Thomas W. McGuire

GPTKB entity

Properties (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf person
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:P-51_Mustang
gptkb:P-38_Lightning
Aggressive
Over 300
January 7, 2000
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Cross
Medal of Honor
Silver Star
gptkbp:battle gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:born December 1, 1920
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:celebrates gptkb:Thomas_W._McGuire_Jr._Airfield
Various schools named after him
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:died January 7, 2000
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
gptkbp:family Married_to_Mary_McGuire
gptkbp:famousFor Aerial dogfights
gptkbp:fightingStyle Over 100
gptkbp:firstFlight gptkb:Teterboro_Airport
gptkb:P-51_Mustang
gptkb:NTSB
1 hour
Unknown
Mechanical failure
Test flight
Aviation safety improvements
Fatal accident
Test of aircraft performance
Investigated_by_NTSB
gptkbp:hasLocation gptkb:New_Jersey
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Thomas W. McGuire
gptkbp:influences Military aviation history
Aerial combat tactics
gptkbp:inspiration Historians
Military personnel
Aviation enthusiasts
gptkbp:legacy Influenced future fighter pilots
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
1941
gptkbp:nickname Tommy
gptkbp:notableEvent Died in a plane crash
Most_aerial_victories_by_a_U.S._pilot_in_the_Pacific_Theater
gptkbp:occupation fighter pilot
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Newark,_New_Jersey
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:New_Jersey
gptkbp:posthumousRecognition Air Medal
Medal of Honor
Purple Heart
gptkbp:rank Major
gptkbp:serviceYears 1941-1945
gptkbp:supportRole gptkb:Pacific_Theater_of_Operations
gptkbp:unitAwards gptkb:Fighter_Squadron_475