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If you want to go anywhere in modern war, in the air, on the sea, on the land, you must have command of the air.

William Halsey

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William Halsey
Age: 76 †
Born: 1882
Born: October 30
Died: 1959
Died: August 20
Admiral
Military Officer
Elizabeth
New Jersey
William Frederick Halsey
Jr.
Land
War
Must
Navy
Command
Anywhere
Sea
Air
Modern

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