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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:military_officer
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkb:American_Expeditionary_Forces
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Legion_of_Merit
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Air_Medal
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gptkbp:birth_date
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February 9, 1879
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gptkbp:burial_place
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gptkb:Fort_Sam_Houston_National_Cemetery
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gptkbp:children
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Benjamin D. Foulois Jr.
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gptkbp:commanded
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gptkb:Air_Service,_United_States_Army
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gptkbp:contribution
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Development of military aviation tactics
Establishment of the Air Corps
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gptkbp:death_date
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January 20, 1967
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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General Benjamin D. Foulois
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gptkbp:influenced
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U. S. Air Force development
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Billy_Mitchell
gptkb:Orville_Wright
gptkb:General_Hap_Arnold
gptkb:Wilbur_Wright
gptkb:General_Billy_Mitchell
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gptkbp:known_for
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Advocating for military aviation
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gptkbp:legacy
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Advocate for air power in military strategy
Influence on modern air force structure
Pioneer of U. S. military aviation
Promotion of aviation technology in military
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gptkbp:military_conflict
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gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:American
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gptkbp:notable_for
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Pioneering aviation in the U. S. Army
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gptkbp:place_of_birth
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gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
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gptkbp:place_of_death
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gptkb:San_Antonio,_Texas
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:General_John_J._Pershing
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gptkbp:rank
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gptkb:Major_General
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gptkbp:role
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Director of Military Aeronautics
Chief of Air Corps
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gptkbp:service_branch
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gptkb:United_States_Army
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gptkbp:service_years
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1901-1940
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Margaret_Foulois
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:General_Henry_H._Arnold
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Air_Service,_United_States_Army
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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