Mitchell, William, 1879-1936
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Mitchell, William, 1879-1936
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Mitchell, William Lendrum, 1879-1936
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Mitchell, Billy, 1879-1936
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Mitchell, William L. (William Lendrum), 1879-1936
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Biographical History
William Lendrum Mitchell (December 29, 1879 – February 19, 1936) was a United States Army general who is regarded as the father of the United States Air Force.
Mitchell served in France during World War I and, by the conflict's end, commanded all American air combat units in that country. After the war, he was appointed deputy director of the Air Service and began advocating increased investment in air power, believing that this would prove vital in future wars. He argued particularly for the ability of bombers to sink battleships and organized a series of bombing runs against stationary ships designed to test the idea.
He antagonized many administrative leaders of the Army with his arguments and criticism and, in 1925, was returned from appointment as a brigadier general to his permanent rank of colonel due to his insubordination. Later that year, he was court-martialed for insubordination after accusing Army and Navy leaders of an "almost treasonable administration of the national defense" for investing in battleships instead of aircraft carriers. He resigned from the service shortly afterward.
Mitchell received many honors following his death, including a commission by President Franklin D. Roosevelt as a major general. He is also the first person for whom an American military aircraft design, the North American B-25 Mitchell, is named. Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee, Wisconsin is also named after Mitchell.
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https://id.loc.gov/authorities/n50033466
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/10581839
https://viaf.org/viaf/37850120
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q863201
https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n50033466
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Subjects
Bombing, Aerial
Aerial photography
Aeronautics
Aeronautics, Military
Air power
Air power
Air warfare
Courts-martial and courts of inquiry
Military doctrine
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World War, 1914-1918
World War, 1914-1918
World War, 1914-1918
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Americans
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Army officers
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Aviators
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Military art and science
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Nice
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New York City
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