Marc A. Mitscher

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United States Navy admiral human

Marc A. Mitscher was a prominent U.S. Navy admiral and pioneering carrier task force commander in the Pacific Theater during World War II.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Navy admiral → human →
allegiance	United States Navy →
awardReceived	Air Medal → Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Navy) → Legion of Merit → Navy Cross → Order of the Bath → Order of the British Empire → Silver Star →
conflict	Pacific War → World War I → World War II →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
educatedAt	United States Naval Academy →
familyName	Mitscher →
fieldOfWork	carrier warfare → naval aviation →
fullName	Marc Andrew Mitscher →
givenName	Marc →
languageSpoken	English →
militaryBranch	United States Navy →
militaryRank	Admiral →
notableBattle	Battle of Leyte Gulf NERFINISHED → Battle of the Philippine Sea NERFINISHED → Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands NERFINISHED → Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign → Marianas campaign → Okinawa campaign NERFINISHED →
notableCommanderOf	Fast Carrier Task Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet → USS Hornet (CV-8) → USS Langley → USS Yorktown (CV-10) →
notableFor	leadership of U.S. fast carrier forces against Japan → pioneering carrier task force tactics in the Pacific Theater →
notableWork	development of U.S. carrier task force doctrine in World War II →
occupation	military commander → naval officer →
positionHeld	Commander, Carrier Division 2 → Commander, Carrier Division 3 → Commander, Fast Carrier Task Force → Commander, Patrol Wing 1 → Commander, Task Force 58 → Commander, U.S. Atlantic Fleet → Commander, U.S. Naval Air Forces, Pacific Fleet → Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Air →
serviceEntryYear	1910 →
sexOrGender	male →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of the Philippine Sea → Operation Hailstone →	commander
CV-8 → United States Third Fleet ("Admiral Marc A. Mitscher") →	notableCommander
CV-8 ("Captain Marc A. Mitscher") →	commandingOfficerDuringDoolittleRaid
Marc A. Mitscher ("Marc Andrew Mitscher") →	fullName
Operation Ten-Go ("Vice Admiral Marc A. Mitscher") →	opposingCommander
Battle of the Sibuyan Sea →	U.S.TaskForceCommander