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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Military officer
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Medal
Bronze Star Medal
Legion of Merit
Silver Star
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gptkbp:birthDate
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June 16, 1888
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gptkbp:burialPlace
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gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:William_C._Lee_Jr.
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gptkbp:commanded
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gptkb:101st_Airborne_Division
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gptkbp:deathDate
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April 12, 1975
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Major General William C. Lee
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gptkbp:influenced
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Airborne operations
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gptkbp:involvedIn
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Ardennes
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Siegfried_Line
Battle of the Bulge
Battle of the Somme
Operation Market Garden
Battle of Normandy
Operation Overlord
Battle of Arnhem
D-Day landings
Battle of the Rhine
Operation Dragoon
Battle of Aachen
Operation Neptune
Operation Varsity
Battle of the Ruhr Pocket
Battle of the Hurtgen Forest
Battle of Hürtgen Forest
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gptkbp:knownFor
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Development of airborne forces
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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gptkb:Airborne_Division
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:The_Father_of_the_Airborne
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gptkbp:notableWork
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First Commander of the 101st Airborne Division
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gptkbp:participatedIn
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gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:placeOfBirth
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gptkb:North_Carolina
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gptkbp:placeOfDeath
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gptkb:Virginia
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:General_George_C._Marshall
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gptkbp:rank
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Major General
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gptkbp:servedIn
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gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkb:Pacific_Theater_of_Operations
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gptkbp:serviceBranch
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gptkb:United_States_Army
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gptkbp:serviceYears
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1917-1946
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Margaret_Lee
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:General_Maxwell_D._Taylor
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