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Billy Mitchell

1879 - 1936

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William Lendrum Mitchell (December 29, 1879 – February 19, 1936) was a United States Army officer who had a major role in the creation 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 for 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Billy Mitchell is the 717th most popular military personnel (up from 1,888th in 2019), the 1,927th most popular biography from France (up from 4,818th in 2019) and the 77th most popular French Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Billy Mitchell ranks 717 out of 2,058. Before him are Alexander Marinesko, August Hirt, Jules Brunet, Sigismund Korybut, Carl Gustav Rehnskiöld, and Wilhelm Schepmann. After him are Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg, Lothar von Trotha, Eduard Roschmann, Domnica, Heinz Harmel, and Taira no Masakado.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1879, Billy Mitchell ranks 61. Before him are Aimo Cajander, Hisaichi Terauchi, Kartini, Edward Steichen, Vladko Maček, and Johan Nygaardsvold. After him are Jane Darwell, Huda Sha'arawi, William Beveridge, Paul Poiret, Agrippina Vaganova, and Samuel Goldwyn. Among people deceased in 1936, Billy Mitchell ranks 63. Before him are Infante Alfonso Carlos, Duke of San Jaime, Basil Zaharoff, Carl Stumpf, Alexander Berkman, Henri de Régnier, and Mehmet Akif Ersoy. After him are Sophie, Princess of Albania, Mikhail Tomsky, Ramón del Valle-Inclán, Louis Camille Maillard, Saitō Makoto, and Martin Lowry.

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In France

Among people born in France, Billy Mitchell ranks 1,927 out of 6,770. Before him are André Pieyre de Mandiargues (1909), Louise Élisabeth de Bourbon (1693), Michelle of Valois (1395), Marquis de Custine (1790), William Waddington (1826), and Camille Doncieux (1847). After him are Marcabru (1200), André Vingt-Trois (1942), Madeleine Sophie Barat (1779), Marcel Achard (1899), Henri Delaunay (1883), and François Magendie (1783).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In France

Among military personnels born in France, Billy Mitchell ranks 77. Before him are Antoine Charles Louis de Lasalle (1775), Pierre Cambronne (1770), Jean Maximilien Lamarque (1770), Hubert Lyautey (1854), Henri de la Rochejaquelein (1772), and Jules Brunet (1838). After him are Heinz Harmel (1906), Raoul Salan (1899), Henri Gouraud (1867), Charles Huntziger (1880), Rudolf Schmundt (1896), and Hans von Salmuth (1888).

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