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Vice Admiral Marc A. Mitscher
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Vice_Admiral_Marc_A._Mitscher
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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
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gptkb:Ten-gō_Sakusen
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