Admiral Raymond Spruance

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:ambassadorTo 1952
1955
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:Army_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Navy_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Order_of_the_Bath_(Honorary_Knight_Commander)
gptkb:Order_of_the_Rising_Sun,_1st_Class
gptkbp:birthDate 1886-07-03
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Baltimore,_Maryland,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Golden_Gate_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:Edward_Spruance
gptkb:Raymond_Spruance_Jr.
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Central_Pacific_Force
gptkb:Fifth_Fleet
gptkbp:deathDate 1969-12-13
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Pebble_Beach,_California,_United_States
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Naval_Academy
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Raymond_Ames_Spruance
gptkbp:graduationYear 1906
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Admiral Raymond Spruance
gptkbp:knownFor calm and analytical command style
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Admiral
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Electric_Brain
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Battle_of_Midway
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea
gptkbp:portrait gptkb:U.S._Naval_Academy_Museum
gptkbp:postRetirementRole gptkb:U.S._Ambassador_to_the_Philippines
gptkbp:predecessorAsFifthFleetCommander Vice Admiral Raymond A. Spruance (self, as Central Pacific Force)
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:serviceYears 1906–1948
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Margaret_Dean
gptkbp:subjectOf biographies and historical studies
gptkbp:successorAsFifthFleetCommander gptkb:Admiral_William_Halsey_Jr.
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:United_States_Indo-Pacific_Command
gptkb:Miles_Browning
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5