What is Billy Mitchell's middle name?
Lendrum
What is Billy Mitchell's full name?
William Lendrum Mitchell
Billy Mitchell nickname(s):
William Lendrum Mitchell, Billy Mitchell, Brigadier General William L. Mitchell, Brigadier General William Lendrum Mitchell
Billy Mitchell date of birth:
December 29, 1879
How old was Billy Mitchell when died?
56
Where was Billy Mitchell born?
Nice, France
When did Billy Mitchell die?
February 19, 1936
Is Billy Mitchell gay or straight?
Straight
What is Billy Mitchell's ethnicity?
White
What is Billy Mitchell nationality?
American
What is Billy Mitchell's occupation?
Army general
Short Biography
U.S. Army officer who foresaw -- and unwisely trumpeted -- the need for air power to win land wars. (Unwise, because his candor cost him his career.) He advocated a separate air force, thus incurring the wrath of U.S. army and navy brass. When the navy airship "Shenandoah" went down in 1925, Mitchell accused the government of "incompetency, criminal negligence and almost treasonable administration of the national defense." On account of that statement he was court-martialed for insubordination, and he eventually resigned from the army. The story is wonderfully captured, with Gary Cooper in the role of the general, in The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955).