Clarence L. Tinker
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Clarence L. Tinker was a pioneering Native American U.S. Army Air Forces general and World War II commander, notable as the first Native American major general in U.S. military history.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American military personnel
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United States Army Air Forces general ⓘ human ⓘ military officer ⓘ |
| allegiance |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| birthDate | 1887-11-21 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Osage Nation, Indian Territory, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | aircraft crash ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn | Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
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World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1942-06-07 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Army War College
NERFINISHED
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Bacone College NERFINISHED ⓘ Kemper Military School NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Army Command and General Staff School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Osage Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Tinker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Clarence Leonard Tinker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Clarence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHonor |
Air Medal
NERFINISHED
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Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Army) NERFINISHED ⓘ Purple Heart NERFINISHED ⓘ Silver Star NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMilitaryUnit |
Hawaiian Air Force
NERFINISHED
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Seventh Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Osage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | killed in action ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
United States Army
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United States Army Air Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Army Air Forces ⓘ |
| militaryRank | major general ⓘ |
| namesakeOf | Tinker Air Force Base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the first Native American major general in U.S. military history
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commanding air operations in the Pacific theater during World War II ⓘ |
| occupation |
aviator
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military officer ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | near Midway Atoll, Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Commander of Seventh Air Force ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence | Oklahoma, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceEnd | 1942 ⓘ |
| serviceStart | 1912 ⓘ |
| spouse | Madeline Doyle Tinker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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