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Also known as Henry Harley "Hap" Arnold, H. H. Arnold, Henry Harley Arnold, Hap Arnold

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

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Henry H. Arnold was an author whose professional career spanned from 1907 to 1946. Born on June 25, 1886, he passed away on January 15, 1950. His literary output is documented with a total of five works, while another source lists one work under his name.

Arnold was recognized within the Legion Of Merit collection. His name appears in 564 other encyclopedia articles, and he is associated with a specific category and creator page on the Commons platform.

Synthesized by Vinony from 14 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Open Library, Vinony collections, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Born
1886
Works
1

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person

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Key facts

Nicknames
"Hap", "Pewt", "Benny", "The Chief"
Born
( 1886-06-25 ) 25 June 1886 , Gladwyne, Pennsylvania , U.S.
Died
15 January 1950 (1950-01-15) (aged 63) , Sonoma, California , U.S.
Buried
Arlington National Cemetery
Allegiance
United States
Branch
United States Army Army Air Service Army Air Corps Army Air Forces United States Air Force
Service years
1907–1947 (Army), 1947–1950 (Air Force)
Rank
General of the Army , General of the Air Force
Service number
O-2255
Commands
United States Army Air Forces , Twentieth Air Force , 1st Wing, GHQ Air Force
Conflicts
Philippine–American War , World War I , World War II
Awards
Army Distinguished Service Medal (3) , Legion of Merit , Distinguished Flying Cross , Air Medal , Order of the Bath (Honorary KCB), Legion of Honor (France)

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Encyclopedic overview

Henry Harley "Hap" Arnold (25 June 1886 – 15 January 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 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.

Instructed in flying by the Wright brothers, Arnold was one of the first military pilots worldwide, and one of the first three rated pilots in the history of the United States Air Force. He overcame a fear of flying that resulted from his experiences with early flight, supervised the expansion of the Air Service during World War I, and became a protégé of then Brigadier General (later Colonel) Billy Mitchell.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Henry H. Arnold” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.