Billy Mitchell
Officer
William Lendrum Mitchell was a United States Army officer 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... Wikipedia
Born: December 29, 1879, Nice, France
Died: February 19, 1936 (age 56 years), New York, NY
Awards: Congressional Gold Medal
Children: Lucy Trumbull Gilpin
Place of burial: Forest Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, WI
Parents: John L. Mitchell and Harriet Mitchell
Battles/wars: Spanish–American War; West Virginia coal wars