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   Air Medal. Henry Harley " Hap " Arnold (June 25, 1886 – January 15, 1950) was an American general officer holding the ranks of General of the Army and later, General of the Air Force. Arnold was an aviation pioneer, Chief of the Air Corps (1938–1941), commanding general of the United States Army Air Forces, the only United States Air Force ...

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   General HENRY. H. ARNOLD. General of the Air Force. Pioneer airman who was taught to fly by the Wright Brothers, and commander of Army Air Forces in victory over Germany and Japan in World War II: born Gladwyne, Pa., June 25, 1886, died Sonoma, Calif., Jan. 15, 1950.

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   Henry Harley Arnold (born June 25, 1886, Gladwyne, Pennsylvania, U.S.—died January 15, 1950, Sonoma, California) was an air strategist, commanding general of the U.S. Army Air Forces in World War II. After graduating from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, in 1907, Arnold served in the infantry and then transferred to ...

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   Mar 10, 2021 · In the early days of aviation, when technology was still primitive and pilots were learning on the fly, Henry “Hap” Arnold —the man who would become an aviation pioneer, one of the first...

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7. www.historynet.com › general-henry-h-hap-arnoldGeneral Henry H. 'Hap' Arnold: Architect of America's Air Force

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   Jun 12, 2006 · Learn about the life and achievements of Henry Harley Arnold, the first general of the U.S. Army Air Force and a pioneer of military aviation. From his early flying lessons with the Wright brothers to his command of air power in World War II, he was a visionary leader and a smiling optimist.

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   Who was Henry Harley Arnold?

   • Henry Harley Arnold was an air strategist, commanding general of the U.S. Army Air Forces in World War II. After graduating from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, in 1907, Arnold served in the infantry and then transferred to the aeronautical section of the Signal Corps,

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   When did Hap Arnold die?

   • On May 7, 1949 Hap Arnold was appointed the first general of the Air Force, five-star rank, by the U.S. Congress. He died at his ranch home, Valley of the Moon, near Sonoma, Calif., Jan. 15, 1950. Hap Arnold's name is perpetuated at the Arnold Engineering Development Complex at Arnold AFB, Tenn. General of the Air Force.

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   Why did Arnold become a general?

   • Hordes of Allied aircraft pounded the Germans and by the spring of 1945 had done much to destroy their ability to fight any longer. The theories of strategic air warfare had been proved. Meanwhile, Arnold was appointed to the rank of general of the Army.

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   What is the Hap Arnold Award?

   • The Civil Air Patrol has named an award that accompanies the rank of Cadet Airman First Class after him, being known as the Hap Arnold Award. The Air Force Association recognizes the "most significant contribution by a military member for national defense" with its H. H. Arnold Award.

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9. www.nationalmuseum.af.mil › gen-henry-h-hap-arnoldGen. Henry H. "Hap" Arnold > National Museum of the United ...

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   Henry H. "Hap" Arnold's long career in aviation spanned the period from the Wright brothers' earliest aircraft to jet fighters. His military experience in logistics, research and development, training, and commanding operational units molded him into the perfect Airman to build and to command the U.S. Army Air Forces in World War II.

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    Arnold was an aviation pioneer, Chief of the Air Corps (1938–1941), commanding general of the United States Army Air Forces, the only United States Air Force general to hold five-star rank, and the only officer to hold a five-star rank in two different U.S. military services.