Brigadier General Billy Mitchell

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Brigadier_General_Billy_Mitchell
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:advocatesFor bomber
independent air force
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:The_George_Washington_University
gptkbp:awardedPosthumously Medal of Honor (1946)
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Cross
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Legion_of_Honour
gptkb:Order_of_the_Bath
gptkbp:birthDate 1879-12-29
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Nice,_France
gptkbp:causeOfDeath influenza
gptkbp:child gptkb:John_Mitchell
gptkbp:courtMartialed 1925
gptkbp:criticizedFor U.S. military leadership
gptkbp:deathDate 1936-02-19
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:New_York_City,_United_States
gptkbp:demonstrates sinking of battleships by aircraft
gptkbp:education gptkb:The_George_Washington_University
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:William_Lendrum_Mitchell
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Brigadier General Billy Mitchell
gptkbp:influenced development of the United States Air Force
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:judge
advocacy of air power
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:United_States_Army
United States Army Air Service
gptkbp:militaryRank Brigadier General
gptkbp:namesakeOf gptkb:Mitchell_Institute_for_Aerospace_Studies
gptkb:USS_Billy_Mitchell_(AP-114)
gptkb:General_Mitchell_International_Airport
Mitchell Air Force Base
Mitchell Trophy
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Our_Air_Force:_The_Keystone_of_National_Defense
gptkb:Skyways:_A_Book_on_Modern_Aeronautics
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:parent gptkb:John_L._Mitchell
gptkbp:participatedIn gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:resignedFrom gptkb:U.S._Army
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Forest_Home_Cemetery,_Milwaukee,_Wisconsin
gptkbp:serviceYears 1898–1926
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Elizabeth_Trumbull_Mitchell
Harriet Blaine Mitchell
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:Billy_Mitchell_(film)
gptkb:The_Court-Martial_of_Billy_Mitchell_(film)
numerous books and articles
gptkbp:testifiedAgainst gptkb:U.S._Congress
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mitchell_bombing_tests
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7