William Ecker

United States Navy officer
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William Ecker

Summary

William Ecker is a human[1]. He was born in Omaha[2]. He was born on +1924-04-06T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +2009-11-05T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a military officer[5] and aircraft pilot[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • William Ecker's place of birth was Omaha[2].
  • William Ecker was born on +1924-04-06T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Ecker died on +2009-11-05T00:00:00Z[4].
  • William Ecker held citizenship in United States[8].
  • William Ecker worked as a military officer[5].
  • William Ecker's professions included aircraft pilot[6].
  • William Ecker received the Distinguished Flying Cross[9].
  • William Ecker received the Air Medal[10].
  • William Ecker's image is recorded as William Ecker 1965.jpg[11].
  • William Ecker is recorded as male[12].
  • William Ecker's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • William Ecker's ISNI is recorded as 0000000380405843[14].
  • William Ecker's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 259530439[15].
  • William Ecker's GND ID is recorded as 103700244X[16].
  • William Ecker's military branch is recorded as United States Navy[17].
  • William Ecker's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2012111566[18].
  • William Ecker's SBN author ID is recorded as RMLV227867[19].
  • William Ecker's military, police or special rank is recorded as captain[20].
  • William Ecker's participated in conflict is recorded as World War II[21].
  • William Ecker's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/027pjj5[22].
  • William Ecker's family name is recorded as Ecker[23].
  • William Ecker's given name is recorded as William[24].
  • William Ecker's WorldCat Entities ID is recorded as E39PBJxMh7Bj3JKtG6XBbDMVmd[25].

Body

Origins and Family

William Ecker's place of birth was Omaha[2]. He was born on +1924-04-06T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include military officer[5] and aircraft pilot[6].

Recognition

Awards received include Distinguished Flying Cross[9], a courage award[26], in United States[27], founded in 1926[28] and Air Medal[10], a medallion[29], in United States[30], founded in 1942[31].

Death and Burial

William Ecker died on +2009-11-05T00:00:00Z[4].

Why It Matters

William Ecker ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was William Ecker born?

William Ecker was born in Omaha[2].

What did William Ecker do for work?

William Ecker worked as military officer[5] and aircraft pilot[6].

What awards did William Ecker receive?

Honors received include Distinguished Flying Cross[9] and Air Medal[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . viaf.org. viaf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . wikidata.org.
  18. [4] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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