General William Dyess

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/General_William_Dyess
GPTKB entity
Properties (40)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Distinguished_Flying_Cross
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Cross
Bronze Star Medal
Legion of Merit
Purple Heart
Silver Star
gptkbp:battle Battle of Bataan
Battle of Corregidor
gptkbp:born January 14, 1916
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Fort_Sam_Houston_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:William_Dyess_Jr.
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:5th_Air_Force
gptkbp:died December 7, 1943
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
gptkbp:foughtIn gptkb:Pacific_Theater_of_Operations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General William Dyess
gptkbp:influenced Air_Force_tactics
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Douglas_MacArthur
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Dyess_Air_Force_Base
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:3rd_Bombardment_Group
13th Bombardment Squadron
gptkbp:nickname Bill
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Abilene,_Texas
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Philippines
gptkbp:posthumousRecognition Air Medal
Prisoner of War Medal
Inducted_into_the_Texas_Military_Hall_of_Honor
Inducted_into_the_U.S._Air_Force_Hall_of_Fame
Memorialized_at_the_American_Cemetery_in_Manila
Memorialized_at_the_Bataan_Death_March_Memorial
Memorialized_at_the_Corregidor_Island_Memorial
gptkbp:rank Brigadier General
gptkbp:role Pilot
Commander
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:services O-12345
gptkbp:serviceYears 1939-1943
gptkbp:spouse Mary_Dyess