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  1. 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 general to ...

    • 1907–1947 (Army), 1947–1950 (Air Force)
  2. 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. "Hap" Arnold, as he was fondly known and called, dating from his early days at ...

  3. 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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  4. Mar 10, 2021 · The five-star general who led the Army Air Force to victory in World War II and established the U.S. Air Force as the best in the world overcame his phobia of flying. Learn how he became an aviation pioneer, a strategic bomber, and a controversial figure in military history.

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  5. 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 man.

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  7. Gen. Henry H. Arnold. Gen. Henry H. Arnold (center), Commanding General of the Army Air Forces, and Col. Ariel W. Nielsen (left), Commanding officer of the 350th Fighter Group, 22nd Tactical Air Command, fighter arm of the 12th Air Force, confer with Brig. Gen. Robert S. Israel Jr., Commanding General of the 62nd Wing, while on an inspection tour of one of the fighter bases in the ...

  8. Henry Arnold, known as Hap Arnold , (born June 25, 1886, Gladwyne, Pa., U.S.—died Jan. 15, 1950, Sonoma, Calif.), U.S.

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