Vice Admiral Eugene B. Fluckey

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Vice_Admiral_Eugene_B._Fluckey
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:United_States_Naval_Academy
gptkbp:award gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Legion_of_Merit
gptkb:Medal_of_Honor
gptkb:Navy_Cross
gptkb:Presidential_Unit_Citation
gptkb:Silver_Star
gptkb:Navy_Unit_Commendation
gptkbp:birthDate 1913-10-05
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:United_States_Naval_Academy_Cemetery
gptkbp:causeOfDeath gptkb:Alzheimer's_disease
gptkbp:children gptkb:Barbara_Fluckey
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:deathDate 2007-06-28
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Annapolis,_Maryland
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Eugene_Bennett_Fluckey
gptkbp:graduationYear 1935
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Vice Admiral Eugene B. Fluckey
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:militaryRank Vice Admiral
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Lucky_Fluckey
gptkbp:notableAchievement Led the only landing of U.S. troops on Japanese home islands during WWII
Sank the most tonnage by a U.S. submarine commander in WWII
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:USS_Barb_(SS-220)
gptkbp:retired 1972
gptkbp:serviceYears 1935–1972
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Margaret_Fluckey
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:Thunder_Below!
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Naval_Submarine_Force_Atlantic
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5