Billy Mitchell

William "Billy" Mitchell
Lahir(1879-12-29)29 Desember 1879
Nice, Prancis
Meninggal19 Februari 1936(1936-02-19) (umur 56)
New York City, New York
DikebumikanForest Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Pengabdian Amerika Serikat
Dinas/cabang United States Army
Lama dinas1898–1926
Pangkat Mayjen (anumerta)
KomandanAir Service, Third Army – AEF
Perang/pertempuranPerang Spanyol–Amerika
Perang Dunia I
PenghargaanDistinguished Service Cross
Distinguished Service Medal
World War I Victory Medal
Congressional Gold Medal (anumerta)

William Lendrum Mitchell (29 Desember 1879 – 19 Februari 1936) adalah seorang jenderal United States Army yang dianggap sebagai bapak Angkatan Udara Amerika Serikat.[1][2]

Mitchell bertugas di Prancis pada masa Perang Dunia I dan, saat konflik berakhir, mengkomandani seluruh unit serangan udara Amerika di negara tersebut.

Referensi

Catatan

  1. ^ Ott, USAF, Lt Col William. "Maj Gen William "Billy" Mitchell: A Pyrrhic Promotion" (Winter 2006). Air and Space Power Journal. Diarsipkan dari asli tanggal 2016-12-23. Diakses tanggal 2017-12-24. Of course these so-called adversaries did not impede Mitchell's reception of a medal of honor, but the initial efforts to promote Mitchell posthumously did come to a standstill. Senator Bass explained his motivation for reintroducing the bill years later: "He [Mitchell] was the father of the modern Air Force. ... This should be done." ;
  2. ^ http://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/mitchell-william-lendrum-1879-1936 http://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/mitchell-william-lendrum-1879-1936

Daftar pustaka

Sumber primer

  • Mitchell, William. Memoirs of World War I: From Start to Finish of Our Greatest War. New York: Random House, 1960.

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