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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:National_Defense_Service_Medal
gptkb:Vietnam_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:Vietnam_Service_Medal
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Medal
Army Commendation Medal
Bronze Star Medal
Legion of Merit
Purple Heart
Silver Star
Honorary_Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire
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gptkbp:birthDate
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March 26, 1914
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Pawtucket,_Rhode_Island,_USA
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gptkbp:children
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3
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gptkbp:commanded
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gptkb:U.S._forces_during_the_Vietnam_War
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gptkbp:deathDate
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July 18, 2005
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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William Westmoreland
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gptkbp:influenced
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Vietnam_War_strategy
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gptkbp:knownFor
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Controversial_leadership_in_Vietnam_War
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:nickname
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Westy
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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gptkb:Military_Assistance_Command,_Vietnam
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gptkbp:placeOfDeath
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gptkb:West_Point_Cemetery
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gptkbp:politicalAffiliation
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gptkb:Republican_Party
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gptkbp:postRetirementCareer
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Author
Business executive
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:General_William_C._Westmoreland
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gptkbp:rank
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General
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:South_Carolina,_USA
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gptkbp:serviceYears
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1936–1972
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Mary_E._Westmoreland
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:General_Creighton_Abrams
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