General William Westmoreland

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/General_William_Westmoreland
GPTKB entity
Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Air_Medal
gptkb:Bronze_Star_Medal
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Legion_of_Merit
gptkb:Purple_Heart
gptkb:Silver_Star
gptkbp:birthDate 1914-03-26
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Spartanburg_County,_South_Carolina,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:West_Point_Cemetery
gptkbp:causeOfDeath gptkb:Alzheimer's_disease
gptkbp:children gptkb:Katherine_Stevens_Westmoreland
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:deathDate 2005-07-18
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Charleston,_South_Carolina,_United_States
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy_(West_Point)
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:William_Childs_Westmoreland
gptkbp:graduationYear 1936
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General William Westmoreland
gptkbp:lostElectionTo gptkb:James_B._Edwards
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:General
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Westy
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:United_States_Senator
Commander of United States Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV)
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Westmoreland_v._CBS
Tet Offensive
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Eugenia_Childs_Westmoreland
gptkb:James_Ripley_Westmoreland
gptkbp:politicalParty Republican
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:A_Soldier_Reports
gptkbp:ranForOffice gptkb:Governor_of_South_Carolina
1974
gptkbp:religion Presbyterian
gptkbp:serviceYears 1936–1972
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Kitsy_Stevens
gptkbp:termEnd 1968
1972
gptkbp:termStart 1964
1968
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Medal_(U.S._Army)
gptkb:82nd_Airborne_Division_(US)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5