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Carwood Lipton
Carwood Lipton
Birth name	Clifford Carwood Lipton
Nickname(s)	"Lip"
Born	January 30, 1920; Huntington, West Virginia
Died	December 16, 2001 (aged 81); Pinehurst, North Carolina
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
Service years	1942–1945
Rank	First lieutenant
Unit	Easy Company,; 506th Infantry Regiment,; 101st Airborne Division;
Conflict	World War II Normandy landings; Market Garden; Battle of the Bulge; ;
Awards	Bronze Star (2); Purple Heart (3);
Other work	Glass executive

John Infobox
John Infobox
Born	John Military Infobox; 5 May 1950; Template City, Country
Died	10 June 2010 (aged 60)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1970–1990
Fictitious military career
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	U.S. Army Air Forces
Years of service	1980–1985
Rank	Brigadier general
Website	example.com

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{{{name}}}

{{{honorific suffix}}}
{{{honorific prefix}}}; {{{name}}}; {{{honorific suffix}}}
	[[File:{{{image}}}\|{{{image_size}}}\|alt={{{alt}}}\|upright=1]] {{{caption}}}
Native name	{{{native_name}}}
Birth name	{{{birth_name}}}
Other name(s)	{{{other_name}}}
Nickname(s)	{{{nickname}}}
Born	{{{birth_date}}}; {{{birth_place}}}
Disappeared	{{{disappeared_date}}}; {{{disappeared_place}}}
Died	{{{death_date}}}; {{{death_place}}}
Cause of death	{{{death_cause}}}
{{{placeofburial_label}}}	{{{placeofburial}}} {{{placeofburial_coordinates}}}
Allegiance	{{{allegiance}}}
{{{branch_label}}}	{{{branch}}}
{{{serviceyears_label}}}	{{{serviceyears}}}
{{{rank_label}}}	{{{rank}}}
Service number	{{{servicenumber}}}
Unit	{{{unit}}}
Commands held	{{{commands}}}
Known for	{{{known_for}}}
{{{battles_label}}}	{{{battles}}}
Awards	{{{awards}}}
Memorials	{{{memorials}}}
Alma mater	{{{alma_mater}}}
Spouse(s)	{{{spouse}}}
Relations	{{{relations}}}
Other work	{{{otherwork}}}
Signature	[[File:{{{signature}}}\|{{{signature_size}}}\|alt={{{signature alt}}}]]
Website	{{{website}}}
	{{{module}}}

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The design and content of biographical infoboxes must follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy, as well as infobox and biographical style guideline. All content displayed in this template must adhere to the biographies of living persons policy if applicable. Unsourced or poorly sourced contentious material must be removed immediately from the article and its infobox, especially if potentially libellous.

This template is used on approximately 46,000 pages and changes may be widely noticed. Test changes in the template's /sandbox or /testcases subpages, or in your own user subpage. Consider discussing changes on the talk page before implementing them.

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A military person infobox may be used to summarize information about an individual military person, such as a soldier or military leader, or for uniformed officers in non-military branches of government.

This template may be used as a module (sub-template) of {{Infobox person}}; see Wikipedia:Infobox modules for guidance on such usage.

Usage edit

Blank template edit

The infobox should be added as shown below:

{{Infobox military person
|honorific_prefix  = 
|name              = 
|honorific_suffix  = 
|image             = 
|image_upright     = 
|alt               = 
|caption           = 
|native_name       = 
|native_name_lang  = 
|birth_name        = 
|other_name        = 
|nickname          = 
|birth_date        = <!--{{birth date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} or {{birth date|YYYY|MM|DD}} if dead-->
|birth_place       = 
|disappeared_date  =
|disappeared_place =
|death_date        = <!--{{death date and age|dYYYY|dMM|dDD|YYYY|MM|DD}}-->
|death_place       = 
|death_cause       =
|placeofburial     = 
|placeofburial_label = 
|placeofburial_coordinates = <!--{{coord|LAT|LONG|display=inline,title}}-->
|allegiance        = 
|branch            = 
|branch_label      = <!--"Branch" or "Service"-->
|serviceyears      = 
|serviceyears_label = 
|rank              = 
|rank_label        = 
|servicenumber     = 
|unit              = 
|commands          = 
|known_for         =
|battles           = 
|battles_label     = 
|awards            = 
|memorials         = 
|alma_mater        = 
|spouse            = <!--{{marriage|name|start date|end date}}; add spouse if reliably sourced-->
|children          = 
|relations         = 
|laterwork         = 
|signature         = 
|signature_size    = 
|signature_alt     = 
|website           = <!--{{URL|example.com}}-->
|module            = 
}}

Parameters edit

Note: When using parameters, avoid the ambiguous abbreviation "N/A", and instead use "unknown" or "none". All subjective or qualitative judgements and numerical quantities or statistics must be cited to a reliable source (see WP:MILMOS#CITE). Please keep in mind WP:ICONDECORATION for the use of images.

honorific_prefix – titles such as "The Honourable".
name – the full name of the person.
honorific_suffix – post-nominal honours such as "OBE"
image – optional – an image of the person. The image must be given in the form Example.jpg; an image of a nation's highest award, such as the Medal of Honor or Victoria Cross, may be displayed for recipients of it, especially as a placeholder.
image_upright – optional – See WP:UPRIGHT
image_size – optional – the size of the image in px. Give the number without the px suffix (for example, 220 rather than 220px). |image_upright= is preferred.
alt Alt text, if used, must be placed here.
caption – optional – the text to be placed below the image.
native_name – the person's name in their own language
native_name_lang – ISO 639-2 code e.g. "fre" or "fra" for French. If more than one, use {{lang}} for |native_name= instead
birth_name – optional – the name the person was born with, if different from that used later in life.
other_name – optional – other names by which the person was known.
nickname – optional – nickname(s) by which the person was known.
birth_date – optional – the date of birth, if known, using {{Birth date}} or {{Birth date and age}}.
birth_place – optional – the person's birthplace.
disappeared_date - optional when the person disappeared.
disappeared_place - optional where the person disappeared.
death_date – optional – the date of death, if applicable and known, in {{Death date and age}}.
death_place – optional – the place where the person died.
death_cause – optional – the cause of death, if notable.
placeofburial – optional – the place where the person's remains are buried or otherwise interred.
placeofburial_label – optional – the label of the placeofburial field (above). The placeofburial field is normally preceded by the label "Buried"; if this is not appropriate for the particular manner in which the remains were disposed of, a different label can be specified here.
placeofburial_coordinates – optional – the precise location where the person's remains are buried or otherwise interred. For coordinates, use {{coord}} with display=inline,title. Please do not be overly precise.
allegiance – optional – the country or other power the person served. Multiple countries may be indicated together with the corresponding dates. This field should not be used to indicate a particular service branch, which is better indicated by the branch field (below).
branch – optional – the service branch (Army, Navy, etc.) the person was a part of; this should be left blank for people who were not part of a formal armed service, or who predate the establishment of formal service branches.
branch_label – optional – the label of the branch field (above). The branch field is normally preceded by "Service/Branch"; to avoid word wrapping, one of "Service" or "Branch" can be specified.
serviceyears – optional – the years during which the person served.
serviceyears_label – optional – the label to use for the serviceyears field (above); defaults to "Years of service".
rank – optional – the highest rank achieved by the person. The rank being awarded posthumously, may be noted. In cases where the person held different ranks in different armies, multiple ranks should be specified with dates and country noted for each. Separate multiple entries using {{Plainlist}}.
rank_label – optional – the label to use for the rank field (above); defaults to "Rank".
service number – optional – the service number held by the individual during military service. Do not supply for living persons unless published by secondary sources such as the London Gazette.
unit – optional – for persons who are not notable as commanding officers, the unit (company, battalion, regiment, etc.) in which they served. This should be omitted if the commands are specified (as below).
commands – optional – for persons who are notable as commanding officers, the units they commanded. Dates should be given if multiple notable commands were held. Separate multiple entries using {{Plainlist}}.
known_for or known – optional – for other areas of notability such as war crimes or notable orders.
battles – optional – any notable battles or wars in which the person participated. This should be omitted if a {{Campaignbox}} is used in conjunction with this template. Separate multiple entries using {{Plainlist}}.
battles_label – optional – the label to use for the battles field (above); defaults to "Battles/wars".
awards – optional – any notable awards or decorations the person received; exhaustive lists should be worked into the prose. Separate multiple entries using {{Plainlist}}.
memorials – optional – Memorials or monuments to the subject (e.g. statues, streets named after them). Separate multiple entries using {{Plainlist}}.
alma_mater – optional – educational institutions the subject graduated from and degree received, in parentheses. Separate multiple entries using {{Plainlist}}
spouse – optional – list the service members spouse(s) if verifiable from a reliable source.
children – optional – Only if independently notable themselves or particularly relevant. Number of children (e.g., three or 3), or list of names if notable, in which case, separate entries using {{Plainlist}} or {{Unbulleted list}}. For privacy reasons, consider omitting the names of children of living persons, unless notable.
relations – optional – any notable relations. Only reasonably close ones should be indicated; an exhaustive listing of an extensive family tree should be avoided here.
laterwork – optional – profession or positions held by the person other than military service (displays with the label "Other work"). Separate multiple entries using {{Plainlist}}.
signature – optional – an image of the person's signature. The image must be given in the form example.jpg.
signature_size – optional – the size of the signature in px. Give the number without the px suffix.
signature_alt – optional – alt text for the signature.
website – optional – Use {{URL}}
module – optional – Embedded template

Lists edit

For parameters such as |awards=, |unit= or |commands=, which take lists of values, unbulleted or bulleted lists may be preferable. See MOS:VLIST.

Unbulleted lists can be created with {{plainlist}} or {{ublist}}. The use of <br /> is common but ~~semantically incorrect.~~ See MOS:NOBR.

Markup	Renders as
awards = {{plainlist\| * Purple Heart (3) * Bronze Star (2) * World War II Victory Medal * Presidential Unit Citation * Orange Lanyard }}	Purple Heart (3) Bronze Star (2) World War II Victory Medal Presidential Unit Citation Orange Lanyard

Markup	Renders as
awards = {{unbulleted list \| Purple Heart (3) \| Bronze Star (2) \| World War II Victory Medal \| Presidential Unit Citation \| Orange Lanyard }}	Purple Heart (3) Bronze Star (2) World War II Victory Medal Presidential Unit Citation Orange Lanyard

Bulleted lists can be created with * markup.

Markup	Renders as
awards = * Purple Heart (3) * Bronze Star (2) * World War II Victory Medal * Presidential Unit Citation * Orange Lanyard	Purple Heart (3) Bronze Star (2) World War II Victory Medal Presidential Unit Citation Orange Lanyard

Embedding edit

Many military people and uniformed officers in other services are known primarily for something other than their military service (e.g. Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Vivek Murthy, or James Stewart), and hence it may be desirable to merge this infobox with another one, like {{Infobox person}}. By adding |embed=yes to the first line of the infobox code, one can embed this infobox into another, displaying one continuous infobox.

Though the process is a little complicated, it is possible to insert this infobox into most if not all other infoboxes. For {{Infobox person}}, this infobox is passed as a "module" using the |module= syntax. The title for the embedded section can be changed using |embed_title=.

{{Infobox person
 |name         = John Infobox
 |birth_name   = John Military Infobox
 |birth_date   = {{birth date|1950|5|5|df=y}}
 |birth_place  = Template City, Country
 |death_date   = {{death date and age|2010|6|10|1950|5|5|df=y}}
 |occupation   = Actor
 |years_active = 1970–1990
 |module       = 
  {{Infobox military person
   |embed        = yes
   |embed_title  = Fictitious military career
   |allegiance   = United States
   |branch       = U.S. Army Air Forces
   |serviceyears = 1980–1985
   |rank         = Brigadier general
   |website      = {{URL|example.com}}
  }}
}}

Example edit

Templates demonstrated: {{birth date}}, {{death date and age}}, {{plainlist}}, {{tree list}}, {{tree list/end}}, and {{ublist}}.

{{Infobox military person
 |width_style        = person
 |name               = Carwood Lipton<!--
 |image              = Carwood lipton 506e.jpg
 |caption            = First Lieutenant Lipton in dress uniform-->
 |birth_name         = Clifford Carwood Lipton
 |nickname           = "Lip"
 |birth_date         = {{birth date|1920|01|30}}
 |birth_place        = [[Huntington, West Virginia]]
 |death_date         = {{death date and age|2001|12|16|1920|01|30}}
 |death_place        = [[Pinehurst, North Carolina]]
 |allegiance         = United States
 |branch_label       = Branch
 |branch             = [[United States Army]]
 |serviceyears_label = Service&nbsp;years
 |serviceyears       = 1942–1945
 |rank               = [[First lieutenant (United States)|First lieutenant]]
 |unit               = {{plainlist|
* [[E Company, 506th Infantry Regiment (United States)|Easy Company]],
* [[506th Infantry Regiment (United States)|506th Infantry Regiment]],
* [[101st Airborne Division]]}}
 |battles_label      = Conflict
 |battles            = {{tree list}}
* World War II
** [[American airborne landings in Normandy|Normandy landings]]
** [[Operation Market Garden|''Market Garden'']]
** [[Battle of the Bulge]]
{{tree list/end}}
 |awards             = {{unbulleted list|[[Bronze Star]] (2)|[[Purple Heart]] (3)}}
 |otherwork          = Glass executive
}}

TemplateData edit

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Infobox military person in articles based on its TemplateData. TemplateData for Infobox military person No description.Template parameters[Edit template data]

This template has custom formatting.

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatusHonorific prefixhonorific_prefix

Titles such as 'The Honourable'.

StringoptionalNamename

The full name of the person.

StringoptionalHonorific suffixhonorific_suffix

Post-nominal honours such as 'OBE'

StringoptionalNative namenative_name

The person's name in their own language

StringoptionalNative name languagenative_name_lang

Language in which the native name is given

StringoptionalImageimage

The image must be given in the form Example.jpg

Page nameoptionalImage scalingimage_upright

Image scaling factor, see WP:UPRIGHT

NumberoptionalImage sizeimage_size

Size of the image in pixels.

NumberoptionalAltalt

Alternative text, if used, must be placed here.

StringoptionalCaptioncaption

Caption for the image

StringoptionalBirth datebirth_date

The date of birth, if known,

LineoptionalDeath datedeath_date

The date of death, if applicable and known,

LineoptionalBirth placebirth_place

The person's birth place.

StringoptionalDeath placedeath_place

The place where the person died.

StringoptionalDisappeared placedisappeared_place

The place where the person disappeared.

StringoptionalDisappeared datedisappeared_date

When the person disappeared.

StringoptionalDeath causedeath_cause

The cause of the person's death, if notable.

StringoptionalPlace of burialplaceofburial

The place where the person's remains are buried or otherwise interred.

StringoptionalPlace of burial labelplaceofburial_label

The label to use for the place of burial field

StringoptionalPlace of burial coordinatesplaceofburial_coordinates

The precise location where the person's remains are buried or otherwise interred.

StringoptionalNicknamenickname

Nickname(s) by which the person was known.

StringoptionalBirth namebirth_name

The name of the person was born with.

StringoptionalAllegianceallegiance

The country or other power the person served.

StringoptionalBranchbranch

The service branch (Army, Navy, etc.)

StringoptionalBranch labelbranch_label

The label of the branch field (above). The branch field is normally preceded by "Service/Branch"; to avoid word wrapping, one of "Service" or "Branch" can be specified.

Default: Service/Branch
Example: Branch

StringoptionalService yearsserviceyears

The years during which the person served.

NumberoptionalRankrank

The highest rank achieved by the person

StringoptionalService numberservicenumber

The service number held by the individual during military service.

StringoptionalUnitunit

The unit in which the person served(company, battalion, regiment, etc.)

StringoptionalCommandscommands

For persons who are notable as commanding officers, the units they commanded.

StringoptionalKnown forknown_for

For other areas of notability such as war crimes or notable orders.

StringoptionalBattlesbattles

Any notable battles or wars in which the person participated.

StringoptionalBattles labelbattles_label

The label to use for the battles field

StringoptionalAwardsawards

Any notable awards or decorations the person received

StringoptionalAlma materalma_mater

The linked name of attended higher education institution(s).

StringoptionalSpousespouse

Notable spouse if verifiable from a reliable source.

StringoptionalChildrenchildren

Notable children or number of children if verifiable from a reliable source.

StringoptionalRelationsrelations

Any notable relations.

StringoptionalLater worklaterwork

Profession or positions held by the person other than military service

StringoptionalSignaturesignature

An image of the person's signature.

StringoptionalWebsitewebsite

Military's website

Stringoptional

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Summary