Commodore William D. Porter

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Commodore_William_D._Porter

GPTKB entity

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Battle_of_Galveston
gptkbp:affiliation	gptkb:Naval_Academy_Alumni_Association gptkb:Reserve_Officers_Association gptkb:Naval_Historical_Society gptkb:American_Legion gptkb:Naval_Order_of_the_United_States gptkb:Naval_Institute_Press gptkb:military_officer gptkb:U._S._Naval_Institute gptkb:Society_of_Naval_Architects_and_Marine_Engineers gptkb:Naval_War_College_Alumni_Association gptkb:Military_Order_of_the_World_Wars gptkb:National_Defense_Industrial_Association gptkb:Naval_Historical_Foundation gptkb:American_Society_of_Naval_Engineers gptkb:Fleet_Reserve_Association gptkb:Naval_Reserve_Association gptkb:U._S._Naval_Academy_Alumni_Association_Foundation gptkb:U._S._Naval_Academy_Foundation gptkb:U._S._Naval_Academy_Foundation_Board gptkb:U._S._Naval_Institute_Foundation
gptkbp:awards	gptkb:Bronze_Star gptkb:Legion_of_Merit gptkb:Silver_Star gptkb:Navy_Cross gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkbp:birth_date	1883-01-01
gptkbp:birth_place	gptkb:Borough
gptkbp:burial_place	gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:children	gptkb:William_D._Porter_Jr.
gptkbp:commanded	gptkb:USS_New_Jersey_(BB-62)
gptkbp:conflict	gptkb:World_War_I gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:death_date	1962-01-01
gptkbp:education	gptkb:United_States_Naval_Academy
gptkbp:famous_for	World War II service
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Commodore William D. Porter
gptkbp:influenced_by	gptkb:Admiral_William_Halsey_Jr.
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:Bill_Porter
gptkbp:notable_for	gptkb:USS_Porter_(DD-356)
gptkbp:place_of_death	gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:Admiral_Ernest_King
gptkbp:rank	gptkb:automobile gptkb:Admiral
gptkbp:service_branch	gptkb:battle
gptkbp:service_years	45 years 1900-1945
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Mary_Porter
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Admiral_Chester_W._Nimitz