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Vicente T. Blaz

United States Marine Corps Brigadier General (1928–2014)
Person human Q2819706

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18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
February 14, 1928
Date of death
January 8, 2014
Place of birth
Hagåtña
Place of death
Fairfax
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Occupation
military officer, politician
Position held
non-voting member of the U.S. House of Representatives[9]
Educated at
University of Notre Dame, George Washington University[10][11]
Member of political party
Republican Party[15]
Award received
Bronze Star Medal, Legionnaire of Legion of Merit[12][13]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[21]
Family name
Category:Blaz (surname)[18]
Given name
Vicente, T.[19][20]
Military branch
United States Marine Corps[16]
Participated in conflict
Korean War[17]
Place of burial
Arlington National Cemetery[7]
🏷️ Also known as
en Vicente Tomas Garrido Blaz en Ben Blaz en Vicente T. Blaz en Vicente Tomás Garrido Blaz de Blaz ja ベン・ブラッツ ja ヴィンセント・T・ブラズ
🔖 Identifiers · 20
ISNI
000000002477663X
VIAF cluster ID
35895350
Library of Congress authority ID
n85199948
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Ben Blaz.jpg ↗
C-SPAN person numeric ID
5255
C-SPAN person string ID (deprecated)
benblaz
FAST ID
166369
Find a Grave memorial ID
123077075
Freebase ID
/m/0fb9dc
IdRef ID
251136302
LegiStorm person ID
127329
OpenSanctions ID
Vicente T. Blaz
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Our Campaigns candidate ID
137264
Political Graveyard politician ID
blandford-blaz.html#044.57.08
Prabook ID
564947
SNAC ARK ID
w6cp04fm
US Congress Bio ID
B000551
United States House of Representatives ID
9489
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJwRTcjtVvybcHqP7rV3cP
Yale LUX ID
person/8e8cf5b7-7351-4c61-83d8-17092ea27a3d

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Educated at 2
University of Notre Dame, George Washington University
Occupation 2
politician, military officer
Award received 1
Bronze Star Medal
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Given name 1
Vicente
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of political party 1
Republican Party
Military branch 1
United States Marine Corps
OpenSanctions ID 1
Vicente T. Blaz
Participated in conflict 1
Korean War
Place of birth 1
Hagåtña
Place of burial 1
Arlington National Cemetery
Place of death 1
Fairfax
Position held 1
non-voting member of the U.S. House of Representatives
Sex or gender 1
male
← OpenSanctions ID 1
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Summary

Born in Hagåtña[1], he… he was born on February 14, 1928[2]. He died in Fairfax[3]. He died on January 8, 2014[4]. He worked as a military officer[5] and politician[6].

Body

Education

Educated at University of Notre Dame[10], a private university[22], in United States[23], founded in 1842[24] and George Washington University[11], a private university[25], in United States[26], founded in 1821[27].

Recognition

Awards received include Bronze Star Medal[12], a courage award[28], in United States[29], founded in 1944[30] and Legionnaire of Legion of Merit[13], a grade of an order[31], in United States[32].

FAQs

Where was Vicente T. Blaz born?

Vicente T. Blaz was born in Hagåtña[1].

Where did Vicente T. Blaz die?

Vicente T. Blaz died in Fairfax[3].

What did Vicente T. Blaz do for work?

Vicente T. Blaz worked as military officer[5] and politician[6].

Where did Vicente T. Blaz go to school?

Vicente T. Blaz was educated at University of Notre Dame[10] and George Washington University[11].

What awards did Vicente T. Blaz receive?

Honors received include Bronze Star Medal[12] and Legionnaire of Legion of Merit[13].

Related Entities

United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. congress.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [2] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [4] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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