Samuel William Koster

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Samuel_William_Koster
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Bronze_Star_Medal
gptkb:Purple_Heart
gptkb:Silver_Star
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Medal_(US_Army)
gptkbp:birthDate 1919-12-29
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Americal_Division
gptkbp:courtMartialed yes
gptkbp:courtMartialOutcome charges dropped, demoted
gptkbp:deathDate 2006-01-23
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Samuel William Koster
gptkbp:involvedIn gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:militaryRank Major General
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notableFor My Lai Massacre investigation
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:West_Liberty,_Iowa
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Atlantic_Beach,_Florida
gptkbp:serviceYears 1942–1973
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Major_General_Samuel_W._Koster
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7