William Halsey Jr.

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United States Navy admiral human military officer

William Halsey Jr. was a prominent U.S. Navy admiral in World War II, known for his aggressive leadership in the Pacific Theater.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Navy admiral → human → military officer →
allegiance	United States →
awardReceived	Army Distinguished Service Medal → Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Navy) → Legion of Merit → Navy Cross → Navy Distinguished Service Medal → Order of Orange-Nassau → Order of the Bath → Order of the British Empire → Order of the Rising Sun → Purple Heart →
birthDate	1882-10-30 →
birthPlace	Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States →
burialPlotReference	Section 2, Arlington National Cemetery →
commanded	South Pacific Area → United States Third Fleet →
conflict	World War II →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
deathDate	1959-08-16 →
deathPlace	Fishers Island, New York, United States →
education	United States Naval Academy →
familyName	Halsey →
fullName	William Frederick Halsey Jr. →
genreOfActivity	naval warfare →
givenName	William →
hasOccupation	military leader → naval officer →
honorificPrefix	Admiral →
knownFor	aggressive leadership in the Pacific during World War II →
militaryBranch	United States Navy →
militaryRank	Admiral → Fleet admiral →
nickname	Bull Halsey →
notableBattle	Battle for Guadalcanal → Battle of Leyte Gulf → Guadalcanal Campaign → Solomon Islands campaign →
parent	William F. Halsey Sr. →
placeOfBurial	Arlington National Cemetery →
positionHeld	Commander, South Pacific Area → Commander, Third Fleet →
residence	Newport, Rhode Island, United States →
serviceEnd	1947 →
serviceStart	1904 →
spouse	Frances Grandy Halsey →
theaterOfOperations	Pacific Theater →

Referenced by (25)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands ("William F. Halsey Jr. (overall U.S. area commander)") → Battle of the Sibuyan Sea ("William F. Halsey Jr.") → Battle off Cape Engaño ("William F. Halsey Jr.") → Cartwheel ("William F. Halsey Jr.") → Naval Battle of Guadalcanal ("William F. Halsey Jr.") → Northern Solomons campaign ("William F. Halsey Jr.") → Operation Cartwheel ("William F. Halsey Jr.") → Pacific Ocean Areas ("William F. Halsey Jr.") → South Pacific Area command →	commander
Commander, South Pacific Area ("William F. Halsey Jr.") → Commander, Third Fleet ("William F. Halsey Jr.") → South Pacific Area command ("Admiral William Halsey Jr.") → United States Third Fleet ("Admiral William F. Halsey Jr.") → United States Third Fleet ("William F. Halsey Jr.") →	notableCommander
Bull Halsey ("William Frederick Halsey Jr.") → William Halsey Jr. ("William Frederick Halsey Jr.") →	fullName
Operation Cherryblossom →	associatedWithCommander
Battle of Leyte Gulf ("William F. Halsey Jr.") →	commanderAllied
William F. Halsey Sr. ("William F. Halsey Jr.") →	hasChild
Golden Gate National Cemetery ("William F. Halsey Jr.") →	hasGraveOf
Halsey →	hasNotableBearer
Fleet Admiral (United States Navy) ("William F. Halsey Jr.") →	holder
Battle of Guadalcanal →	opposingCommander
Cartwheel ("William F. Halsey Jr.") →	strategyDesigner
Battle of Rennell Island ("Admiral William Halsey Jr. (overall South Pacific Area command)") →	U.S.Commander