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Mar 10, 2021 · This desk, used by General of the Air Force Henry H. "Hap" Arnold was acquired by Arnold after leaving West Point in 1907. NASM, gift of the family of Michael M. Mikita, MD
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ID: 7. Henry Harley Arnold was born on 25 June 1886, the son of Herbert A. and Louise Arnold (nee Harley). The place of birth was Gladwyne, PA, which is northwest of Philadelphia along the Main Line. His father, Herbert, was a strong-willed physician and a member of the prominent political and military Arnold Family.
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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. "Hap" Arnold, as he was fondly known and called, dating from his early days at ...
Dec 2, 2016 · FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. (AFNS)-- This episode of Yesterday's Air Force looks at the career of Gen.Henry H. "Hap" Arnold, the only man to ever hold both grades of general of the Army and general of the Air Force. Yesterday's Air Force is a history and heritage featurette series profiling significant people and missions from the Air Force's past.
Gen. Henry Harley Arnold, a pioneer military aviator and man of scientific vision, built what became the most powerful Air Force of any combatant nation in World War II. His career spanned nearly half a century of military aviation. Taught to fly by the Wright brothers, he was the first person ever to win the Mackay Trophy for achievement in ...
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 ...
Dec 28, 2021 · 1886 – 1950. For 40 years, General Henry H. Arnold worked to advance the cause of American military air power and an independent Air Force. His efforts were finally recognized when on September 18, 1947, the United States Air Force was established as a separate branch of the Armed Forces. “Hap” Arnold graduated from the United States ...
