Rear Admiral William A. Moffett

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Rear_Admiral_William_A._Moffett
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gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:United_States_Naval_Academy
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Medal_of_Honor
gptkb:Navy_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1869-10-31
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:causeOfDeath airship crash (USS Akron disaster)
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Great_Lakes_Naval_Training_Station
gptkb:Bureau_of_Aeronautics
gptkbp:deathDate 1933-04-04
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Rear Admiral William A. Moffett
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableFor pioneer of naval aviation
first Chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics, U.S. Navy
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:naval_officer
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Charleston,_South_Carolina,_United_States
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Lakehurst,_New_Jersey,_United_States
gptkbp:rank Rear Admiral
gptkbp:serviceYears 1890–1933
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Jeanette_Moffett
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bureau_of_Aeronautics
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5