Captain Don Gentile

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Captain_Don_Gentile
GPTKB entity
Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_personnel
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:P-51_Mustang
gptkb:Ace_in_a_Day
over 300 hours
gptkbp:aircraft_type gptkb:fighter_aircraft
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Silver_Star
gptkb:Distinguished_Flying_Cross
gptkb:Air_Medal
gptkb:Purple_Heart
gptkbp:birth_date 1920-10-14
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:combat_experience gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkbp:death_date 1951-01-24
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Pittsburgh
gptkbp:flight_style Aggressive
gptkbp:full_name gptkb:Donald_J._Gentile
gptkbp:hometown gptkb:Pittsburgh,_Pennsylvania
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Captain Don Gentile
gptkbp:missions_flown over 100 missions
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Gentile_the_Great
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Siege_of_Bastogne
gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte
gptkb:Battle_of_Anzio
gptkb:Battle_of_El_Alamein
gptkb:Battle_of_Midway
gptkb:Battle_of_Monte_Cassino
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Somme
gptkb:D-Day
gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
gptkb:Operation_Overlord
gptkb:Battle_of_Saipan
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Ruhr
gptkb:Operation_Dragoon
gptkb:Battle_of_France
gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
gptkb:Battle_of_Iwo_Jima
gptkb:Battle_of_Britain
gptkb:Battle_of_Tarawa
gptkb:Invasion_of_Normandy
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic
gptkb:Air_Offensive_Europe
gptkb:Battle_of_Tinian
gptkb:Berlin_Offensive
gptkb:Operation_Cobra
gptkb:Battle_of_Guadalcanal
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea
gptkbp:notable_for World War II fighter pilot
gptkbp:post_war_career gptkb:Pilot
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Captain
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:squadrons gptkb:332nd_Fighter_Group
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:352nd_Fighter_Group
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6