| LC control no. | n 82107672 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Vessey, John William, 1922-2016 |
| Variant(s) | Vessey, John W., Jr. (John William), 1922-2016 |
| Birth date | 1922-06-29 |
| Death date | 2016-08-18 |
| Place of birth | Minneapolis (Minn.) |
| Place of death | North Oaks (Minn.) |
| Affiliation | United States. Joint Chiefs of Staff United States. Army Minnesota. National Guard |
| Profession or occupation | Generals |
| Found in | U.S. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services. Nomination of John W. Vessey, Jr., to be chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1982 (subj.) t.p. (John W. Vessey, Jr.) p. 4 (b. 6/29/22 Minneapolis, Minn., presently Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army, Washington, D.C.; John William Vessey, General) New York times WWW site, viewed Aug. 22, 2016 (in obituary published Aug. 18: Gen. John W. Vessey Jr.; b. John William Vessey Jr., June 29, 1922, Minneapolis; d. Thursday night [Aug. 18, 2016], North Oaks, Minn., aged 94; soldier's soldier who lied about his age to enlist in the service, won his commission on a battlefield in World War II, and became a four-star general and then chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the Reagan administration) |
| Associated language | eng |
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