Lieutenant General Robert Eichelberger

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Lieutenant_General_Robert_Eichelberger
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Brigadier_General
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Reserve_Officers_Association
gptkb:American_Legion
gptkb:Military_Order_of_the_World_Wars
gptkb:veterans
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Bronze_Star_Medal
gptkb:Legion_of_Merit
gptkb:Silver_Star
gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:Philippine_Legion_of_Honor
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Army_Commendation_Medal
gptkb:French_Croix_de_Guerre
gptkbp:birth_date 1886-09-15
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:Robert_Eichelberger
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Allied_Forces_in_the_Southwest_Pacific
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:death_date 1961-09-26
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lieutenant General Robert Eichelberger
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:John_J._Pershing
gptkb:Douglas_Mac_Arthur
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:military_strategy
Tactical innovations
Leadership in Pacific Theater
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:nickname Eich
gptkbp:notable_command gptkb:X_Corps
gptkb:Eighth_Army
gptkbp:participated_in gptkb:Philippines_Campaign
gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte
gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
gptkb:Battle_of_Buna-Gona
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:New_York_City,_New_York
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:General_Robert_L._Eichelberger
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Brigadier_General
gptkbp:service_years 1909-1946
gptkbp:spouse Margaret Eichelberger
gptkbp:successor gptkb:General_Walton_Walker
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_the_Matanikau
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4