Laurence S. Kuter
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Laurence S. Kuter was a United States Air Force general and early air power theorist who played a key role in developing strategic bombing doctrine before and during World War II.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Laurence S. Kuter canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States Air Force general
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air power theorist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegiance | United States of America ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Air Medal
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Distinguished Service Medal (US Air Force) NERFINISHED ⓘ Distinguished Service Medal (US Army) NERFINISHED ⓘ Legion of Merit ⓘ Order of the Bath ⓘ Order of the British Empire ⓘ Silver Star ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cancer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1905-05-28 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1979-11-30 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | United States Military Academy ⓘ |
| employer |
United States Air Force
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United States Army ⓘ |
| familyName | Kuter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
air power theory
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strategic bombing ⓘ |
| fullName | Laurence Sherman Kuter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Laurence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| graduationYear | 1927 ⓘ |
| memberOf | United States Army Air Forces Air War Plans Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
United States Air Force
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United States Army Air Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Army Air Forces ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
four-star general
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general ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
centralized control of air forces
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use of strategic air power for independent campaigns ⓘ |
| notableWork |
contributions to AWPD-1 air war plan
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development of strategic bombing doctrine ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Korean War
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World War II ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Rockford, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Bethesda, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Commander in Chief, North American Air Defense Command
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Commander, Continental Air Defense Command NERFINISHED ⓘ Commander, Eighth Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Commander, Far East Air Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Commander, First Air Force ⓘ Commander, Military Air Transport Service NERFINISHED ⓘ Deputy Chief of Air Staff, United States Army Air Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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