United States Under Secretary of War for Air
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The United States Under Secretary of War for Air was a high-level civilian post in the U.S. War Department responsible for overseeing Army air activities and policy before the establishment of an independent Air Force.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| United States Under Secretary of War for Air canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal government position
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civilian office ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States Army
NERFINISHED
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United States Army Air Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | expansion of U.S. Army air forces during World War II ⓘ |
| associatedWithProcess | institutional separation of air forces from the Army ⓘ |
| belongsToCategory |
Defunct United States government positions
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United States military aviation history ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| followedBy |
United States Secretary of the Air Force
NERFINISHED
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creation of the United States Air Force as a separate service ⓘ |
| governs |
Army air operational readiness policy
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Army air training and procurement policies ⓘ |
| hasDomain |
air power policy
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military aviation ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
administrative oversight
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policy-making ⓘ resource allocation for Army air units ⓘ strategic planning for air forces ⓘ |
| hasHigherRankThan | assistant secretaries dealing with air matters in the War Department ⓘ |
| hasLowerRankThan | United States Secretary of War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole | served as top civilian official for Army air matters before creation of an independent air force ⓘ |
| isCivilianPosition | true ⓘ |
| isMilitaryOffice | false ⓘ |
| legalBasis | War Department administrative orders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| officeType | under secretary position ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Department of War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeldInOrganization | United States War Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | no dedicated high-level War Department post exclusively for air matters ⓘ |
| reasonForAbolition | reorganization of U.S. military under the National Security Act of 1947 ⓘ |
| replacedBy | civilian leadership structure of the United States Department of the Air Force ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
budgetary oversight of Army air forces programs
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civilian supervision of the Army’s air arm ⓘ coordination of Army air programs with overall War Department policy ⓘ development of air policy for the United States Army ⓘ oversight of Army air activities ⓘ planning for expansion of U.S. military air power ⓘ policy guidance to the Army Air Forces leadership ⓘ |
| scopeOfAuthority | nationwide ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
United States Secretary of War
NERFINISHED
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United States Under Secretary of War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
World War II era
NERFINISHED
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pre–United States Air Force era ⓘ |
| usedBy |
United States Army
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United States government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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