Spruance

E76882

admiral family name military officer naval officer person surname

Spruance is a surname most notably associated with U.S. Admiral Raymond A. Spruance, a key naval commander in the Pacific during World War II.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	admiral → family name → military officer → naval officer → person → surname →
awardReceived	Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Navy) → Navy Cross → Navy Distinguished Service Medal → Order of the Bath → Order of the Rising Sun →
conflict	World War II →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
education	United States Naval Academy →
era	20th century →
familyName	Spruance →
givenName	Raymond →
hasNotableBearer	Raymond A. Spruance →
languageOfOrigin	English →
middleInitial	A. →
militaryAllegiance	United States →
militaryBranch	United States Navy →
notableFor	calm and analytical command style → command at the Battle of Midway → command at the Battle of the Philippine Sea → commanding U.S. naval forces in the Pacific during World War II →
occupation	diplomat → naval commander →
positionHeld	Commander, Fifth Fleet → President of the Naval War College → U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines →
rank	Admiral →
serviceNumber	unknown →
theaterOfOperations	Pacific Theater →
usedInCountry	United States of America →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Raymond A. Spruance → Raymond A. Spruance →	familyName
Raymond A. Spruance ("Edward Spruance") →	hasChild