General Ira C. Eaker

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Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:advocated_for Air power theory
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Legion_of_Merit
gptkb:Silver_Star
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Air_Force_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkbp:birth_date 1896-06-15
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Huntington,_Pennsylvania,_USA
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:Ira_C._Eaker_Jr.
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Allied_Air_Forces_in_Europe
gptkbp:contribution Strategic bombing campaigns
gptkbp:death_date 1987-05-06
gptkbp:education gptkb:West_Point
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Ira C. Eaker
gptkbp:influenced Military aviation policy
Air Force doctrine
Air Force training programs
Air Force logistics
Air Force research and development
Air Force personnel policies
Air Force Academy establishment
Post-war air strategy
Air Force operations planning
Air Force budgetary policies
Air Force international relations
Air Force organizational structure
Air Force technology development
gptkbp:involved_in gptkb:Air_War_over_Europe
gptkb:Operation_Bagration
gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
gptkb:Operation_Overlord
gptkb:Operation_Cobra
gptkb:Operation_Pointblank
Cold War strategies
gptkbp:known_for Leadership in World War II
gptkbp:military_conflict gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:nickname Ike
gptkbp:notable_command gptkb:U._S._Army_Air_Forces_in_Europe
gptkb:Eighth_Air_Force
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:General_Carl_Spaatz
gptkbp:rank gptkb:General
gptkbp:served_as gptkb:Commander_of_the_15th_Air_Force
gptkb:Commander_of_the_8th_Air_Force
gptkb:Vice_Chief_of_Staff_of_the_Air_Force
gptkb:Deputy_Commander_of_the_Army_Air_Forces
Commander of the Air University
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:service_years 1917-1957
gptkbp:spouse Mary Eaker
gptkbp:successor gptkb:General_Nathan_F._Twining
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3