William O. Wooldridge
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William O. Wooldridge was a United States Army noncommissioned officer who became the first Sergeant Major of the Army, serving as the senior enlisted advisor to the Army’s leadership.
Aliases (2)
- SMA Wooldridge ×1
- Wooldridge ×1
Statements (44)
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| instanceOf |
Sergeant Major of the Army
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United States Army soldier → human → non-commissioned officer → |
| allegiance |
United States
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| conflict |
Vietnam War era
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World War II → |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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| employer |
United States Army
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| familyName |
Wooldridge
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| fieldOfWork |
enlisted personnel management
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military leadership → |
| genre |
military service
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| givenName |
William
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| hasHonorificTitle |
Sergeant Major of the Army
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| hasRankAtEndOfCareer |
Sergeant Major of the Army
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| hasRole |
advisor on training and discipline of enlisted soldiers
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enlisted advisor on morale and welfare issues → |
| hasTitle |
SMA Wooldridge
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| influenced |
development of senior enlisted leadership positions in the U.S. Army
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| isSubjectOf |
U.S. Army historical accounts
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biographical articles on senior NCOs → |
| languageSpoken |
English
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| memberOf |
United States Army enlisted personnel
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| militaryBranch |
United States Army
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| militaryRank |
Command Sergeant Major
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Sergeant Major of the Army → |
| notableAchievement |
helped define the role of the Sergeant Major of the Army
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served as principal enlisted advisor to Army leadership → |
| notableFor |
being the first Sergeant Major of the Army
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pioneering the institutional role of the Sergeant Major of the Army → representing enlisted soldiers at the Department of the Army level → |
| notableRole |
senior enlisted advisor to the Army’s leadership
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| occupation |
noncommissioned officer
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soldier → |
| ordinalInOffice |
1
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| partOf |
U.S. Army enlisted corps
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| positionHeld |
Sergeant Major of the Army
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senior enlisted advisor to the U.S. Army Chief of Staff → |
| residence |
United States
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| serviceNumber |
United States Army enlisted
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| sexOrGender |
male
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| sphereOfActivity |
Army enlisted leadership
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United States military → |
Referenced by (3)
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William O. Wooldridge
("Wooldridge")
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familyName |
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Sergeant Major of the Army
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firstHolder |
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William O. Wooldridge
("SMA Wooldridge")
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hasTitle |