William E. DePuy

general of the United States Army and first TRADOC commander (1919-1992)
Person human Q8008220

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
October 1, 1919
Date of death
September 9, 1992
Place of birth
Jamestown
Place of death
Arlington County
Country of citizenship
United States[6]
Citizenship
United States
Allegiance
United States
Given name
William
Military branch
United States Army[16]
Military, police or special rank
general[17]
Participated in conflict
World War II, Vietnam War[18]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 15
VIAF cluster ID
50024266
Library of Congress authority ID
n86053326
GND ID
11890776X
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
William E DuPuy.jpg ↗
FAST ID
1718326
Find a Grave memorial ID
72946263
Freebase ID
/m/02rytjz
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007337094505171
National Virtual Library of India ID
1136073
Open Library ID
OL583472A
SNAC ARK ID
w6fj2svv
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U.S. National Archives Identifier
10572845
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJmdx4ykwVtmqpRmF89CcP
🔗 Connections
Award received 5
Educated at 2
Participated in conflict 2
Allegiance 1
Country of citizenship 1
Given name 1
Instance of 1
Military branch 1
Military, police or special rank 1
Occupation 1
Place of birth 1
Place of death 1
Sex or gender 1
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Summary

William E. DePuy was born in Jamestown[1]. He was born on October 1, 1919[2]. He died in Arlington County[3]. He died on September 9, 1992[4]. He worked as a military personnel[5].

Body

Education

Educated at United States Army Command and General Staff College[7], a staff college[19], in United States[20], founded in 1881[21], headquartered in Fort Leavenworth[22] and South Dakota State University[8], a public research university[23], in United States[24], founded in 1881[25].

Recognition

Awards received include Distinguished Flying Cross[9], a courage award[26], in United States[27], founded in 1926[28]; Bronze Star Medal[10], a courage award[29], in United States[30], founded in 1944[31]; Legionnaire of Legion of Merit[11], a grade of an order[32], in United States[33]; Purple Heart[12], a medallion[34], in United States[35], founded in 1932[36]; Air Medal[13], a medallion[37], in United States[38], founded in 1942[39]; and Silver Star[14], a star[40], in United States[41], founded in 1918[42].

FAQs

Where was William E. DePuy born?

Born in Jamestown[1].

Where did William E. DePuy die?

William E. DePuy died in Arlington County[3].

What did William E. DePuy do for work?

William E. DePuy worked as military personnel[5].

Where did William E. DePuy go to school?

William E. DePuy was educated at United States Army Command and General Staff College[7] and South Dakota State University[8].

What awards did William E. DePuy receive?

Honors received include Distinguished Flying Cross[9], Bronze Star Medal[10], Legionnaire of Legion of Merit[11], and Purple Heart[12].

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