Henry hap arnold biography

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    Henry "Hap" Arnold was born in Gladwyne, Pennsylvania, on June 25, 1886. As the son of a physician, Arnold always wanted to set himself apart from his father. He attended the US Military Academy at West Point, but his grades suffered as he was known to be a troublemaker. After graduating, he applied for a commission into the cavalry, his dream profession, but was denied. He was then assigned to the Philippines with the infantry.

    While serving in the Philippines, Arnold befriended Captain Arthur Cowan, a recruiter for the meddelande Corps training program. Knowing Arnold's dislike of the infantry, Cowan chose him to be sent to the Wright Brothers' Flying School along with another officer named Thomas DeWitt Milling. There they trained under the famous Orville Wright and obtained their pilots' licenses in 1911.

    Arnold made his first flygning in a Wright Model B flyer on May 3, 1911. Less than three months later, on July 22, he was given his military aviator rating. Soon after, Arnold and

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    Here’s why Hap Arnold, a practical visionary, became the ‘father of the Air Force’

    In November 1938 Charles Lindbergh wrote urgently to Maj. Gen. Henry Harley “Hap” Arnold, the new chief of the Army Air Corps. Touring Germany, the aviation hero had witnessed the surging Luftwaffe firsthand.

    “Germany is undoubtedly the most powerful nation in the world in military aviation, and her margin of leadership is increasing with each month that passes,” Lindbergh wrote. “In a number of fields the Germans are already ahead of us and they are rapidly cutting down whatever lead we now hold in many others.”

    Arnold, on the job little more than a month, took Lindy’s warning to heart. He summoned to the National Academy of Sciences a group of researchers and university administrators, including MIT president Vannevar Bush and California Institute of Technology physicists Robert Millikan and Theodore von Kármán. Some military men thought Arnold was wasting time talking to “longhairs.” Invited by

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    Henry H. Arnold

    American general (1886–1950)

    Not to be confused with Henry H. Arnhold.

    "General Arnold" redirects here. For other uses, see General Arnold (disambiguation).

    Henry H. Arnold

    Arnold between 1946 and 1949

    Nickname(s)"Hap", "Pewt", "Benny", "The Chief"
    Born(1886-06-25)25 June 1886[1]
    Gladwyne, Pennsylvania, U.S.
    Died15 January 1950(1950-01-15) (aged 63)[1]
    Sonoma, California, U.S.
    Buried

    Arlington National Cemetery (Arlington County, Virginia)

    AllegianceUnited States
    Service / branch
    Years of service1907–1947 (Army)
    1947–1950 (Air Force)
    RankGeneral of the Army
    General of the Air Force
    Service numberO-2255
    CommandsUnited States Army Air Forces
    Twentieth Air Force
    1st Wing, GHQ Air Force
    Battles / warsPhilippine–American War
    World War I
    World War II
    AwardsArmy Distinguished Service Medal (3)
    Legion of Merit
    Distinguished Flying Cross
    Air Medal

    Henry Harley "Hap