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Henry H. Arnold

American general officer holding the ranks of General of the Army and General of the Air Force (1886-1950) · United States · On the map · Died at 63

Henry Harley "Hap" Arnold was an American general officer holding the ranks of General of the Army and later, General of the Air Force.

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1967National Aviation Hall of FameAward1950Died15 January 19501946Distinguished Service MedalAwardGrand Cross of the Order of Orange-NassauAward1945Distinguished Service MedalAward1943Air MedalAwardCollier TrophyAward1942Distinguished Service MedalAward1937Distinguished Flying CrossAward1886Born25 June 1886

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National Aviation Hall of Fame1967
Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau1946
Distinguished Service Medal1946
Distinguished Service Medal1945
Air Medal1943
Collier Trophy1943
Distinguished Service Medal1942
Distinguished Flying Cross1937
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Grand Cross of the Order of Wissam Alaouite
Legionnaire of Legion of Merit
Grand Cross of the Order of the Southern Cross
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown
Grand Cross of the Order of George I
Royal Order of the Sword
World War II Victory Medal
Legion of Merit
Inter-Allied Victory Medals
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
American Campaign Medal
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
Order of Vasco Núñez de Balboa
Croix de Guerre
Order of the Sun of Peru
Order of the Aztec Eagle
Order of the Southern Cross
Order of Ouissam Alaouite
Order of Merit
Order of Boyacá
Military Order of Italy
Order of the Cloud and Banner
Order of Aeronautical Merit

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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. Arnold was also the founder of Project RAND, which evolved into one of the world's largest non-profit global policy think tanks, the RAND Corporation, and was one of the founders of Pan American World Airways.

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Lived 1886 to 1950 · aged 63