| LC control no. | no2022048520 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Ware, Keith L., 1915-1968 |
| Birth date | 1915-11-23 |
| Death date | 1968-09-13 |
| Place of birth | Denver (Colo.) |
| Place of death | Bình Phước (Vietnam : Province) |
| Field of activity | Military art and science World War, 1939-1945 Vietnam War, 1961-1975 |
| Affiliation | United States. Army |
| Profession or occupation | Soldiers Generals |
| Found in | Kershaw, Alex. Against all odds, 2022: subj. (Keith L. Ware ; after graduating from high school he worked in a department store, eventually becoming a manager ; after World War II broke out, he was drafted in 1941 ; he was selected to attend Officer Training School ; he received the Medal of Honor for his heroism in World War II ; he later served in the Vietnam war ; he was killed in action on September 13, 1968 in Vietnam) Wikipedia viewed Apr. 13, 2022 (Keith Lincoln Ware (23 November 1915 - 13 September 1968) was a United States Army major general, and a Medal of Honor recipient of World War II ; Ware was drafted into the United States Army in July 1941 ; He was sent to Officer Candidate School in 1942, emerging a platoon leader stationed at Fort Ord, California ; He saw extensive service in the European Theater of Operations during World War II, rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel by December 1944, and was appointed to command the 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division ; Unlike most draftees, Ware remained in the army after demobilization, becoming a career soldier and one of the first former draftees to reach general officer rank ; Ware remained in Europe and took part in the post-war occupation of Germany ; He then attended the United States Army Command and General Staff College, after which he was assigned to the Military District of Washington ; During this assignment he met his future wife, Joyce ; they were married in May 1947 ; Ware attended the European Staff Officers' Course at Columbia University, and then studied at George Washington University in preparation for a teaching assignment ; Ware was then assigned to the United States Military Academy as an instructor in psychology and leadership, after which he attended the Armed Forces Staff College ; After a posting in South Korea from 1955 to 1957, Ware attended the National War College ; He then served as an army congressional liaison and completed an assignment in Europe ; In 1963 Ware was assigned as assistant division commander of the 2nd Armored Division at Fort Hood, Texas, and was promoted to brigadier general ; From 1964 to 1967 Ware was the army's deputy chief of information and then chief of information ; In 1966 he was promoted to major general ; Ware volunteered for service in Vietnam and arrived in South Vietnam in early 1968, serving as the deputy commander of II Field Force ; Ware was killed in action in 1968 while commanding the 1st Infantry Division during the Vietnam War ; born in Denver, Colorado ; died in Lộc Ninh, Binh Phuoc Province, South Vietnam) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_L._Ware> |
| Associated language | eng |
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