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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:Pacific_Theater
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkb:World_War_II
Naval history
Military history
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Navy_Cross
gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Medal
Legion of Merit
Silver Star
Order of the Rising Sun
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gptkbp:born
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April 3, 1886
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gptkbp:burialPlace
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gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
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gptkbp:children
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3
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gptkbp:commanded
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gptkb:Central_Pacific_Force
gptkb:Fifth_Fleet
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gptkbp:died
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November 13, 1969
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:United_States_Naval_Academy
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Rear Admiral Raymond Spruance
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gptkbp:influenced
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Military strategy
Naval tactics
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:Alfred_Thayer_Mahan
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gptkbp:knownFor
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Naval strategy
Leadership_during_World_War_II
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gptkbp:legacy
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Spruance's leadership style
Spruance-class destroyer
Spruance_Hall_at_the_Naval_Academy
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gptkbp:nickname
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Ray
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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Battle of Midway
Battle of the Philippine Sea
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gptkbp:participatedIn
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gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
gptkb:Battle_of_Iwo_Jima
Battle of Guadalcanal
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gptkbp:placeOfBirth
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gptkb:Baltimore,_Maryland
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gptkbp:placeOfDeath
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gptkb:Pebble_Beach,_California
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:Admiral_Chester_W._Nimitz
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gptkbp:rank
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Rear Admiral
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gptkbp:serviceBranch
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gptkb:United_States_Navy
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gptkbp:serviceYears
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1906–1948
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Marjorie_Spruance
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Admiral_William_Halsey_Jr.
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