William C. Lee

United States general (1895-1948)
Person human Q711767
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William C. Lee

Summary

William C. Lee is a human[1]. He was born in Dunn[2]. He was born on +1895-03-12T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Dunn[4]. He died on +1948-06-25T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a paratrooper[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (129 views/month, #7,209 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • William C. Lee was born in Dunn[2].
  • William C. Lee passed away in Dunn[4].
  • William C. Lee was born on +1895-03-12T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William C. Lee died on +1948-06-25T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Burial took place at Greenwood Cemetery[8].
  • William C. Lee held citizenship in United States[9].
  • William C. Lee worked as a paratrooper[6].
  • William C. Lee was educated at North Carolina State University[10].
  • William C. Lee received the Distinguished Service Medal[11].
  • William C. Lee received the Victory Medal[12].
  • William C. Lee received the World War II Victory Medal[13].
  • William C. Lee's image is recorded as Mg william c lee.jpg[14].
  • William C. Lee is recorded as male[15].
  • William C. Lee's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • William C. Lee's ISNI is recorded as 0000000035148663[17].
  • William C. Lee's military branch is recorded as United States Army[18].
  • William C. Lee's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n95019069[19].
  • William C. Lee's military, police or special rank is recorded as major general[20].
  • William C. Lee's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 12390130[21].
  • William C. Lee's residence is recorded as Gen. William C. Lee House[22].
  • William C. Lee's commander of is recorded as 101st Airborne Division[23].
  • William C. Lee's participated in conflict is recorded as World War I[24].
  • William C. Lee's participated in conflict is recorded as World War II[25].
  • William C. Lee's sport is recorded as skydiving[26].
  • William C. Lee's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05f11y[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Dunn[2], William C. Lee… he was born on +1895-03-12T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

William C. Lee's education included a stint at North Carolina State University[10].

Career and Affiliations

William C. Lee worked as a paratrooper[6].

Recognition

Awards received include Distinguished Service Medal[11], a medallion[28], in United States[29], founded in 1918[30]; Victory Medal[12], a service medal[31]; and World War II Victory Medal[13], an United States service medals of the world wars[32], in United States[33], founded in 1945[34].

Death and Burial

William C. Lee died on +1948-06-25T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Dunn[4]. Burial took place at Greenwood Cemetery[8].

Why It Matters

William C. Lee ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (129 views/month, #7,209 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was William C. Lee born?

Born in Dunn[2], William C. Lee…

Where did William C. Lee die?

William C. Lee passed away in Dunn[4].

What did William C. Lee do for work?

William C. Lee worked as paratrooper[6].

Where did William C. Lee go to school?

William C. Lee was educated at North Carolina State University[10].

What awards did William C. Lee receive?

Honors received include Distinguished Service Medal[11], Victory Medal[12], and World War II Victory Medal[13].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . National Archives Catalog. wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [5] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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