Gallantry Cross (Vietnam)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_decoration
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Vietnamese_Gallantry_Cross
gptkb:Vietnam_Gallantry_Cross
gptkbp:award gptkb:Military_Merit_Medal_(Vietnam)
gptkbp:awardedBy gptkb:military
gptkb:Republic_of_Vietnam
allied military personnel
gptkbp:awardedFor acts of valor or heroic conduct in combat
gptkbp:awardedPosthumously yes
gptkbp:awardedWithDevice gptkb:lake
silver star
bronze star
gold star
gptkbp:awardYear gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin South Vietnam
gptkbp:deviceIndicates level of command that awarded the medal
gptkbp:discontinued 1975
gptkbp:established 1950
gptkbp:features laurel wreath
cross pattée design
image of two swords
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gallantry Cross (Vietnam)
gptkbp:inscription gptkb:Quốc_Gia_Lao_Tưởng
gptkbp:lowerAward gptkb:Wound_Medal_(Vietnam)
gptkbp:material bronze
gptkbp:notableRecipient gptkb:Colin_Powell
gptkb:John_Kerry
gptkb:US_101st_Airborne_Division
gptkb:1st_Australian_Task_Force
gptkb:Australian_Army_Training_Team_Vietnam
gptkb:New_Zealand_Army_Training_Team_Vietnam
gptkb:US_1st_Cavalry_Division
gptkb:US_25th_Infantry_Division
gptkb:US_9th_Infantry_Division
gptkb:Royal_Australian_Regiment
gptkb:US_Marine_Corps_units
gptkb:US_173rd_Airborne_Brigade
Creighton Abrams
William Westmoreland
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:United_States_military
gptkb:South_Korean_military
gptkb:Australian_military
gptkb:New_Zealand_military
Philippine military
gptkbp:relatedAward gptkb:Gallantry_Cross_Unit_Citation_(Vietnam)
gptkb:Military_Merit_Medal_(Vietnam)
gptkbp:ribbonColor red with yellow stripes
gptkbp:shape gptkb:center
gptkbp:status no longer awarded
gptkbp:wornBy left chest
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Richard_Marcinko
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5