Colonel John W. Ripley

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Colonel_John_W._Ripley
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:United_States_Naval_Academy
gptkb:U.S._Army_War_College
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Bronze_Star_Medal
gptkb:Legion_of_Merit
gptkb:Navy_Cross
gptkb:Purple_Heart
gptkb:Silver_Star
gptkb:Vietnamese_Gallantry_Cross
gptkbp:birthDate June 29, 1939
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Radford,_Virginia,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:United_States_Naval_Academy_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:Thomas_Ripley
gptkb:Mary_Ripley
gptkb:Stephen_Ripley
gptkbp:deathDate October 28, 2008
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Annapolis,_Maryland,_United_States
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:John_Walter_Ripley
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Colonel John W. Ripley
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
gptkbp:militaryRank Colonel
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Rip
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Destruction_of_Dong_Ha_Bridge_during_the_Vietnam_War
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:military_officer
author
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Moultrie_Ripley
gptkbp:taughtAt gptkb:Virginia_Military_Institute
gptkb:U.S._Naval_Academy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:2nd_Battalion,_4th_Marines
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7