John W. Vessey Jr.

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/John_W._Vessey_Jr.
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Army_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Bronze_Star_Medal
gptkb:Legion_of_Merit
gptkb:Purple_Heart
gptkb:Silver_Star
gptkb:Defense_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1922-06-29
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Minneapolis,_Minnesota,_United_States
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:deathDate 2016-08-18
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:North_Oaks,_Minnesota,_United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label John W. Vessey Jr.
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:General
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:Chairman_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:David_C._Jones
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Avis_Vessey
gptkbp:successor gptkb:William_J._Crowe
gptkbp:termEnd 1985
gptkbp:termStart 1982
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:2nd_Infantry_Division
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4