Raymond Spruance

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:United_States_Naval_Academy
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Army_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Navy_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Order_of_the_Bath
gptkb:Order_of_the_Rising_Sun
gptkbp:birthDate 1886-07-03
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Baltimore,_Maryland,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Golden_Gate_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:Margaret_Spruance
gptkb:Edward_Spruance
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Central_Pacific_Force
gptkb:Fifth_Fleet
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:deathDate 1969-12-13
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Pebble_Beach,_California,_United_States
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Naval_Academy
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:White_American
gptkbp:fleetSize gptkb:USS_Spruance_(DD-963)
gptkb:USS_Spruance_(DDG-111)
gptkbp:graduationYear 1906
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Raymond Spruance
gptkbp:knownFor decisive leadership at Midway
strategic command in Pacific Theater
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Admiral
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Battle_of_Midway
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:diplomat
gptkb:naval_officer
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Alexander_P._Spruance
gptkb:Annie_Ames_Spruance
gptkbp:precededBy Myron Cowell (as Ambassador to the Philippines)
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Pebble_Beach,_California
gptkbp:servedAs gptkb:President_of_the_Naval_War_College
gptkb:U.S._Ambassador_to_the_Philippines
gptkbp:serviceYears 1906–1948
gptkbp:signature Raymond Spruance signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Margaret_Dean
gptkbp:successor Albert Nufer (as Ambassador to the Philippines)
gptkbp:termEnd gptkb:Ambassador_to_the_Philippines,_1955
gptkbp:termStart Ambassador to the Philippines, 1952
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Task_Force_58
gptkb:World_War_II_in_the_Pacific
gptkb:Naval_War_College
gptkb:Pacific_War
gptkb:US_Naval_War_College
gptkb:Pacific_Theater_of_World_War_II
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5