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he only five-star general of both the U.S. Army and the Air Force, Arnold was the commanding general of the US Army Air Forces during WWII.
Timeline
Birth- Jun 25, 1886
Gladwyne, PA
1775 - 2099Other Service- Ages: 60 - 21 years
Rank
General of the Army (temp. 1944, perm. 1946)
Service End Date
Jan 1, 1946
Conflict Period
Other Service
Service Start Date
Jan 1, 1907
Branch
Army Air Forces
Branch
Army
Rank
General of the Air Force (1949)
Served For
United States of America
Education: From
Jan 1, 1903
Education: Place
West Point NY
Education: To
Jan 1, 1907
Education: Institution
United States Military Academy
Occupation
General of the Army & Air Force
Religion
Baptist
Race or Ethnicity
White
Marriage- Sep 10, 1913-Age: 27 years
Eleanor Alexander Pool
1914 - 1918World War I
Rank
Major
Conflict Period
World War I
Branch
Army
Served For
United States of America
1939 - 1945World War II
Rank
General
Branch
Army Air Forces
Conflict Period
World War II
Commands
Chief of Air Corps (1938-1941); Commanding General, US Army Air Forces (1941-1946)
Served For
United States of America
Death- Jan 15, 1950-Age: 64 years
Sonoma, CA
Heart Failure
Burial
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington VA
Other Facts
Father
Dr. Herbert Alonzo Arnold
Mother
Louise Arnold
Full Name
Henry Harley Arnold
Also known as
Hap Arnold