General Laurence S. Kuter

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/General_Laurence_S._Kuter
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gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
gptkbp:award gptkb:Air_Medal
gptkb:Bronze_Star_Medal
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Legion_of_Merit
gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:Order_of_the_Rising_Sun
gptkb:Order_of_the_Cloud_and_Banner
gptkbp:birthDate 1905-05-28
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Rockford,_Illinois,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:Eleanor_Kuter
gptkb:Laurence_S._Kuter_Jr.
gptkbp:deathDate 1979-11-30
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Washington,_D.C.,_United_States
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy_at_West_Point
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Laurence_Sherman_Kuter
gptkbp:graduationYear 1927
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Laurence S. Kuter
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Military_Air_Transport_Service
gptkb:U.S._Air_Forces_in_Europe
gptkb:Continental_Air_Command
gptkb:Far_East_Air_Forces
Air University
gptkbp:notableEvent Co-author of AWPD-1 (Air War Plans Division 1)
gptkbp:notableFor First commander of the Military Air Transport Service
Strategic air planning in World War II
Key figure in the development of the United States Air Force as an independent service
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:rank gptkb:General
gptkbp:serviceYears 1927–1962
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Eleanor_Kuter
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Air_Defense_Command
gptkb:United_States_Pacific_Air_Forces
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6