Haywood S. Hansell

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United States Army Air Forces general air power theorist human military officer

Haywood S. Hansell was a U.S. Army Air Forces general and air power theorist who played a key role in developing and leading early strategic bombing campaigns during World War II, including those against Japan.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Army Air Forces general → air power theorist → human → military officer →
aircraftCommanded	Boeing B-29 Superfortress →
awardReceived	Air Medal → Distinguished Flying Cross (United States) → Distinguished Service Medal (United States) → Legion of Merit → Silver Star →
conflict	World War II →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
educatedAt	United States Military Academy →
familyName	Hansell →
fieldOfWork	air power theory → strategic bombing doctrine →
givenName	Haywood →
influenced	United States strategic bombing doctrine → development of independent United States Air Force →
influencedBy	Billy Mitchell → Giulio Douhet →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
memberOf	United States Army Air Corps Tactical School faculty →
militaryBranch	United States Army Air Corps → United States Army Air Forces →
militaryRank	brigadier general →
notableEvent	helped draft AWPD-1 strategic air war plan → led early B-29 strategic bombing campaign against Japan → removed from command of XXI Bomber Command in 1945 →
notableIdea	daylight precision bombing → strategic bombing of industrial targets →
notableWork	The Air Plan That Defeated Hitler → The Strategic Air War Against Germany and Japan →
occupation	author → military officer →
placeOfBurial	Arlington National Cemetery →
positionHeld	chief of staff of Twentieth Air Force → commander of XXI Bomber Command → planner in Air War Plans Division (AWPD) →
sexOrGender	male →
workLocation	Guam → Maxwell Field, Alabama → Washington, D.C. →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Allied strategic bombing of Japan →	notableCommander