Major General Samuel W. Koster

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Major_General_Samuel_W._Koster
GPTKB entity
Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Bronze_Star_Medal
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Purple_Heart
gptkb:Silver_Star
gptkbp:birthDate 1919-12-29
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:West_Liberty,_Iowa,_United_States
gptkbp:child gptkb:Samuel_W._Koster_Jr.
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:courtMartial reduced in rank for failure to investigate My Lai Massacre
gptkbp:deathDate 2006-01-23
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Bloomington,_Indiana,_United_States
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Samuel_William_Koster
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Major General Samuel W. Koster
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:militaryRank Major General
gptkbp:notableEvent My Lai Massacre investigation
gptkbp:positionHeld Superintendent of the United States Military Academy
Commanding General, Americal Division
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Bloomington,_Indiana,_United_States
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Helen_Koster
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:23rd_Infantry_Division
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6