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John L. DeWitt

United States Army general (1880-1962)
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John L. DeWitt
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Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
January 9, 1880
Date of death
June 20, 1962
Place of birth
Nebraska, Fort Sidney[6]
Place of death
Washington, D.C.
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Occupation
military personnel
Educated at
Princeton University, United States Army War College[9][10]
Award received
Distinguished Service Medal, Master of Arts[11][12]
Sibling
Calvin DeWitt Jr., Wallace DeWitt[25][26]
Cause of death
myocardial infarction[16]
Date of burial or cremation
June 22, 1962[27]
Different from
John DeWitt[23]
End of work period
1947[24]
Family name
DeWitt[19]
Given name
John, Lesesne[20][21]
Manner of death
natural causes[22]
Military branch
United States Army[14]
Military, police or special rank
general[15]
Participated in conflict
World War I, World War II[17][18]
Place of burial
Arlington National Cemetery[7]
🏷️ Also known as
en J. L. DeWitt en John DeWitt en John L. DeWitt en John Lesesne DeWitt ar جون إل. ديويت de John L. DeWitt he ג'ון דוויט id John Lesesne DeWitt ja ジョン・L・デウィット zh 約翰.德維特 zh 約翰·迪威特 zh 约翰·L·德威特 zh-hant 約翰·L·德威特
🔖 Identifiers · 15
VIAF cluster ID
220502623
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n2011085391
FAST ID
1815310
Find a Grave memorial ID
6663923
Freebase ID
/m/0cp2_k
Generals of World War II ID
DeWitt/John_Lesesne/USA
J9U entity ID
987007362372105171
OpenMLOL author ID
416400
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095714890
Prabook ID
932510, 1093374
SNAC ARK ID
w63b7knd
U.S. National Archives Identifier
10609473
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WikiTree person ID
DeWitt-2241
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJr3Bx6tyqMFY3DqFjWRrq
Yale LUX ID
person/c577d781-6878-4cff-a616-1a8337bcacf5

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Award received 2
Master of Arts, Distinguished Service Medal
Educated at 2
Princeton University, United States Army War College
Participated in conflict 2
World War II, World War I
Cause of death 1
myocardial infarction
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Different from 1
John DeWitt
Given name 1
John
Instance of 1
human
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Military branch 1
United States Army
Military, police or special rank 1
general
Occupation 1
military personnel
Place of birth 1
Nebraska
Place of burial 1
Arlington National Cemetery
Place of death 1
Washington, D.C.
Sex or gender 1
male
← Different from 1
John DeWitt
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Summary

John L. DeWitt was born on January 9, 1880[1], in Nebraska[2]. He died on June 20, 1962[3], in Washington, D.C.[4]. He worked as a military personnel[5].

FAQs

Where was John L. DeWitt born?

John L. DeWitt was born in Nebraska[2].

Where did John L. DeWitt die?

John L. DeWitt died in Washington, D.C.[4].

What did John L. DeWitt do for work?

John L. DeWitt worked as a military personnel[5].

Where did John L. DeWitt go to school?

John L. DeWitt was educated at Princeton University[9] and United States Army War College[10].

What awards did John L. DeWitt receive?

Honors received include Distinguished Service Medal[11] and Master of Arts[12].

Related Entities

Nebraska United States

References

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  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . books.google.com. books.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . ancexplorer.army.mil. ancexplorer.army.mil. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 27w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → Princeton University, United States Army War College
    Place of death → Washington, D.C.
    Military branch → United States Army
    Cause of death → myocardial infarction
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