Brigadier General Benjamin Foulois

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Brigadier_General_Benjamin_Foulois
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Legion_of_Honour
gptkb:Silver_Star
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Medal_(U.S._Army)
gptkbp:birthDate 1879-12-09
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Washington,_Connecticut,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Spanish–American_War
gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:Philippine–American_War
gptkbp:deathDate 1967-04-25
gptkbp:deathPlace Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, United States
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
gptkbp:fullName Benjamin Delahauf Foulois
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Brigadier General Benjamin Foulois
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:United_States_Army
United States Army Air Service
gptkbp:militaryRank Brigadier General
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Chief_of_the_Air_Corps
first solo military flight in a Wright Flyer
pioneer of military aviation
early U.S. military aviator
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:pilot
gptkbp:parent Benjamin Foulois Jr.
gptkbp:serviceYears 1898–1935
gptkbp:spouse Etta B. Foulois
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:From_the_Wright_Brothers_to_the_Astronauts:_The_Memoirs_of_Benjamin_D._Foulois
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Air_Service,_American_Expeditionary_Forces
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7