Hap Arnold

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United States Air Force general United States Army Air Forces general aviator general human military officer

Hap Arnold was a pioneering American air force general who led U.S. Army Air Forces in World War II and became the only U.S. Air Force officer to hold five-star rank.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Air Force general → United States Army Air Forces general → aviator → general → human → military officer →
awardReceived	Air Force Distinguished Service Medal → Air Medal → Bronze Star Medal → Distinguished Service Cross → Distinguished Service Medal → Legion of Merit → Medal for Merit → Order of the Bath → Order of the British Empire → Order of the Crown of Italy → Order of the Rising Sun →
birthName	Henry Harley Arnold →
conflict	World War I → World War II →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1886-06-25 →
dateOfDeath	1950-01-15 →
educatedAt	United States Military Academy →
fieldOfWork	military aviation →
givenName	Henry →
graduationYear	1907 →
hasWork	Global Mission → Winged Warfare →
isOnlyPersonToHoldRank	only U.S. Air Force officer with five-star rank →
memberOf	Army and Navy Club → Military Order of the World Wars →
middleName	Harley →
militaryBranch	United States Air Force → United States Army → United States Army Air Forces →
militaryRank	General of the Air Force → General of the Army →
nickname	Hap →
notableFor	being the only U.S. Air Force officer to hold five-star rank → commanding the U.S. Army Air Forces in World War II →
numberOfChildren	4 →
occupation	aircraft pilot → military officer →
placeOfBirth	Gladwyne, Pennsylvania →
placeOfBurial	Arlington National Cemetery →
placeOfDeath	Sonoma, California →
positionHeld	Chief of the Air Corps → Commanding General of the U.S. Army Air Forces →
religion	Methodism →
spouse	Eleanor Pool Arnold →
yearsActive	1907–1946 →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Twentieth Air Force ("General Henry H. Arnold") → United States Army Air Forces ("Henry H. Arnold") →	commander
United States Armed Forces in World War II ("Henry H. Arnold") → United States Army Air Corps ("Henry H. Arnold") →	notableCommander
Hap Arnold ("Henry Harley Arnold") →	birthName
Combined Chiefs of Staff ("Henry H. Arnold") →	hasMember
Arnold ("Henry H. Arnold") →	hasNotableBearer
Allied High Command →	keyMilitaryLeader
Combined Chiefs of Staff ("Henry H. Arnold") →	notableMember