Major General William H. Simpson

GPTKB entity

Properties (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Military officer
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Belgian_Croix_de_Guerre
gptkb:Republic_of_Korea_War_Service_Medal
gptkb:Armed_Forces_Reserve_Medal
gptkb:Army_of_Occupation_Medal
gptkb:World_War_II_Victory_Medal
gptkb:European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:National_Defense_Service_Medal
gptkb:Vietnam_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:Vietnam_Service_Medal
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:United_Nations_Korea_Medal
gptkb:Korean_Service_Medal
American Campaign Medal
Army Commendation Medal
Bronze Star Medal
Legion of Merit
Silver Star
French Croix de Guerre
gptkbp:birthDate 1888-05-18
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:William_H._Simpson_Jr.
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:3rd_Infantry_Division
gptkb:Army_Ground_Forces
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:deathDate 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-World_War_II_military_strategy
gptkbp:knownFor Leadership_in_World_War_II
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:8th_Infantry_Division
gptkb:XX_Corps
gptkbp:participatedIn Battle of the Bulge
Operation Overlord
Battle of the Rhine
Battle of Aachen
Battle of the Hurtgen Forest
gptkbp:placeOfBirth New_York_City,_New_York
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:rank Major General
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:France
gptkb:Germany
gptkb:Italy
gptkb:Japan
gptkb:Philippines
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:serviceYears 1910-1946
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Margaret_Simpson