John T. Thompson
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John T. Thompson was an American Army officer and firearms designer best known for creating the iconic Thompson submachine gun, widely used in both law enforcement and military contexts in the early 20th century.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Army officer
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firearms designer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Thompson submachine gun use in World War II
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Thompson submachine gun use in law enforcement ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Distinguished Service Medal (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Spanish–American War
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World War I ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| designed |
M1903 Springfield rifle improvements
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M1917 Enfield rifle production tooling ⓘ Thompson submachine gun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | United States Military Academy ⓘ |
| employer | United States Army ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
military technology
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small arms design ⓘ |
| founded | Auto-Ordnance Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | military small arms ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPartInvention | blowback-operated submachine gun design ⓘ |
| influenced | submachine gun development in the 20th century ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | United States Army Ordnance Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Brigadier general ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | pioneering development of a portable automatic weapon for infantry ⓘ |
| notableFor |
designing the Thompson submachine gun
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promoting automatic weapons for trench warfare ⓘ |
| notableWork | Thompson submachine gun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
engineer
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military officer ⓘ weapons designer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Newport, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Great Neck, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Brigadier general ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
New York
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Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
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