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4 days ago · The Air Corps was supplanted on June 20, 1941, by the Army Air Forces as an autonomous command within the Army, and in March 1942, after American entry into the war, all Army air units were merged into the Army Air Forces (AAF) under a single commander, General Henry H. Arnold. From its headquarters in Washington, D.C., the AAF directed the ...
2 days ago · With (left to right) Henry H. Arnold, Dwight D. Eisenhower, George C. Marshall, and Omar N. Bradley at Pointe du Hoc, Normandy, on June 12, 1944. Landing ships and landing craft enjoyed the highest priority for construction in 1942, but after the abandonment of Sledgehammer and Roundup, King diverted many of them to the Pacific.
5 days ago · On accepting the brief for Bombs Away from General of the Air Force Henry H. Arnold, Steinbeck wrote to his wife "It's a tremendous job I've taken on and I have to do it well." He was commissioned to write it as part of an effort to increase Air Force recruitment and morale.
2 days ago · Arnold Walker, RAF pilot. Herbert Hasler, Second World War Royal Marines officer. "Blood" – J. A. L. Caunter, British general [21] "Blood-n-Guts" – George S. Patton, Jr., American general in World War II (a nickname he rejected) [22] "Bloody Bill" –. William T. Anderson, Confederate guerrilla leader. William Cunningham, Loyalist militia ...
1 day ago · While not currently in use today, special insignia were authorized by Congress for ten general officers who were promoted to the highest ranks in the United States Army: General of the Army, designed as a "five-star" rank, and General of the Armies, considered to be the equivalent of a "six-star" rank.
4 days ago · For help he turned to one of his most trusted subordinates, Major Henry Lee III, affectionately known as “Light-Horse Harry” Lee. Washington wanted Arnold to be brought back to...
5 days ago · Matildas goalkeeper Mackenzie Arnold is without a club on the eve of the Olympics after announcing she has parted ways with English football team West Ham United. Arnold has been one of the...
