Bull

E417373

Bull is the common nickname of U.S. Navy Admiral William F. "Bull" Halsey Jr., a prominent World War II naval commander in the Pacific Theater.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Bull canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf human
nickname
allegiance United States of America
awardReceived Army Distinguished Service Medal
Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Navy)
Legion of Merit
Navy Cross
Navy Distinguished Service Medal
Order of Orange-Nassau
Order of the Bath
Order of the British Empire
Order of the Rising Sun
Silver Star
birthDate 1882-10-30
birthPlace Elizabeth, New Jersey NERFINISHED
buriedAt Arlington National Cemetery
commanded South Pacific Area
South Pacific Force
United States Third Fleet
conflict World War II
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1959-08-16
deathPlace Fishers Island, New York
educatedAt United States Naval Academy
familyName Halsey
givenName William
honorificSuffix Jr.
militaryBranch United States Navy
militaryRank Admiral
nicknameOf William F. Halsey Jr.
linked to: William Halsey Jr.
notableFor aggressive carrier-based naval tactics
command of U.S. naval forces in the Pacific during World War II
notableNickname Bull
occupation naval officer
participatedIn Battle of Leyte Gulf
Battle of the Philippine Sea
Guadalcanal Campaign
operations in the Solomon Islands campaign
positionHeld Commander, South Pacific Area
Commander, South Pacific Force
Commander, Third Fleet
Commander, Western Pacific Task Forces
serviceEnd 1947
serviceStart 1904
sexOrGender male
theaterOfOperations Pacific Theater

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bull Halsey nickname Bull
William Halsey Jr. nickname Bull
subject linked to: Halsey
William F. Halsey Jr. notableNickname Bull
subject linked to: Bull