Major General Clifton B. Cates

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Major_General_Clifton_B._Cates
GPTKB entity
Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Tennessee
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Cross
gptkb:Navy_Cross
gptkb:Navy_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Purple_Heart
gptkb:Silver_Star
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Medal_(US_Army)
gptkbp:birthDate August 31, 1893
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Tiptonville,_Tennessee,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace National Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee
gptkbp:conflictParticipated gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:deathDate June 4, 1970
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Nashville,_Tennessee,_United_States
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Clifton_Bledsoe_Cates
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Major General Clifton B. Cates
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:General
Major General
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Commandant_of_the_Marine_Corps
Leadership during World War II
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:19th_Commandant_of_the_Marine_Corps
gptkbp:serviceYears 1917–1954
gptkbp:spouse Elizabeth Tennant
gptkbp:termEnd December 31, 1951
gptkbp:termStart January 1, 1948
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:4th_Marine_Division_(US)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6