Lieutenant General Frank Maxwell Andrews

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Lieutenant General Frank Maxwell Andrews was a pioneering U.S. Army Air Forces officer and early advocate of strategic air power who became one of the most important American air commanders of World War II.

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instanceOf United States Air Force installation
United States Army Air Forces general
human
almaMater United States Military Academy at West Point NERFINISHED
awardReceived Air Medal NERFINISHED
Distinguished Service Medal (United States) NERFINISHED
Legion of Merit
Order of the British Empire NERFINISHED
Silver Star NERFINISHED
buriedAt Arlington National Cemetery NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath airplane crash
conflict World War I
World War II
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1884-02-03
dateOfDeath 1943-05-03
educatedAt United States Military Academy NERFINISHED
familyName Andrews NERFINISHED
givenName Frank NERFINISHED
hasHonorificPrefix Lieutenant General
hasRankAtDeath Lieutenant General
influenced United States strategic bombing policy in World War II
middleName Maxwell NERFINISHED
militaryBranch United States Army
United States Army Air Corps NERFINISHED
United States Army Air Forces NERFINISHED
militaryRank Lieutenant General
namedAfter Andrews Air Force Base NERFINISHED
namedFor Frank Maxwell Andrews NERFINISHED
notableFor advocacy of strategic air power
command of U.S. air forces in World War II
pioneering role in development of U.S. air power
notableWork development of long-range strategic bombing doctrine
occupation military officer
partOf Army Air Forces leadership during World War II
placeOfBirth Nashville, Tennessee, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath near Reykjavík, Iceland
positionHeld commander of General Headquarters Air Force
commanding general of United States Army Forces in the European Theater of Operations
commanding general of United States Army Forces in the Middle East
serviceNumber 0-232
sexOrGender male
yearsOfService 1906–1943

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Joint Base Andrews namedAfter Lieutenant General Frank Maxwell Andrews