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gptkbp:instanceOf
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military officer
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Air_Force_Distinguished_Service_Medal
Legion of Merit
Silver Star
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1906-11-15
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Columbus,_Ohio,_USA
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gptkbp:burialPlace
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gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
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gptkbp:children
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3
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gptkbp:deathDate
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1990-10-01
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:Ohio_State_University
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gptkbp:famousQuote
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“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”
“We should bomb them back to the Stone Age.”
“War is hell.”
“You can't win a war without a good plan.”
“I don't want to be a part of a world where we don't have the capability to defend ourselves.”
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gptkbp:fullName
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gptkb:Curtis_Emerson_LeMay
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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General LeMay
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gptkbp:influenced
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Air_Force_strategy
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:Billy_Mitchell
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gptkbp:knownFor
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Advocating for nuclear deterrence
Role_in_the_Vietnam_War
Development_of_the_B-29_Superfortress
Leadership_in_the_Berlin_Airlift
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gptkbp:nickname
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Iron Major
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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gptkb:Chief_of_Staff_of_the_United_States_Air_Force
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gptkbp:notableOperations
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gptkb:Strategic_bombing_in_World_War_II
Cold_War_nuclear_strategy
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gptkbp:politicalAffiliation
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gptkb:Republican_Party
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gptkbp:postRetirementCareer
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Advocate for military preparedness
Consultant and speaker
Presidential candidate in 1968
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gptkbp:rank
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General
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gptkbp:serviceBranch
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gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Helen_LeMay
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