Fleet Admiral Raymond A. Spruance

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Fleet_Admiral_Raymond_A._Spruance

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater	gptkb:United_States_Naval_Academy
gptkbp:ambassadorTo	gptkb:Philippines 1952 1955
gptkbp:awards	gptkb:Army_Distinguished_Service_Medal gptkb:Navy_Distinguished_Service_Medal gptkb:Order_of_the_Bath gptkb:Order_of_the_Rising_Sun
gptkbp:birthDate	1886-07-03
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:Baltimore,_Maryland,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace	gptkb:Golden_Gate_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:children	gptkb:Edward_Spruance gptkb:Raymond_Spruance_Jr.
gptkbp:commanded	gptkb:Central_Pacific_Force gptkb:Fifth_Fleet gptkb:USS_Detroit gptkb:USS_Mississippi
gptkbp:conflict	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:deathDate	1969-12-13
gptkbp:deathPlace	gptkb:Pebble_Beach,_California,_United_States
gptkbp:education	gptkb:United_States_Naval_Academy
gptkbp:fullName	gptkb:Raymond_Ames_Spruance
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Fleet Admiral Raymond A. Spruance
gptkbp:knownFor	calm and analytical command style
gptkbp:legacy	Spruance-class destroyers named after him
gptkbp:militaryBranch	gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:militaryRank	gptkb:Admiral
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:Electric_Brain
gptkbp:notableFor	gptkb:Battle_of_Midway gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea
gptkbp:occupation	gptkb:naval_officer
gptkbp:portrait	gptkb:Naval_War_College_Museum
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:Chester_W._Nimitz
gptkbp:serviceNumber	0-3436
gptkbp:serviceYears	1906–1948
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Margaret_Dean
gptkbp:subjectOf	biographies and historical studies
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:John_H._Towers
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Golden_Gate_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:bfsLayer	3