Frederick C. Weyand Jr.

GPTKB entity

Statements (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:American_Legion
gptkb:Veterans_of_Foreign_Wars
gptkb:Military_Officers_Association_of_America
gptkb:National_Defense_Industrial_Association
gptkb:Association_of_the_United_States_Army
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Medal
Bronze Star Medal
Legion of Merit
Silver Star
gptkbp:birthDate 1916-01-16
gptkbp:birthPlace San_Francisco,_California,_USA
gptkbp:children gptkb:Catherine_Weyand
gptkb:David_Weyand
gptkb:Frederick_C._Weyand_III
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:U.S._Army_forces_in_Vietnam
gptkbp:deathDate 2010-07-10
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Frederick C. Weyand Jr.
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:General_Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkb:General_Douglas_MacArthur
gptkb:General_George_C._Marshall
gptkb:General_Omar_Bradley
gptkb:General_William_Tecumseh_Sherman
gptkbp:knownFor Military strategy
Post-war military reforms
Advocacy for military modernization
Promotion of joint operations
Leadership_in_Vietnam_War
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:nickname Fred
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:United_States_Army_Pacific
gptkb:Military_Assistance_Command,_Vietnam
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:General_William_Westmoreland
gptkbp:rank General
gptkbp:residence gptkb:San_Francisco,_California
gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkb:Honolulu,_Hawaii
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:serviceYears 1941-1975
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Weyand
gptkbp:successor gptkb:General_Creighton_Abrams