Rear Admiral John H. Towers

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Predicate Object
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gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:battle
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Legion_of_Merit
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Air_Medal
gptkbp:birth_date 1885-01-26
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Newport_News,_Virginia
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Fort_Rosecrans_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:career_end 1946
gptkbp:career_start 1907
gptkbp:children gptkb:John_H._Towers_Jr.
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:USS_Hornet_(CV-8)
gptkb:USS_Langley_(CV-1)
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:death_date 1970-01-30
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Naval_Academy
gptkbp:full_name gptkb:John_Henry_Towers
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Rear Admiral John H. Towers
gptkbp:influenced Naval aviation development
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Chester_W._Nimitz
gptkb:William_G._Leahy
gptkbp:known_for Pioneering naval aviation
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:tower
gptkbp:notable_character Chief of Naval Air Training
Commander of Naval Air Forces, Pacific Fleet
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:San_Diego,_California
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Admiral_John_S._Mc_Cain_Sr.
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gptkb:Naval_History_and_Heritage_Command
gptkb:legislation
gptkb:Naval_Air_Training_Command
gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard_Cutter
gptkb:United_States_Department_of_Defense
gptkb:United_States_Navy_Reserve
gptkb:Naval_Aviation_Museum
gptkb:United_States_Naval_Institute
gptkb:Naval_War_College
gptkb:Naval_Air_Station_Pensacola
gptkb:World_War_II_Navy
gptkb:battle
United States President
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:battle
gptkbp:service_years 1907-1946
gptkbp:spouse Margaret Towers
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Admiral_Louis_E._Denfeld