Rear Admiral Willis A. Lee Jr.

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Rear_Admiral_Willis_A._Lee_Jr.

GPTKB entity

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Battleship_Division_7
gptkbp:affiliation	gptkb:American_Legion gptkb:military_officer gptkb:Military_Order_of_the_World_Wars gptkb:United_States_Naval_Institute
gptkbp:awarded_by	gptkb:Bronze_Star_Medal gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Medal gptkb:Navy_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkbp:awards	gptkb:Legion_of_Merit gptkb:Silver_Star gptkb:Navy_Cross
gptkbp:birth_date	1888-01-01
gptkbp:birth_place	gptkb:Kentucky
gptkbp:burial_place	gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:career_end	1946
gptkbp:career_start	1910
gptkbp:children	Willis A. Lee III
gptkbp:commanded	gptkb:Battleship_USS_Washington
gptkbp:death_date	1967-01-01
gptkbp:education	gptkb:United_States_Naval_Academy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Rear Admiral Willis A. Lee Jr.
gptkbp:influenced	gptkb:battle
gptkbp:influenced_by	gptkb:Admiral_Ernest_King
gptkbp:known_for	gptkb:battle anti-aircraft warfare battleship tactics
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:Willis_A._Lee_Jr.
gptkbp:notable_for	World War II naval operations
gptkbp:participated_in	gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf gptkb:Battle_of_Guadalcanal gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea
gptkbp:place_of_death	gptkb:California
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:Admiral_William_D._Leahy
gptkbp:rank	gptkb:Admiral
gptkbp:served_in	gptkb:USS_North_Carolina gptkb:USS_Pennsylvania gptkb:USS_New_Mexico gptkb:USS_Washington
gptkbp:service_branch	gptkb:battle
gptkbp:service_years	1910-1946
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Mary_Lee
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Admiral_Marc_Mitscher