General Richard E. Cavazos

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/General_Richard_E._Cavazos

GPTKB entity

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:awards	gptkb:Armed_Forces_Reserve_Medal gptkb:Army_of_Occupation_Medal gptkb:Bronze_Star_Medal gptkb:Legion_of_Merit gptkb:Silver_Star gptkb:Meritorious_Service_Medal gptkb:National_Defense_Service_Medal gptkb:Vietnam_Campaign_Medal gptkb:Vietnam_Service_Medal gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Medal gptkb:NATO_Medal gptkb:Korean_Service_Medal gptkb:Southwest_Asia_Service_Medal gptkb:Army_Commendation_Medal gptkb:Purple_Heart gptkb:Good_Conduct_Medal
gptkbp:birth_date	1929-01-31
gptkbp:birth_place	gptkb:Kingsville,_Texas
gptkbp:burial_place	gptkb:Fort_Sam_Houston_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:children	gptkb:David_Cavazos gptkb:Laura_Cavazos gptkb:Cynthia_Cavazos gptkb:Richard_Cavazos
gptkbp:commanded	gptkb:U._S._Army_Forces_Command gptkb:U._S._Army_Training_and_Doctrine_Command
gptkbp:death_date	2017-10-29
gptkbp:death_place	gptkb:San_Antonio,_Texas
gptkbp:education	gptkb:Texas_Tech_University
gptkbp:ethnicity	Hispanic American
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	General Richard E. Cavazos
gptkbp:influenced	Hispanic representation in the military
gptkbp:known_for	being the first Hispanic four-star general in the U. S. Army
gptkbp:military_conflict	gptkb:Gulf_War gptkb:Korean_War gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:nickname	Cavazos
gptkbp:notable_command	gptkb:Fort_Hood gptkb:1st_Cavalry_Division
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:General_John_A._Wickham_Jr.
gptkbp:rank	gptkb:General
gptkbp:served_in	gptkb:National_Guard gptkb:Army
gptkbp:service_branch	gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:service_years	1951-1984
gptkbp:spouse	Martha Cavazos
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:General_John_M._Brown_Jr.
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:American_45th_Infantry_Division
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5