General Lewis H. Brereton

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:American_Legion
gptkb:Order_of_Daedalians
gptkb:Military_Order_of_the_World_Wars
gptkb:veterans
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Legion_of_Merit
gptkb:Silver_Star
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Air_Medal
gptkbp:birth_date 1890-01-13
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:Lewis_H._Brereton_Jr.
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Air_Forces_in_the_Mediterranean_Theater
gptkb:8th_Air_Force
gptkbp:death_date 1967-05-20
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Lewis H. Brereton
gptkbp:influenced Airborne operations in World War II
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Eisenhower
gptkb:Billy_Mitchell
gptkb:George_Marshall
gptkb:Hap_Arnold
gptkb:Curtis_Le_May
gptkbp:known_for Leadership in World War II
Pioneering airborne operations
gptkbp:legacy Development of airborne forces
Advancement of air power in military strategy
gptkbp:military_conflict gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:nickname Brereton
gptkbp:notable_command gptkb:First_Allied_Airborne_Army
gptkbp:notable_operations gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
gptkb:Operation_Torch
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:Newark,_New_Jersey
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkbp:post_war_career Military advisor
Consultant for military aviation
gptkbp:rank gptkb:General
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:service_years 1917-1946
gptkbp:spouse Margaret Brereton
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Operation_Tidal_Wave
gptkb:Ploesti_Raid
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