General William Mitchell

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Military officer
gptkbp:advocatesFor Strategic bombing
Air power in military strategy
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1879-04-29
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Air_Service,_AEF
gptkbp:controversy Court-martial for insubordination
gptkbp:deathDate 1936-02-19
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
gptkbp:famousQuote The_Army_Air_Forces_are_not_a_separate_service,_but_a_part_of_the_Army.
gptkbp:fullName William_Lendrum_Mitchell
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General William Mitchell
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkb:Hap_Arnold
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Billy_Bishop
gptkbp:knownFor Advocacy of air power
gptkbp:legacy Father_of_the_United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableWorks Winged Defense
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Peru,_Illinois
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:position Military Strategist
Director of Military Aeronautics
Air_Power_Advocate
Assistant_Chief_of_Air_Service
Brigadier_General_in_the_Air_Corps
Chief_of_Staff_of_the_Air_Service
Chief_of_the_Air_Corps
Chief_of_the_Army_Air_Service
gptkbp:posthumousRecognition gptkb:Air_Force_Cross
gptkbp:rank Brigadier General
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Philippine–American_War
gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Mexican_Expedition
gptkbp:serviceYears 1898–1936
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Helen_Mitchell
gptkbp:wrote Skyways:_A_Book_on_Modern_Aeronautics
The_Dawn_of_American_Air_Power
The_Military_Necessity_of_Air_Power