Brigadier General William Mitchell

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Brigadier_General_William_Mitchell
GPTKB entity
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:advocatesFor bomber
independent air force
gptkbp:awardedPosthumously gptkb:Medal_of_Honor
regarded as 'Father of the United States Air Force'
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Croix_de_Guerre
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:burialPlace gptkb:Forest_Home_Cemetery
gptkbp:causeOfDeath heart attack
gptkbp:child gptkb:Elizabeth_Mitchell
gptkb:John_Mitchell
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:courtMartialCharge insubordination
gptkbp:courtMartialYear 1925
gptkbp:deathDate 1936-02-19
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:New_York_City,_United_States
gptkbp:demonstrates sinking of battleships by aircraft
gptkbp:demonstrationLocation off the coast of Virginia
gptkbp:demonstrationYear 1921
gptkbp:education gptkb:The_George_Washington_University
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:William_Lendrum_Mitchell
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Brigadier General William Mitchell
gptkbp:influenced development of U.S. Air Force
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:judge
advocacy of air power
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Mitchell_Institute_for_Aerospace_Studies
Mitchell Air Force Base named after him
B-25 Mitchell bomber named after him
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:United_States_Army
United States Army Air Service
gptkbp:militaryRank Brigadier General
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Our_Air_Force:_The_Keystone_of_National_Defense
gptkb:Winged_Defense
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:pilot
gptkbp:parent gptkb:John_L._Mitchell
gptkbp:resignedFrom 1926
gptkbp:serviceYears 1898–1926
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Elizabeth_Trumbull_Mitchell
gptkbp:subjectOf numerous biographies
film 'The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell'
Mitchell court-martial
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mitchel_Field,_Uniondale,_New_York
gptkb:Third_Army_Air_Service
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7