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Henry H. Arnold

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American general officer holding the ranks of General of the Army and General of the Air Force (1886-1950)

United StatesLived 1886 to 1950 · aged 63
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Henry Harley "Hap" Arnold was an American general officer holding the ranks of General of the Army and later, General of the Air Force. S. military services.

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At West Point in 1907At West Point in 1907A young Henry Arnold at the second-seat controls of a Wright Model B airplane 1911A young Henry Arnold at the second-seat controls of a Wright Model B airplane 1911Colonel Henry Arnold in the War Department in Washington, D.C., April 1918Colonel Henry Arnold in the War Department in Washington, D.C., April 1918Major Henry H. Arnold with the first Liberty V12 aero engine completedMajor Henry H. Arnold with the first Liberty V12 aero engine completedMaj. Gen. Mason M. Patrick, Chief of Air ServiceMaj. Gen. Mason M. Patrick, Chief of Air ServiceThe court-martial of Billy Mitchell (standing), November 1925The court-martial of Billy Mitchell (standing), November 1925Martin B-10B bomberMartin B-10B bomber

Awards 33

1967National Aviation Hall of Fame
1946Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau
1946Distinguished Service Medal
1945Distinguished Service Medal
1943Air Medal
1943Collier Trophy
1942Distinguished Service Medal
1937Distinguished Flying Cross
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

Connected to Henry 6

Emílio Garrastazu MédiciAlso won Order of Aeronautical MeritChuck YeagerAlso won Collier TrophyJoseph JoffreAlso won Order of Ouissam AlaouitePrince Carlo, Duke of CastroAlso won Order of Vasco Núñez de BalboaIsma'il PashaAlso won Royal Order of the SwordLuis ArruinaderAlso won Order of Boyacá

About this person

Henry Harley "Hap" Arnold 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 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.

Country
United States
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Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1886 to 1950 · aged 63
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