Curtis Emerson Le May

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:General_Curtis_Le_May
gptkb:Curtis_Le_May
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Legion_of_Merit
gptkb:Silver_Star
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Air_Force_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkbp:birth_date 1906-11-15
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Columbus,_Ohio
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:campaigns gptkb:1968_United_States_presidential_election
gptkbp:children gptkb:4
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Strategic_Air_Command
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Monarch
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:death_date 1990-10-01
gptkbp:education gptkb:Ohio_State_University
gptkbp:famous_quote “ The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”
“ I think that we ought to be able to use nuclear weapons.”
“ I would rather have a good plan today than a perfect plan tomorrow.”
“ We are going to bomb them back into the Stone Age.”
“ You can't win a war without a good plan.”
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Curtis Emerson Le May
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:aircraft
nuclear strategy
air power doctrine
gptkbp:is_involved_in gptkb:Berlin_Airlift
gptkb:Operation_Enduring_Freedom
gptkb:Operation_Iraqi_Freedom
gptkb:Operation_Just_Cause
gptkb:Operation_Overlord
gptkb:Operation_Desert_Storm
gptkb:Operation_Arc_Light
gptkb:Operation_Crossroads
gptkb:Operation_Linebacker
gptkb:Operation_Linebacker_II
gptkb:Operation_Rolling_Thunder
gptkbp:known_for strategic bombing in World War II
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Iron_Major
gptkbp:notable_character gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:rank gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:retirement_year gptkb:Businessman
gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:spouse Helen Le May