General Lauris Norstad

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/General_Lauris_Norstad
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkb:NATO
gptkb:North_Atlantic_Treaty_Organization
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Bronze_Star_Medal
gptkb:Legion_of_Merit
gptkb:Silver_Star
gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:French_Legion_of_Honor
gptkb:Air_Force_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Air_Medal
gptkbp:birth_date 1901-02-02
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:career_end gptkb:1963
gptkbp:career_start 1923
gptkbp:children gptkb:3
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Allied_Air_Forces_Central_Europe
gptkb:U._S._Air_Forces_in_Europe
gptkbp:death_date 1988-02-15
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Lauris Norstad
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:General_Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkb:General_George_C._Marshall
gptkb:General_Curtis_Le_May
gptkbp:influences Cold War strategy
gptkbp:involved_in gptkb:Berlin_Airlift
gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:military_strategy
Nuclear deterrence policy
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:nickname Laurie
gptkbp:notable_command gptkb:United_States_Air_Forces_in_Europe
gptkb:Supreme_Allied_Commander_Europe
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:Minneapolis,_Minnesota
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:General_Alfred_M._Gruenther
gptkbp:rank gptkb:General
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:service_years 1923-1963
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Margaret_Norstad
gptkbp:successor gptkb:General_Andrew_Goodpaster
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:General_Thomas_D._White
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5