Vice Admiral Marc A. Mitscher

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Vice_Admiral_Marc_A._Mitscher
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:United_States_of_America
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Legion_of_Merit
gptkb:Navy_Cross
gptkb:Navy_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Silver_Star
gptkb:Bronze_Star
Order of the Bath (Honorary, UK)
gptkbp:birthDate 1887-01-26
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Hillsboro,_Wisconsin,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:USS_Hornet_(CV-8)
Fast Carrier Task Force (Task Force 58)
gptkbp:deathDate 1947-02-03
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Norfolk,_Virginia,_United_States
gptkbp:descendedFrom Marc Mitscher (grandson, US Navy admiral)
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Naval_Academy
gptkbp:ethnicity German-American
gptkbp:featuredIn Naval history books
gptkbp:fleetSize gptkb:USS_Mitscher_(DDG-57)
gptkb:USS_Mitscher_(DL-2)
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Marc_Andrew_Mitscher
gptkbp:graduationYear 1910
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Vice Admiral Marc A. Mitscher
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:militaryRank Vice Admiral
gptkbp:nickname Pete
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Midway
gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea
gptkbp:notableContributor Advancement of naval aviation
Development of carrier task force tactics
gptkbp:notableEvent Doolittle Raid (as Hornet commander)
gptkbp:notableFor World War II service
Naval aviation
Aircraft carrier operations
gptkbp:serviceYears 1910–1947
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Frances_M._Mitscher
gptkbp:subjectOf biographies
documentaries
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ten-gō_Sakusen
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6