkb:The_Longest_Day_(film)
gptkbp:postwarUse CIA officer
U.S. State Department official
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:US_Army_Rangers
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6