Vice Admiral Frank J. Fletcher

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Vice_Admiral_Frank_J._Fletcher
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Admiral
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Republic_of_Korea_War_Service_Medal
gptkb:World_War_II_Victory_Medal
gptkb:Bronze_Star_Medal
gptkb:Legion_of_Merit
gptkb:Silver_Star
gptkb:National_Defense_Service_Medal
gptkb:Navy_Cross
gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:American_Defense_Service_Medal
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:United_Nations_Korea_Medal
gptkb:Asiatic-Pacific_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:Korean_Service_Medal
gptkb:Philippine_Liberation_Medal
gptkb:Victory_Medal_(United_Kingdom)
gptkbp:battle gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:birth_date 1885-04-15
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:Frank_J._Fletcher_Jr.
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:USS_Yorktown
gptkb:USS_Wasp
gptkbp:death_date 1973-06-28
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Naval_Academy
gptkbp:full_name gptkb:Frank_Jack_Fletcher
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Vice Admiral Frank J. Fletcher
gptkbp:influenced Naval strategy in the Pacific Theater
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Admiral_William_D._Leahy
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:Battle_of_Midway
gptkb:Battle_of_Coral_Sea
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Fletcher
gptkbp:notable_command gptkb:U._S._Pacific_Fleet
gptkbp:participated_in gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkb:Guadalcanal_Campaign
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:California
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Newport,_Rhode_Island
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Admiral_Chester_W._Nimitz
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Admiral
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:service_years 1906-1947
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Fletcher
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Admiral_William_Halsey_Jr.
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Santa_Cruz
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6