Background
ARNOLD, Henry H. was born on June 25, 1886 in Gladwynne, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Herbert A. and Louise Ann (Harley) Arnold.
ARNOLD, Henry H. was born on June 25, 1886 in Gladwynne, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Herbert A. and Louise Ann (Harley) Arnold.
Graduated from the United States Military Academy, 1907, Army Industrial College, 1925, Command and General staff schedul, 1929. Doctorate. Aeronautical. Science, Pennsylvania Military College, 1941. Doctor of Science, University Southern California, 1941.
Doctor of Laws, Iowa Wesleyan College, 1942.
September 10, 1913; children—Lois East., Henry H., William, David L. Commissioned Second lieutenant infantry, 1907. And advanced through grades to general, 1943. General of the Army (5-star), December 1944.
Detailed to Signal Corps Aviation Section, 1916-1917.
Commanding officer 7th Aeronautical Squadron, Panama, 1917-1918. Department air service officer, San Francisco, 1919-1922.
Commanding officer various air fields, 1922-1936. Flight commander United States Alaska Flight, 1934.
Assistant chief Air Corps, 1936-1938.
Became chief of Army Air Corps, 1938. Appointed deputy chief of staff for Air, 1940. Became commanding general Army Air Forces, 1942.
Now general of the Air Force.
Number one is less important than another, and no one can be thought of as unnecessary. Every single person is vital to God and to each of us.
Mason.; Clubs: Army and Navy, Columbia Country.
Married Eleanor A. Pool. Children: Lois East., Henry H., William, David L. Commissioned.