Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/John David Larson

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The result was delete‎. ✗plicit 01:30, 2 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

John David Larson

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Neither the rank of brigadier general nor the awards received convey automatic notability. From tribute from his company and obit, I find no other evidence that he was notable businessman. Star Mississippi 03:13, 26 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: People, Military, and Wisconsin. Star Mississippi 03:13, 26 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Can't find SIGCOV. 〜 Festucalex • talk 04:25, 26 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. I found no substantial coverage to base WP:ANYBIO. This subject does not approach any special guidelines or policies on account of his rank. We will all have obits online as long as we don't die too far yesterday. JFHJr (㊟) 05:24, 26 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Comment. I expanded the article with information about his civilian work, and I noticed some volunteer activity in his obituary, but probably not enough to pass notability. In general, though, military personnel are often notable for their accomplishments in civilian life as well. There's something hidden behind a paywall at https://madison.com/news/local/obituaries/larson-john-david/article_a431f806-f336-5d73-b721-4f845637b6fa.html Eastmain (talk • contribs) 05:30, 26 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Doesn’t meet notability or SIGCOV guidelines. I vote to delete. Go4thProsper (talk) 15:16, 29 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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