Maj. Gen. Mason Patrick

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Order_of_the_Crown_(Belgium)
gptkb:Order_of_the_White_Eagle_(Serbia)
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Medal_(U.S._Army)
gptkb:Order_of_Saints_Maurice_and_Lazarus_(Italy)
gptkb:Legion_of_Honour_(France)
gptkb:Order_of_the_Bath_(UK)
gptkb:Order_of_the_Rising_Sun_(Japan)
gptkbp:birthDate 1863-12-13
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Lewisburg,_West_Virginia,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:child Mason M. Patrick Jr.
gptkbp:commanded United States Army Air Corps
United States Army Air Service
gptkbp:deathDate 1942-01-29
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Washington,_D.C.,_United_States
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
gptkbp:fullName Mason Mathews Patrick
gptkbp:graduationYear 1886
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Maj. Gen. Mason Patrick
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:United_States_Army
United States Army Air Corps
United States Army Air Service
gptkbp:militaryRank Major General
gptkbp:notableEvent Clashed with Billy Mitchell over air power policy
Oversaw U.S. Army Air Service during World War I
Directed postwar development of U.S. military aviation
gptkbp:notableWork Advocated for independent air force
Development of the U.S. Army Air Service
Oversaw U.S. air operations in World War I
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:John_J._Pershing_(as_Chief_of_Air_Service,_AEF)
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:The_United_States_in_the_Air_(book,_1928)
gptkbp:retired 1927
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Spanish–American_War
gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:Philippine–American_War
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Dew_Patrick
gptkbp:subsidiary gptkb:Billy_Mitchell
gptkb:Benjamin_Foulois
gptkb:James_E._Fechet
William C. Sherman
gptkbp:successor gptkb:James_E._Fechet
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Chief_of_the_Air_Corps
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7