General Robert Kingston
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General Robert Kingston was a senior United States Army officer best known for leading the Rapid Deployment Joint Task Force, a precursor to U.S. Central Command, during the early 1980s.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| General Robert Kingston canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Army general
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human ⓘ |
| allegiance |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| awardReceived |
Bronze Star Medal
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Army Distinguished Service Medal ⓘ
surface form:
Distinguished Service Medal (US Army)
Legion of Merit ⓘ Purple Heart ⓘ Silver Star ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1928-07-16 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Brookline, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanded |
1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division
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2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ Rapid Deployment Joint Task Force ⓘ U.S. Central Command ⓘ
surface form:
United States Central Command
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| conflict |
Korean War
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Vietnam War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2007-02-28 ⓘ |
| decoratedFor |
gallantry in action in Korea
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leadership in combat in Vietnam ⓘ |
| education |
United States Army War College
ⓘ
surface form:
Army War College
Boston University NERFINISHED ⓘ Army Command and General Staff College ⓘ
surface form:
Command and General Staff College
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| familyName | Kingston ⓘ |
| genre | military leadership ⓘ |
| givenName | Robert ⓘ |
| hasActivityPeriod | Cold War ⓘ |
| hasHonorificPrefix | General ⓘ |
| hasMilitarySpecialty | infantry officer ⓘ |
| hasRankAtRetirement | four-star general ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | General ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the first commander of United States Central Command
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leading the Rapid Deployment Joint Task Force in the early 1980s ⓘ |
| occupation | military officer ⓘ |
| participatedIn | operations in the Middle East planning under Rapid Deployment Joint Task Force ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Central Command history ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Arlington National Cemetery ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Commander in Chief of United States Central Command
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Commander of Rapid Deployment Joint Task Force ⓘ |
| residence |
Virginia
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surface form:
Virginia, United States
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| serviceEnd | 1985 ⓘ |
| serviceNumber | United States Army officer service number (specific value not provided) ⓘ |
| serviceStart | 1950 ⓘ |
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