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Donn A. Starry

Recipient of the Purple Heart medal (1925–2011)
Person human Q549607

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
May 31, 1925
Date of death
August 26, 2011
Place of birth
New York City
Place of death
Canton
Country of citizenship
United States[6]
Occupation
military historian
Educated at
George Washington University, United States Army Command and General Staff College, United States Military Academy, United States Army War College[7][8][9][10]
Award received
Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star Medal, Legionnaire of Legion of Merit, Purple Heart, Air Medal, Silver Star[11][12][13][14][15][16]
Cause of death
cancer[20]
Allegiance
United States[24]
Family name
Starry[22]
Given name
Donn[23]
Manner of death
natural causes[25]
Military branch
United States Army[18]
Military, police or special rank
general[19]
Participated in conflict
Korean War[21]
🏷️ Also known as
en Donn A. Starry de Donn Albert Starry he דון סטארי ja スターリー大将 ja ドン・A・スターリー ja ドンA.スターリー
🔖 Identifiers · 20
ISNI
0000000021473254
VIAF cluster ID
52946245, 294043396
Library of Congress authority ID
n78056332
GND ID
1170198112
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
GEN Starry Donn Albert TRADOC.JPG ↗
FAST ID
1773639
Find a Grave memorial ID
75975136
Freebase ID
/m/02vkxlv
NUKAT ID
n2007088022
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007358280005171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810530251505606
National Virtual Library of India ID
295170
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
131260278
Online Books Page author ID
Starry, Donn A. (Donn Albert), 1925-2011
Open Library ID
OL7003986A
Prabook ID
2394483
SNAC ARK ID
w6934vw5
Veterans Legacy Memorial ID
DONNALBERTSTARRY/140D3
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJbWxt4WTMC4ywFjF9YkjC
Yale LUX ID
person/8bf510b2-c490-44e1-9bf5-7b727a169eac

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🔗 Connections
Award received 5
Purple Heart, Silver Star, Bronze Star Medal, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal
Educated at 4
United States Military Academy, George Washington University, United States Army War College, United States Army Command and General Staff College
Allegiance 1
United States
Cause of death 1
cancer
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Instance of 1
human
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Military branch 1
United States Army
Military, police or special rank 1
general
Occupation 1
military historian
Participated in conflict 1
Korean War
Place of birth 1
New York City
Place of death 1
Canton
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Donn A. Starry was born on May 31, 1925[1], in New York City[2]. He died on August 26, 2011[3], in Canton[4]. He worked as a military historian[5].

FAQs

Where was Donn A. Starry born?

Donn A. Starry was born in New York City[2].

Where did Donn A. Starry die?

Donn A. Starry died in Canton[4].

What did Donn A. Starry do for work?

Donn A. Starry worked as a military historian[5].

Where did Donn A. Starry go to school?

Donn A. Starry was educated at George Washington University[7], United States Army Command and General Staff College[8], United States Military Academy[9], and United States Army War College[10].

What awards did Donn A. Starry receive?

Honors received include Distinguished Flying Cross[11], Bronze Star Medal[12], Legionnaire of Legion of Merit[13], and Purple Heart[14].

Related Entities

New York City United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . cantonrep.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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