Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin H. Vandervoort

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:person
gptkbp:allegiance	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:award	gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Cross gptkb:Purple_Heart gptkb:Silver_Star
gptkbp:birthDate	1917-03-03
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:Gasport,_New_York,_United_States
gptkbp:conflict	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:deathDate	1990-11-18
gptkbp:deathPlace	gptkb:Hilton_Head_Island,_South_Carolina,_United_States
gptkbp:division	gptkb:82nd_Airborne_Division
gptkbp:education	gptkb:Washington_College
gptkbp:fullName	gptkb:Benjamin_Hayes_Vandervoort
gptkbp:hasUnit	gptkb:505th_Parachute_Infantry_Regiment
gptkbp:militaryBranch	gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:notableBattle	gptkb:D-Day gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
gptkbp:notableFor	Regarded as one of the most outstanding battalion commanders in World War II Led 2nd Battalion, 505th PIR during D-Day despite a broken ankle
gptkbp:portrayedBy	gptkb:John_Wayne gptkb:The_Longest_Day_(film)
gptkbp:postwarUse	CIA officer Foreign Service Officer
gptkbp:rank	Lieutenant Colonel
gptkbp:serviceYears	1937–1946
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:D-Day_airborne_operations
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin H. Vandervoort