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