General John W. Vessey Jr.

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/General_John_W._Vessey_Jr.
GPTKB entity
Statements (35)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Maryland,_College_Park
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Army_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Bronze_Star_Medal
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Cross
gptkb:Legion_of_Merit
gptkb:Purple_Heart
gptkb:Silver_Star
gptkb:Defense_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1922-06-29
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Minneapolis,_Minnesota,_United_States
gptkbp:children gptkb:John_W._Vessey_III
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_II
Laotian Civil War
gptkbp:deathDate 2016-08-18
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:North_Oaks,_Minnesota,_United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General John W. Vessey Jr.
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:General
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notableEvent oldest person to serve as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Vessey_Chapter_of_the_Association_of_the_United_States_Army
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:Chairman_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:David_C._Jones
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:serviceYears 1939–1985
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Avis_Vessey
gptkbp:successor gptkb:William_J._Crowe
gptkbp:termEnd 1985
gptkbp:termStart 1982
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:82nd_Airborne_Division
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4