Stephen Decatur Jr.

GPTKB entity

Properties (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical figure
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:awards Congressional Gold Medal
gptkbp:battle Battle of Lake Erie
Battle of Tripoli Harbor
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Sicily
gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:born January 5, 1779
gptkbp:burialPlace Oak Hill Cemetery
gptkbp:died March 22, 1820
gptkbp:famousQuote "Our country! In her intercourse with foreign nations may she always be in the right; but our country, right or wrong."
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Stephen Decatur Jr.
gptkbp:influenced U.S._naval_tactics
gptkbp:legacy Decatur,_Alabama_named_after_him
Decatur,_Georgia_named_after_him
Decatur,_Illinois_named_after_him
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableFor leadership_in_the_War_of_1812
leadership_in_the_First_Barbary_War
gptkbp:occupation naval officer
gptkbp:rank Commodore
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Susan_Decatur