Major General John H. McGowan

GPTKB entity

Properties (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Military officer
gptkbp:awardedBy gptkb:United_Nations_Service_Medal
gptkb:World_War_II_Victory_Medal
gptkb:National_Defense_Service_Medal
gptkb:Korean_Service_Medal
Army Commendation Medal
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Medal
Bronze Star Medal
Legion of Merit
gptkbp:birthDate March 1, 1892
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Army_Engineer_School
gptkb:Fort_Belvoir
gptkbp:deathDate January 15, 1970
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Major General John H. McGowan
gptkbp:influenced Water resource management
Community development projects
Public safety initiatives
Military logistics
Urban planning initiatives
Sustainability in engineering
Engineering ethics
Disaster preparedness strategies
Emergency management practices
Construction safety standards
Civil engineering standards
Engineering project management
Engineering research and development
Environmental engineering practices
Military engineering doctrine
Infrastructure resilience strategies
Modern engineering education
U.S._Army_engineering_practices
gptkbp:involvedIn Infrastructure development
Public works projects
Disaster response efforts
Flood control projects
Military construction projects
gptkbp:knownFor Leadership in military engineering
gptkbp:nickname Jack
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:U.S._Army_Corps_of_Engineers
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:New_York,_USA
gptkbp:placeOfDeath Washington,_D.C.,_USA
gptkbp:postWarCareer Chief of Engineers
Director_of_Civil_Works
gptkbp:rank Major General
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:serviceYears 1917-1952
gptkbp:spouse Margaret McGowan