Major General William H. Simpson

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Major_General_William_H._Simpson
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Belgian_Croix_de_Guerre
gptkb:Bronze_Star_Medal
gptkb:Legion_of_Merit
gptkb:Silver_Star
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:French_Croix_de_Guerre
gptkbp:birth_date 1888-07-18
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:William_H._Simpson_Jr.
gptkbp:command_structure gptkb:3rd_Infantry_Division
gptkb:Army_Ground_Forces
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:death_date 1980-09-15
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Major General William H. Simpson
gptkbp:influenced Post-war military organization
Military strategy in Europe
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkb:Omar_Bradley
gptkb:George_Marshall
gptkbp:known_for Leadership in World War II
gptkbp:military_unit gptkb:3rd_Infantry_Division
gptkb:8th_Infantry_Division
gptkb:Army_Ground_Forces
gptkb:XX_Corps
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Bill
gptkbp:notable_command gptkb:8th_Infantry_Division
gptkb:XX_Corps
gptkbp:participated_in gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkb:D-Day
gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:New_York_City,_New_York
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Major_General_John_W._Leonard
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Major_General
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:service_years 1911-1946
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Margaret_Simpson
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Major_General_John_W._Leonard
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:30th_Infantry_Division
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Meuse-Argonne
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4