General Albert C. Wedemeyer

GPTKB entity

Properties (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Military Officer
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:U.S._Army_War_College
gptkb:United_States_Army_Command_and_General_Staff_College
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkb:Henry_H._Arnold
gptkb:George_C._Marshall
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Medal
Legion of Merit
Silver Star
gptkbp:birthDate 1896-05-09
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:Albert_C._Wedemeyer_Jr.
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:China-Burma-India_Theater
gptkbp:contribution Post-war military strategy
Advising on logistics and supply
Planning_the_Allied_campaign_in_the_Pacific
gptkbp:deathDate 1989-09-17
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
gptkbp:famousQuote "The best way to predict the future is to create it."
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Albert C. Wedemeyer
gptkbp:influenced U.S._military_policy
Military_strategy_in_Asia
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:John_J._Pershing
gptkbp:involvedIn Post-war reconstruction efforts
gptkbp:knownFor Military leadership
Strategic_planning_in_World_War_II
gptkbp:legacy Influence on modern military strategy
Recognition_in_military_history
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:U.S._Forces_in_the_China-Burma-India_Theater
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:postRetirementCareer gptkb:USA
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Joseph_Stilwell
gptkbp:rank General
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:serviceYears 1917-1955
gptkbp:spouse Margaret_Wedemeyer
gptkbp:successor gptkb:William_H._Simpson
gptkbp:wrote The_American_Way_of_War
The_Wedemeyer_Reports