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Henry Harley Arnold



Henry Harley Arnold

Henry Harley Arnold
HENRY HARLEY ARNOLD
General United States Air Force
Pioneer Military Aviator - Champion of Air Power
The only U.S. Air Force Officer to hold 5 star rank.
Born Gladwyne, PA, June 25, 1886. Graduated U.S. Military Academy 1907. Taught to fly by the Wrights July 1911. Staunch supporter of Mitchell's belief in the strategic capability of the airplane. Chief of the Army Air Corps in 1938-1946. His foresight and leadership of the USAF before and during WW II were vital to Allied victory.

General Arnold won the first Mackay Trophy awarded in 1912, and again in 1934. His honors include the DSM and DFC. Appointed as a 5 star general May, 1949. Died January 15, 1950.
Elected to the International Aerospace Hall of Fame 1972