Department of Defense and Unification of Air Service

Department of Defense and Unification of Air Service
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Military Affairs
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1434
Release: 1926
Genre: Aeronautics, Military
ISBN:

Contains hearings and reports of the House Committee on Military Affairs regarding H.R. 46, a bill to reconstitute the War Dept. as it originally existed, and to change the name of the War Dept. to the Dept. of Defense and the aviation responsibilities between Army and Navy.

HAP: Henry H. Arnold, Military Aviator

HAP: Henry H. Arnold, Military Aviator
Author: Richard G. Davis
Publisher: Department of the Air Force
Total Pages: 44
Release: 1997-06-23
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

Colonel Henry Harley Arnold was known as having a permanent smile on his face. By the 1920s that smile would earn him the nickname of “Happy” soon shortened to “Hap”. Arnold graduated from the U.S. Military Academy, West Point in 1907. In April 1911, he took the difficult Ordnance Department exams and renewed his offer to fly for the army. After completing training with the Wrights Brothers course, Arnold received license number 29 and became one of two active pilots in the U.S. Army. This 38 page booklet tells of Arnold’s military life accomplishments and ranks to Lt. General and covers the span of his life from June, 1886, through his death in January 1950. This booklet is part of the Air Force Fiftieth Anniversary Commemorative Edition.

Billy Mitchell

Billy Mitchell
Author: Roger G. Miller
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 58
Release: 2009-06-01
Genre:
ISBN: 1437912842

Billy Mitchell was one of the most significant figures in Air Force history, blazing a path for future Airmen. This book describes the major events and people in Mitchell¿s life. Mitchell argued for the need for an independent Air Force, but went too far by declaring that airpower would render the other services obsolete. He encountered much opposition, especially from the Navy, and was court-martialed when he began accusing various officials of treason. Mitchell died before an independent Air Force was established. Photos.