HAP ARNOLD WWII USAAF GENERAL PIONEER MILITARY AVAIATOR

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ARNOLD, Henry H. "Hap". PIONEER MILITARY AVIATOR AND LEGENDARY WORLD WAR TWO AIR COMMANDER.
(1886-1950). USMA (1907); 29th Infantry (1908-11); flew as a passenger (1910); with CAPT C. DeF. Chandler and LT T. D. Milling, he became one the Army's first three military aviators: held
F.A.I.
/
Aero Club of America Landplane Cert.
no. 29 (7-19-11);
Military Aviator
(1912), one of the original 24 military aviators under General Order 39;
Aero Club of America Expert Aviator
Cert.
no. 4 (1912);
Junior Military Aviator
(1916); instructed at the Aviation School at College Park MD (1911-12); flew exhibition mail during International Aviation Meet, Garden City NY (1911); flew the first aircraft from which artillery fire adjustments were made, by Follett Bradley (1912); recipient of the Mackay Trophy, awarded annually for the most meritorious flight of the year, for a reconnaissance flight at an altitude of 6540 feet (1912); established the flight school at San Diego (1916); asst dir., Office of Military Aeronautics (1918); the first aerial refueling with a hose took place under his direction, two DH-4B aircraft over
Rockwell
Field
, San Diego (1923); testified on behalf of BG. Mitchell (1925); commanded the Western Zone, one of the three zones established when the Army took over the air mail (2-19-1934 through 6-1-1934); commanded the deployment of ten Martin B-10s from
Bolling
Field
, DC to Fairbanks, Alaska and back for which he was awarded a Distinguished Flying Cross (1934); recipient of the Mackay Trophy, awarded annually for the most meritorious flight of the year, for the Alaskan flight (1934); succeeded GEN Oscar Westover as Chief of the Army Air Corps upon Westover's death in an air accident at
Burbank Airport
CA (1938); member of the NACA during the period 1938-46; established the Kilner-Lindbergh Board to assess the military characteristics of all U. S. military aircraft (1939); given command of the newly-formed United States Army Air Forces (1941); recipient of the prestigious Robert J. Collier Award for achievement in aviation in America, for his leadership of the U. S. Army Air Force, received from his flight instructor, Orville Wright (1942); commanding general of Army Air Forces (1942); took direct command of the 20th Air Force (1944); General of the Army December, 1944; retired (1946); US: 3 Distinguished Service Medals, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal. His three sons attended the USMA. (General of the Army.).
An exceptionally nice and clear WWII 7 X 5 black and white photo. A small crease that is unnoticeable. 1-4161
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1-4161
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