General Lucian K. Truscott Jr.

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/General_Lucian_K._Truscott_Jr.
GPTKB entity
Statements (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Army_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Bronze_Star_Medal
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Cross
gptkb:French_Legion_of_Honour
gptkb:Legion_of_Merit
gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:Purple_Heart
gptkb:Silver_Star
gptkbp:birthDate 1895-01-09
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Chatfield,_Texas,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:child gptkb:Lucian_K._Truscott_IV
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:3rd_Infantry_Division
gptkb:Fifteenth_United_States_Army
gptkb:Fifth_United_States_Army
gptkb:VI_Corps
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:deathDate 1965-09-12
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Alexandria,_Virginia,_United_States
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Lucian_King_Truscott_Jr.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Lucian K. Truscott Jr.
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:General
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Operation_Torch
gptkb:Southern_France_Campaign
gptkb:Sicily_Campaign
gptkb:Anzio
gptkb:Italian_Campaign
gptkbp:notableFor leadership in World War II
development of the "Truscott Trot"
innovations in infantry tactics
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:promotedToFieldMarshal 1945
gptkbp:servedWith gptkb:Allied_Forces
gptkbp:serviceYears 1917–1947
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Sarah_Nicholas_Randolph
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:Command_Missions_(memoir)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:United_States_Army_Central
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4