# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/william-kelly-harrison-jr
# Generated: 2026-08-15T04:49:29.124Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/william-kelly-harrison-jr"
name: "William Kelly Harrison, Jr."
slug: "william-kelly-harrison-jr"
description: "William Kelly Harrison Jr. was a highly decorated officer in the United States Army with the rank of Lieutenant General. A graduate of the United States Military Academy, he rose through the ranks to brigadier general during World War II and distinguished himself in combat several times, while serving as the assistant division commander of the 30th Infantry Division during the Normandy Campaign and the Battle of the Bulge. Harrison was decorated with the Distinguished Service Cross, the second highest decoration of the United States military for bravery in combat, for his actions during Operation Cobra."
tagline: "American general, recipient of the Purple Heart medal"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/William_Kelly_Harrison_Jr.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
birthDate: "1895-09-07"
deathDate: "1987-05-29"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             5.966850828729282
  historical:           5.695646666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     35
  profileCompleteness:  50
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "William Kelly Harrison Jr."
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "William Kelly Harrison"
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  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Kelly_Harrison_Jr."
    title: "William Kelly Harrison Jr."
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Kelly_Harrison_Jr."
    title: "William Kelly Harrison Jr."
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Wikidata"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump