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Contributed by Jerry Blanchard, 7-30-10 |
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United States Air Force |
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To visit his entry on this site, first click on National Aviation Hall of Fame to go to the homepage. Next, highlight and click on "Enshrinees List" at the lower left corner of the page. You will find an alphabetical listing of all enshrinees on this page. Then highlight and click on his name. |
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base |
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Photo courtesy of J. N. Parmalee The name of H. H. Arnold is found on the plaque pictured above among the 119 names of pioneer flyers who trained at the Wright Brothers field at Huffman Prairie. To visit the page which lists all of the flyers, and which displays several photographs of the memorial, just click on: |
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Contributed by Jerry Blanchard, 7-30-10 Here is a nice period postcard view taken at Belmont Park in 1910 seated in his Burgess-Wright aeroplane. This is one of those wonderful postcards published by Cole Brothers of Asbury Park, New Jersey who did wonderful work of this particular early air meet Jerry |
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where he was stationed after he became a pilot. He held 29th flying license issued in the U.S. From "Hap" Arnold Recollects by H. H. Arnold Clipping from Life Magazine Collection of Lester Bishop Courtesy of David Balanky |
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| This biography is found on the official site of the U.S. Air Force and is very comprehensive and detailed. It is a good place to start your search for more information on this fascinating man. You can access the site by clicking on the title above. |
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General of the Air Force as Recorded on the Arlington National Cemetery Website through the courtesy of Michael Patterson, Webmaster An early United States Army aviator who directed the Air Corps throughout World War II and became the first Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force. He was promoted to five-star rank of General of the Army by President Truman in 1944, joining Douglas MacArthur, George C. Marshall, Dwight D. Eisenhower and Omar Nelson Bradley at that rank. Arlington National Cemetery. You will also find biographies for many other of aviation's pioneers. |
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You will find an extensive biography of Gen. Arnold on the Air Force Historical Research website. You may access his page by clicking on the title above. I recommend that you visit the homepage by clicking on: You will find an extensive collection of personal papers and many other items of interest. |
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Hap Arnold's Early Career in Aviation Technology, 1903-1935 by Maj Dik Daso, USAF Henry Harley Arnold was not supposed to enter the Army. His older brother, Thomas, was to attend West Point and continue the Arnold family tradition of American military service that began during the War for Independence. Henry Harley, Hap's namesake and great-great-grandfather, had been a private in the Pennsylvania militia. Another relative, Peter Arnold, fought with Gen George Washington's army. Thomas G. Arnold, his grandfather, had been a nail maker who fought at the Battle of Gettysburg during the Civil War. Herbert, Henry's father, had been a physician during the Spanish-American War, serving in Puerto Rico in 1898. Despite the military legacy, and after attending Penn State during the year prior to the West Point admission tests, Thomas rejected his parents' persistent urging to attend West Point. So Henry Arnold, then called Harley, inherited the opportunity to carry on the family's military heritage, which he did with great distinction. This paragraph was excerpted from the article "Origins of Airpower" which I found on the website of the Aerospace Power Chronicles. I recommend it most heartily to those of you who want to read the rest of the story. You may reach it by clicking on the title of the article. |
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General Arnold died at his ranch home, Valley of the Moon, near Sonoma, Calif.,
Jan. 15, 1950.
please contact me. E-mail to Ralph Cooper |
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