Properties (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Military officer
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| gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Medal
Air Medal Legion of Merit |
| gptkbp:birthDate |
1906-01-01
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| gptkbp:birthPlace |
New_York_City,_New_York
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| gptkbp:burialPlace |
gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
|
| gptkbp:children |
gptkb:William_H._Tunner_Jr.
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| gptkbp:commanded |
gptkb:Military_Air_Transport_Service
|
| gptkbp:deathDate |
1983-04-06
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| gptkbp:education |
gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Colonel William H. Tunner
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
Airlift operations
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| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:General_Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkb:General_Henry_H._Arnold gptkb:General_Curtis_LeMay |
| gptkbp:involvedIn |
gptkb:Strategic_Air_Command
gptkb:Air_Force_Association gptkb:Air_Force_Reserve Air transport policy Aviation education programs Military logistics Aviation safety initiatives Aviation technology advancements Military history preservation Air traffic control improvements Air transport logistics Humanitarian airlift missions Military aviation policy Air transport research Aerial refueling advancements Airlift training programs Military airlift doctrine Vietnam_War_logistics NATO_air_operations Cold_War_logistics Cargo_aircraft_development Korean_War_airlift_operations Post-World_War_II_air_transport |
| gptkbp:knownFor |
Berlin Airlift
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| gptkbp:legacy |
Advocated for air mobility
Improved military air transport Increased efficiency in logistics Pioneering airlift strategies |
| gptkbp:nationality |
American
|
| gptkbp:notableOperations |
Operation Vittles
Operation Little Vittles |
| gptkbp:postRetirementCareer |
Aviation consultant
|
| gptkbp:rank |
Colonel
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| gptkbp:serviceBranch |
gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
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| gptkbp:serviceYears |
1929-1960
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| gptkbp:spouse |
Margaret_Tunner
|