Lewis H. Brereton
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Lewis H. Brereton was a senior United States Army Air Forces general in World War II who held key air command roles in multiple theaters, including leading major strategic bombing and airborne operations.
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| instanceOf |
United States Army Air Forces general
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human → military officer → |
| allegiance |
United States
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| awardReceived |
Air Medal
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Army Distinguished Service Medal → Croix de Guerre → Distinguished Service Cross → Legion of Merit → Navy Distinguished Service Medal → Order of the Bath → Order of the British Empire → Silver Star → |
| conflict |
World War I
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World War II → |
| country |
United States of America
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| educatedAt |
United States Military Academy
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| fieldOfWork |
airborne warfare
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military aviation → strategic bombing → tactical air support → |
| genre |
military memoir
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| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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| militaryBranch |
United States Army Air Corps
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United States Army Air Forces → United States Army Air Service → |
| militaryRank |
Lieutenant General
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| notableEvent |
Japanese attack on the Philippines in December 1941
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Operation Cobra air support planning → Operation Market Garden airborne operations → air operations in New Guinea campaign → air operations in the defense of the Philippines → air support for Allied advance across France in 1944 → |
| notableWork |
The Brereton Diaries
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air support for the Normandy landings → airborne operations in Western Europe → command of Allied air operations in the Southwest Pacific Area → command of Ninth Air Force in the European Theater of Operations → leadership of First Allied Airborne Army in Operation Market Garden → participation in strategic bombing of Germany → |
| occupation |
author
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military officer → |
| positionHeld |
Deputy Commander of U.S. Army Forces in the Far East
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commander of Fifth Air Force → commander of First Allied Airborne Army → commander of Ninth Air Force → commander of Tenth Air Force → |
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Operation Tidal Wave
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commander |
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Ninth Air Force
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notableCommander |