Lieutenant Colonel William Edwin Dyess

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Lieutenant_Colonel_William_Edwin_Dyess
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:author gptkb:The_Dyess_Story
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Cross
gptkb:Legion_of_Merit
gptkb:Purple_Heart
gptkb:Silver_Star
gptkbp:birthDate 1916-08-09
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Albany,_Texas,_United_States
gptkbp:causeOfDeath aviation accident
gptkbp:deathDate 1943-12-22
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Burbank,_California,_United_States
gptkbp:education gptkb:Texas_A&M_University
gptkb:John_Tarleton_Agricultural_College
gptkbp:escapedFrom gptkb:Davao_Penal_Colony
gptkbp:gender male
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lieutenant Colonel William Edwin Dyess
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:militaryConflict gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:militaryRank Lieutenant Colonel
gptkbp:namesakeOf gptkb:Dyess_Air_Force_Base
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Dyess_Report
escape from Japanese POW camp
surviving the Bataan Death March
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:POW gptkb:Imperial_Japan
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dyess_Air_Force_Base
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6