Curtis Le May

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:George_C._Marshall
gptkb:1968_Presidential_Election
gptkbp:advocates_for Strategic Air Command's nuclear capabilities
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:American_Legion
gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:National_Defense_University
gptkb:U._S._Air_Force_Academy
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,_USA
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:4
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Strategic_Air_Command
gptkb:20th_Air_Force
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Monarch
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:contributed_to U. S. Air Force modernization
gptkbp:death_date 1990-10-01
gptkbp:education gptkb:Ohio_State_University
gptkbp:full_name gptkb:Curtis_Emerson_Le_May
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Curtis Le May
gptkbp:influenced Aerial warfare tactics
U. S. military policy
Air Force strategy
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Billy_Mitchell
gptkbp:is_involved_in gptkb:Company
Military aviation advancements
Air power doctrine
Nuclear strategy development
gptkbp:known_for Cold War military strategy
Advocating for nuclear deterrence
Development of the B-29 Superfortress
Leadership in the Berlin Airlift
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Iron_Major
gptkbp:notable_character gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:notable_inductees gptkb:1968_United_States_presidential_election
gptkbp:notable_operations Strategic bombing in World War II
gptkbp:political_position gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:rank gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:spouse Helen Le May