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Ennis Clement Whitehead (September 3, 1895 – October 12, 1964) was an early United States Army aviator and a United States Army Air Forces general during World War II. Whitehead joined the U. S. Army after the United States entered World War I in 1917.
General Whitehead became Commanding General of the Fifth Air Force in June 1944, serving in this position throughout the remainder of World War II and until March 1946 when he was made Commanding General of the Far East Air Forces.
Jan 18, 2023 · Major General (Ret.) Ennis Clement Whitehead, Jr. passed away peacefully after a stroke at the age of 96 on January 18, 2023. He is survived by his wife of 73 years, Novella; daughter Nancy Sander (her husband Larry); son Brigadier General (Ret.) Ennis C. Whitehead III (his wife Susan); grandchildren Jim (his wife Beth) and Kate; and two ...
There is Brig. General Ennis C. Whitehead, American Air Force Commander [Deputy Commander, 5th Air Force] in New Guinea who was mentioned in dispatches for his brilliant handling of the serial attack that wiped out 22 Japanese ships in the Bismarck Sea.
Ennis Clement Whitehead. DATE OF BIRTH: September 3, 1895. PLACE OF BIRTH: Westphalia, Kansas. Ennis Whitehead rose to the rank of Lieutenant General in the Army Air Forces during World War...
- September 3, 1895
- October 12, 1964
SAN ANTONIO, Tex., Oct. 12 (AP)—Lieut Gen. Ennis C. Whitehead, U. S. A. F., retired, who commanded the Pacific Air Force under Gen. Douglas Mac Arthur during World War II, died today at the Air...
Ennis Whitehead was born September 3, 1895. Lt. Ennis C. Whitehead, Ca. 1926. He was known by his troops as "Ennis the Menace," enlisted in the Army in 1917 and became one of the pioneers in American airpower.
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