Colonel Ronald Speirs

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Military officer
gptkbp:awards Bronze Star Medal
Purple Heart
Silver Star
gptkbp:birthDate 1920-04-20
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Edinburgh
gptkb:Edinburgh,_Scotland
gptkbp:commanded Easy Company
gptkbp:culturalImpact Portrayal in media
gptkbp:deathDate 2004-04-11
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Edinburgh
gptkbp:family Married with children
gptkbp:famousFor Combat leadership
gptkbp:famousPerson Written accounts of his life
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:Band_of_Brothers
gptkbp:foughtIn gptkb:Germany
gptkb:Normandy
gptkb:Holland
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Role_in_WWII
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Colonel Ronald Speirs
gptkbp:influenced Future military leaders
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Major_Richard_Winters
gptkbp:inspiration Books and films
gptkbp:knownFor Leadership in Easy Company
A tough leader
gptkbp:leadership Charismatic
Decisive
Inspirational
gptkbp:legacy Military leadership
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:United_States_Army
Lieutenant Colonel
gptkbp:nickname Ron
gptkbp:participatedIn Battle of the Bulge
Operation Market Garden
D-Day
gptkbp:personalBest Loyal
Brave
Resilient
Tough
Strategic thinker
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:portrayedBy gptkb:Matthew_Settle
gptkbp:postWarCareer Businessman
gptkbp:rank Colonel
gptkbp:reputation Respected
Feared
Admired
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:General_Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:serviceYears 1941-1945
gptkbp:servingTemperature gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkbp:unitAwards gptkb:506th_Parachute_Infantry_Regiment