gptkbp:instanceOf
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Military officer
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:American_Legion
gptkb:Veterans_of_Foreign_Wars
gptkb:Marine_Corps_League
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Bronze_Star
gptkb:Navy_Cross
Purple Heart
Silver Star
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1926-05-26
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gptkbp:burialPlace
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gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:Robert_Ripley
gptkb:Elizabeth_Ripley
gptkb:Margaret_Ripley
gptkb:William_Ripley
gptkb:John_Ripley_Jr.
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gptkbp:conflict
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gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:deathDate
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2008-01-01
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:United_States_Naval_Academy
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Colonel John W. Ripley
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:Smedley_Butler
gptkb:Chesty_Puller
gptkb:John_Basilone
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gptkbp:knownFor
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Heroism
Military engineering
Leadership in combat
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gptkbp:nationality
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American
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gptkbp:notableWork
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Demolition_of_the_Thanh_Hoa_Bridge
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gptkbp:placeOfBirth
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gptkb:Newport_News,_Virginia
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gptkbp:placeOfDeath
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gptkb:Virginia_Beach,_Virginia
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gptkbp:posthumousRecognition
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Navy_Cross_(awarded_posthumously)
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gptkbp:rank
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Colonel
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gptkbp:serviceBranch
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gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
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gptkbp:serviceYears
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1944-1975
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Mary_Ripley
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