Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1891, June 28 | Born, Boyertown, Pa. |
| 1914 | B.S., United States Military Academy, West Point, N.Y. Commissioned second lieutenant, United States Army |
| 1915-1916 | Student, Aviation School, San Diego, Calif. |
| 1916 | Assigned to First Aero Squadron, the aviation unit of General John J. Pershing's expedition in Mexico |
| 1917 | Married Ruth Harrison |
| 1917-1918 | American Expeditionary Forces in France during World War I; commanding officer of American aviation training center at Issoudun; flew combat missions with the Thirteenth Aero Squadron, Second Pursuit Group |
| 1920-1933 | Command positions in the Army Air Forces |
| 1925 | Air Service Tactical School |
| 1929 | Commanded the "Question Mark" flight, crewed by Ira C. Eaker, Elwood R. Quesada, and Harry A Halverson, which set endurance records for completing over 150 hours of continuous flight by refueling in mid-air |
| 1933-1935 | Chief, Training and Operations Division, Office of the Chief of Air Corps |
| 1936 | Command and General Staff School |
| 1940 | Chief, Plans Division, Army Air Force Headquarters Chief, Materiel Division, Army Air Force Headquarters Assistant Military Attaché (Air) in London, England, as official observer during the Battle of Britain |
| 1941 | Chief of Air Staff |
| 1942 | Commander, Air Force Combat Command Commander, Eighth Air Force Commander, Air Force, North African Theater of Operations, United States Army |
| 1943 | Commander, Northwest African Air Force, Italy |
| 1944 | Commander in chief, Strategic Air Forces, Europe |
| 1945 | Commander in chief, Strategic Air Forces, Japan |
| 1946 | Commanding general, Army Air Forces |
| 1947 | First chief of staff, United States Air Force |
| 1948 | Retired from the United States Air Force |
| 1948-1961 | Military affairs columnist, Newsweek |
| 1974, July 14 | Died, Washington, D.C. |