Water Tender Second Class Donald K. Ross

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Water_Tender_Second_Class_Donald_K._Ross
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:American_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:Asiatic-Pacific_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:Medal_of_Honor
gptkb:Purple_Heart
gptkb:World_War_II_Victory_Medal
gptkb:Navy_Good_Conduct_Medal
gptkb:American_Defense_Service_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1910-12-08
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Bismarck,_North_Dakota,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Fort_Snelling_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:deathDate 1992-05-27
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Bremerton,_Washington,_United_States
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:White_American
gptkbp:fleetSize gptkb:USS_Ross_(DDG-71)
gptkbp:fullName Donald Kirby Ross
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Water Tender Second Class Donald K. Ross
gptkbp:medal For distinguished conduct in the line of his profession, extraordinary courage, and disregard of his own safety during the attack on the Fleet in Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii, by Japanese forces on 7 December 1941.
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:militaryRank Water Tender Second Class
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notableFor actions during the attack on Pearl Harbor
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:sailor
gptkbp:retired Captain
gptkbp:serves gptkb:USS_Nevada_(BB-36)
gptkbp:serviceYears 1929–1956
gptkbp:spouse Helen Ross
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bombing_of_Pearl_Harbor
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7