Mitscher, Marc A(ndrew)

Mitscher, Marc A(ndrew)
born Jan. 26, 1887, Hillsboro, Wis., U.S.
died Feb. 3, 1947, Norfolk, Va.

U.S. naval officer.

A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md. (1910), Mitscher qualified as the 33rd naval pilot in 1916. In the years that followed, he helped develop naval aviation and integrate it into the fleet. In World War II he commanded the aircraft carrier Hornet in the Battle of Midway. He later commanded aircraft carrier attacks in the battles of the Philippine Sea and Leyte Gulf and at Iwo Jima and Okinawa. In 1946 he was promoted to admiral and made commander in chief of the U.S. Atlantic fleet.

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Mitscher, Marc A(ndrew) — (26 ene. 1887, Hillsboro, Wis., EE.UU.–3 feb. 1947, Norfolk, Va.). Oficial de marina estadounidense. Egresado de la Academia Naval de Annapolis, Md. (1910), en 1916 se recibió de piloto naval, el trigésimo tercero hasta entonces. En los años… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Marc — Marc, Franz * * * (as used in expressions) Beliveau, Jean (Marc A.) Blitzstein, Marc Bloch, Marc (Léopold Benjamin) Brunel, Sir Marc (Isambard) Chagall, Marc Charpentier, Marc Antoine Marc, Franz Mitscher, Marc A(ndrew) …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Andrew — (as used in expressions) Borden, Lizzie (Andrew) Carnegie, Andrew Dalhousie, James Andrew Broun Ramsay, marqués de Dorsey, Thomas A(ndrew) Downing, Andrew Jackson Robert William Andrew Feller Andrew Samuel Griffith Grove, Andrew S. Jackson,… …   Enciclopedia Universal

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”