General Hoyt S. Vandenberg

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/General_Hoyt_S._Vandenberg
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:person
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:award gptkb:Air_Medal
gptkb:Bronze_Star_Medal
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Legion_of_Merit
gptkb:Order_of_the_Bath
gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:Silver_Star
gptkbp:birthDate 1899-01-24
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Milwaukee,_Wisconsin,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:causeOfDeath gptkb:cancer
gptkbp:child gptkb:Hoyt_S._Vandenberg_Jr.
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:deathDate 1954-04-02
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Washington,_D.C.,_United_States
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Hoyt_Sanford_Vandenberg
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Hoyt S. Vandenberg
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:namesakeOf gptkb:Vandenberg_Space_Force_Base
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:United_States_Senator
helping establish the United States Air Force as an independent service
gptkbp:position gptkb:Chief_of_Staff_of_the_United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Carl_Spaatz
gptkbp:predecessor_(DCI) gptkb:Sidney_Souers
gptkbp:rank gptkb:General
gptkbp:relative gptkb:Arthur_H._Vandenberg
gptkbp:serviceYears 1923–1953
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Gladys_Rose_Vandenberg
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Nathan_F._Twining
gptkbp:successor_(DCI) gptkb:Roscoe_H._Hillenkoetter
gptkbp:termEnd 1953
gptkbp:termEnd_(DCI) 1947
gptkbp:termStart 1948
gptkbp:termStart_(DCI) 1946
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Vandenberg_Air_Force_Base
gptkb:Vandenberg_Space_Force_Base
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5