U.S. Army during World War II

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/U.S._Army_during_World_War_II

GPTKB entity

Statements (80)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military_organization
gptkbp:activeDuring	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:alliedWith	gptkb:British_Army gptkb:Canadian_Army gptkb:Free_French_Forces gptkb:Chinese_Nationalist_Army gptkb:Soviet_Red_Army
gptkbp:armament	gptkb:M1_Garand gptkb:Browning_Automatic_Rifle gptkb:Thompson_submachine_gun gptkb:M1_Carbine
gptkbp:commanderInChief	gptkb:Franklin_D._Roosevelt gptkb:Harry_S._Truman
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:demobilizedAfter	1945
gptkbp:enemyOf	gptkb:Fascist_Italy gptkb:Nazi_Germany gptkb:Vichy_France gptkb:Imperial_Japan
gptkbp:engagedIn	gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge gptkb:North_African_Campaign gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippines gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations gptkb:Italian_Campaign gptkb:Normandy_Invasion gptkb:Pacific_Theater_of_Operations
gptkbp:founded	1775
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:The_Pentagon
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	U.S. Army during World War II
gptkbp:leader	gptkb:George_C._Marshall
gptkbp:notableCommander	gptkb:Douglas_MacArthur gptkb:Dwight_D._Eisenhower gptkb:George_S._Patton gptkb:Mark_W._Clark gptkb:Simon_Bolivar_Buckner_Jr. gptkb:Omar_Bradley gptkb:Courtney_Hodges
gptkbp:notableEvent	Desegregation of units began Development of airborne forces Expansion of Army Nurse Corps Japanese American internment and service Use of atomic bombs ended war in Pacific Women served in Women's Army Corps
gptkbp:notableOperation	gptkb:Operation_Iceberg gptkb:Operation_Overlord gptkb:Operation_Torch gptkb:Operation_Varsity gptkb:Operation_Cobra gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden gptkb:Operation_Avalanche gptkb:Operation_Dragoon gptkb:Operation_Husky
gptkbp:notableUnit	gptkb:101st_Airborne_Division gptkb:1st_Infantry_Division gptkb:82nd_Airborne_Division gptkb:Tuskegee_Airmen gptkb:3rd_Armored_Division gptkb:442nd_Regimental_Combat_Team gptkb:2nd_Armored_Division gptkb:761st_Tank_Battalion
gptkbp:notableVictim	over 130,000 missing over 318,000 killed over 565,000 wounded
gptkbp:notableWinner	gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Cross gptkb:Medal_of_Honor gptkb:Purple_Heart gptkb:Silver_Star gptkb:Bronze_Star
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:United_States_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:primaryAircraft	gptkb:aircraft gptkb:C-47_Skytrain gptkb:P-51_Mustang
gptkbp:primaryArtillery	gptkb:M2_105_mm_howitzer
gptkbp:primaryTank	gptkb:M4_Sherman
gptkbp:size	over 8 million personnel (by 1945)
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:U.S._Army_(post-World_War_II)
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Arden_House
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6