Thomas W. Bennett

United States Army Medal of Honor recipient

Person human Q11722897

Facts

19 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[11]
Date of birth: April 7, 1947
Date of death: February 11, 1969
Place of birth: Morgantown
Place of death: South Vietnam
Country of citizenship: United States^[7]
Occupation: military personnel
Educated at: Morgantown High School^[8]
Award received: Medal of Honor, Purple Heart^[9]^[10]
Citizenship: United States
Allegiance: United States^[16]
Conflict: Vietnam War
Family name: Bennett^[14]
Given name: Thomas^[15]
Military branch: United States Army^[12]
Military casualty classification: killed in action
Participated in conflict: Vietnam War^[13]
Place of burial: East Oak Grove Cemetery^[6]

🏷️ Also known as

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🔖 Identifiers · 12

ISNI: 0000000024514656
VIAF cluster ID: 23460795
Library of Congress authority ID: n81051980
Image (Wikimedia Commons): Thomas W Bennett.jpg ↗
Congressional Medal of Honor Society recipient ID: thomas-w-bennett
E-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia ID: 446
FAST ID: 72427
Find a Grave memorial ID: 7028471
Freebase ID: /m/0cfsg8
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 072460741
Open Library ID: OL963275A
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJbCHKfhyDcqHWRDrFjV4q

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Award received 2

Medal of Honor, Purple Heart

Allegiance 1

United States

Country of citizenship 1

United States

Family name 1

Bennett

Given name 1

Thomas

Instance of 1

human

Military branch 1

United States Army

Military casualty classification 1

killed in action

Occupation 1

military personnel

Participated in conflict 1

Vietnam War

Place of birth 1

Morgantown

Place of death 1

South Vietnam

Sex or gender 1

male

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Summary

Born in Morgantown^[1], he… he was born on April 7, 1947^[2]. He passed away in South Vietnam^[3]. He died on February 11, 1969^[4]. He worked as a military personnel^[5].

Body

Recognition

Awards received include Medal of Honor^[9], a courage award^[17], in United States^[18], founded in 1862^[19] and Purple Heart^[10], a medallion^[20], in United States^[21], founded in 1932^[22].

FAQs

Where was Thomas W. Bennett born?

Born in Morgantown^[1].

Where did Thomas W. Bennett die?

Thomas W. Bennett died in South Vietnam^[3].

What did Thomas W. Bennett do for work?

Thomas W. Bennett worked as military personnel^[5].

Where did Thomas W. Bennett go to school?

Thomas W. Bennett was educated at Morgantown High School^[8].

What awards did Thomas W. Bennett receive?

Honors received include Medal of Honor^[9] and Purple Heart^[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[1] ↑ Thomas W. Bennett — place of birth (P19): Morgantown. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Thomas W. Bennett — place of death (P20): South Vietnam. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Thomas W. Bennett — sex or gender (P21): male. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Thomas W. Bennett — country of citizenship (P27): United States. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Thomas W. Bennett — educated at (P69): Morgantown High School. Retrieved 2021-03-04. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Thomas W. Bennett — occupation (P106): military personnel. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Thomas W. Bennett — place of burial (P119): East Oak Grove Cemetery. Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Thomas W. Bennett — award received (P166): Medal of Honor. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Thomas W. Bennett — award received (P166): Purple Heart. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Thomas W. Bennett — military branch (P241): United States Army. wikidata.org.
[2] ↑ Thomas W. Bennett — date of birth (P569): April 7, 1947. Find a Grave. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Thomas W. Bennett — date of death (P570): February 11, 1969. Find a Grave. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Thomas W. Bennett — participated in conflict (P607): Vietnam War. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Thomas W. Bennett — family name (P734): Bennett. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Thomas W. Bennett — given name (P735): Thomas. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Thomas W. Bennett — allegiance (P945): United States. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

[17] ↑ Medal of Honor — P31: courage award. Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
[18] ↑ Medal of Honor — P17: United States. Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
[19] ↑ Medal of Honor — P571: July 12, 1862. Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
[20] ↑ Purple Heart — P31: medal. Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
[21] ↑ Purple Heart — P17: United States. Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
[22] ↑ Purple Heart — P571: February 22, 1932. Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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