Billy Mitchell

William "Billy" Mitchell
Brigjen William L. Mitchell, United States Army Air Service
Lahir	(1879-12-29)29 Desember 1879 Nice, Prancis
Meninggal	19 Februari 1936(1936-02-19) (umur 56) New York City, New York
Dikebumikan	Forest Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Pengabdian	Amerika Serikat
Dinas/cabang	United States Army
Lama dinas	1898–1926
Pangkat	Mayjen (anumerta)
Komandan	Air Service, Third Army – AEF
Perang/pertempuran	Perang Spanyol–Amerika Perang Dunia I Pertempuran Saint-Mihiel Batalion Hilang
Penghargaan	Distinguished 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.

1. ^ Ott, USAF, Lt Col William. "Maj Gen William "Billy" Mitchell: A Pyrrhic Promotion" (Winter 2006). Air and Space Power Journal. Diarsipkan dari versi 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