Major General William A. Griesbach

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Military officer
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:American_Legion
gptkb:Veterans_of_Foreign_Wars
gptkb:Military_Officers_Association_of_America
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Medal
Air Medal
Army Commendation Medal
Bronze Star Medal
Legion of Merit
gptkbp:birthDate 1894-01-01
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:William_Griesbach_Jr.
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:deathDate 1977-01-01
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Major General William A. Griesbach
gptkbp:influenced Military strategy
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:George_Marshall
gptkbp:legacy Military leadership
Military education
Strategic planning
Veteran advocacy
gptkbp:militaryRank General
gptkbp:nickname Bill
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic
Battle of the Bulge
Operation Market Garden
Battle of Normandy
Operation Overlord
Military reforms
Cold_War_operations
Liberation_of_Europe
NATO_operations
Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff_meetings
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:United_States_Army_Corps
gptkbp:participatedIn D-Day
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Wisconsin
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:California
gptkbp:postWarCareer Author
Military historian
Defense consultant
gptkbp:rank Major General
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:serviceYears 37 years
1917-1954
gptkbp:spouse Mary_Griesbach