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| rdfs:comment | - Father (Major General) Francis L. Sampson, USA (February 29, 1912 – January 28, 1996) was a Catholic priest from Archdiocese for the Military Services and an American Army officer who served as the 12th Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army from 1967 to 1971. Notably, his real life story of his rescuing a young soldier became the inspiration for the film Saving Private Ryan.
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| death place | - Sioux Falls, South Dakota
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| Caption | - 12
- Major General Francis L. Sampson
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| Ribbon | - National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg
- Purple Heart BAR.svg
- American Campaign Medal ribbon.svg
- Army Commendation Medal ribbon.svg
- Army of Occupation ribbon.svg
- Bronze Star ribbon.svg
- KSMRib.svg
- Presidential Unit Citation .svg
- United Nations Service Medal for Korea Ribbon.svg
- World War II Victory Medal ribbon.svg
- American Defense Service ribbon.svg
- European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign ribbon.svg
- Distinguished Service Cross ribbon.svg
- Presidential Unit Citation ribbon.svg
- Prisoner of War ribbon.svg
- Croix de guerre 1939-1945 with palm.jpg
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| placeofburial | - Luverne, Minnesota
- Saint Catherine Cemetery
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| abstract | - Father (Major General) Francis L. Sampson, USA (February 29, 1912 – January 28, 1996) was a Catholic priest from Archdiocese for the Military Services and an American Army officer who served as the 12th Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army from 1967 to 1971. Notably, his real life story of his rescuing a young soldier became the inspiration for the film Saving Private Ryan.
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