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    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 ...

  2. www.britannica.com › biography › Henry-Harley-ArnoldHenry Harley Arnold | US Air Force General & Aviation Pioneer

    Jun 22, 2024 · 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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    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 ...

  5. www.smithsonianmag.com › smithsonian-institutionHow Gen. Henry 'Hap' Arnold, the Architect of American Air ...

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

    Jun 12, 2006 · Under General Henry H. 'Hap' Arnold, America's air arm became the largest and most potent air force in history. He was one of those individuals who always seem to be smiling. He always looked as though he was thinking about something humorous or was about to tell you a joke.

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    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 Mediterranean Theater of operations.

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  10. www.historynet.com › hap-arnold-practical-airHap Arnold: The Practical Air Force Visionary - HistoryNet

    Oct 13, 2016 · Lieutenant General Henry "Hap" Arnold addresses four army flying schools in December 1942, promising to boost U.S. aerial combat capability to 10 times that of Axis Forces. (Bettmann/Corbis) In November 1938 Charles Lindbergh wrote urgently to Major General Henry Harley “Hap” Arnold, the new chief of the Army Air Corps.