Rear Admiral Marc A. Mitscher

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Rear_Admiral_Marc_A._Mitscher
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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Task_Force_38.15
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Nimitz-class_aircraft_carriers
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Legion_of_Merit
gptkb:Navy_Cross
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Air_Medal
gptkbp:birth_date 1887-01-26
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Newport_News,_Virginia
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:Richard_Mitscher
gptkb:Marc_A._Mitscher_Jr.
gptkb:Robert_Mitscher
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Fast_Carrier_Task_Force
gptkbp:death_date 1958-02-03
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Naval_Academy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Rear Admiral Marc A. Mitscher
gptkbp:influenced naval aviation tactics
gptkbp:known_for leadership in World War II
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Mitscher
gptkbp:notable_for gptkb:USS_Hornet_(CV-8)
gptkbp:notable_operations gptkb:Battle_of_Midway
gptkb:Operation_Dragoon
gptkb:Operation_Torch
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Admiral_Ernest_King
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Admiral
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:battle
gptkbp:service_years 1909-1949
gptkbp:spouse Mildred Mitscher
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Admiral_William_Halsey_Jr.