John Henry Towers
Facts
17 properties- Instance of
- human
- Date of birth
- January 30, 1885
- Date of death
- April 30, 1955
- Place of birth
- Rome
- Place of death
- Jamaica
- Country of citizenship
- United States[7]
- Occupation
- military officer
- Educated at
- United States Naval Academy, Naval War College[9][10]
- Award received
- Navy Distinguished Service Medal, NC-4 Medal, Legionnaire of Legion of Merit, Navy Cross, Congressional Gold Medal, National Aviation Hall of Fame, Air Force Cross, Commander of the Order of the British Empire[11][12][13][14][15][16]
- Military branch
- United States Navy[18]
- Participated in conflict
- World War I, World War II[20][21]
- Place of burial
- Arlington National Cemetery[6]
- Significant event
- inquiry into the Shenandoah disaster[23]
- ISNI
- 0000000033102282
- VIAF cluster ID
- 30338873
- Library of Congress Authorities ID
- n91028677
- GND ID
- 119069415
- American National Biography ID
- 0700306
- Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
- 169059127
- Described at URL
- www.flickr.com
- Early Aviators people ID
- etowers
- FAST ID
- 283385
- Find a Grave memorial ID
- 6603143
- Freebase ID
- /m/03_k7n
- Geni profile ID
- 6000000010591458237
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- IdRef ID
- 11978047X
- National Aviation Hall of Fame ID
- john-henry-towers
- Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
- 099644509
- Open Library ID
- OL6933698A
- Oxford Reference overview ID
- 20110803105106159
- Prabook ID
- 939005
- SNAC ARK ID
- w6rv39vb
- U.S. National Archives Identifier
- 10570441
- WikiTree person ID
- Towers-923
- WorldCat Entities ID
- E39PBJgt3x8mQVv7txqyQFqYT3
- Yale LUX ID
- person/21804509-9644-49a6-8d61-b285a13af82e
Award received 6
Educated at 2
Participated in conflict 2
Country of citizenship 1
Given name 1
Instance of 1
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Summary
Born in Rome[1], he… he was born on January 30, 1885[2]. He died in Jamaica[3]. He died on April 30, 1955[4]. He worked as a military officer[5].
Body
Education
Educated at United States Naval Academy[9], a naval academy[24], in United States[25], founded in 1845[26], headquartered in Naval Academy[27] and Naval War College[10], a staff college[28], in United States[29], founded in 1884[30].
Recognition
Awards received include Navy Distinguished Service Medal[11], a medallion[31], in United States[32], founded in 1919[33]; NC-4 Medal[12], an Expeditionary Medal[34], in United States[35], founded in 1929[36]; Legionnaire of Legion of Merit[13], a grade of an order[37], in United States[38]; Navy Cross[14], a courage award[39], in United States[40], founded in 1919[41]; Congressional Gold Medal[15], a medallion[42], in United States[43], founded in 1776[44]; and National Aviation Hall of Fame[16], an aviation museum[45], in United States[46], founded in 1962[47].
FAQs
Where was John Henry Towers born?
Born in Rome[1].
Where did John Henry Towers die?
John Henry Towers died in Jamaica[3].
What did John Henry Towers do for work?
John Henry Towers worked as military officer[5].
Where did John Henry Towers go to school?
John Henry Towers was educated at United States Naval Academy[9] and Naval War College[10].
What awards did John Henry Towers receive?
Honors received include Navy Distinguished Service Medal[11], NC-4 Medal[12], Legionnaire of Legion of Merit[13], and Navy Cross[14].