Harold LeMay

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gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Medal
Legion of Merit
Silver Star
gptkbp:birthDate 1919-12-28
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:deathDate 2000-05-01
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Washington
gptkbp:famousQuote "I think we ought to be able to use nuclear weapons."
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Harold LeMay
gptkbp:influenced Nuclear strategy
Cold_War_military_policy
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:General_Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkb:Billy_Mitchell
gptkb:Curtis_LeMay
gptkb:General_Nathan_Twining
gptkb:General_Douglas_MacArthur
gptkb:General_Hap_Arnold
gptkb:General_George_C._Marshall
gptkb:General_Curtis_LeMay
gptkb:General_Omar_Bradley
gptkb:General_Thomas_D._White
gptkbp:involvedIn gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_II
Nuclear deterrence strategy
Military strategy formulation
Military aviation development
Strategic Air Command operations
Air force modernization
gptkbp:knownFor Post-war air force organization
Advocacy for nuclear deterrence
Bombing_campaigns_in_World_War_II
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Strategic_Air_Command
8th Air Force
15th Air Force
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Father_of_the_Air_Force
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Strategic_Air_Command
gptkbp:occupation Military officer
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Seattle,_Washington
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Tukwila,_Washington
gptkbp:politicalPosition Presidential candidate
gptkbp:president 1968 United States presidential election
gptkbp:rank General
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:serviceYears 1941-1969
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mildred_LeMay