James Eugene Chaney

Background

Chaney, James Eugene was born on March 16, 1885 in Chaney, Maryland, United States. Son of Doctor Thomas Morris and Emma (Chaney) Chaney.

Education

Student Baltimore City College, 1900-1904. Graduated from the United States Military Academy, 1908, Air Corps Tactical School, 1925, Command and General staff schedul, 1926, Army War College, 1931.

Career

Served as Second lieutenant with 9th Infantry at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, and in P.I., 1908-1912. Appointed major A.S., 1917. With American Expeditionary Forces in France, 1918-1919.

Air attache American Embassy, Rome, 1919-1924. Commandant Air Corps flying schools, Brooks Field and Kelly Field, Texas, 1924-1928. Lieutenant colonel Air Corps, 1932.

Chief War Plans Division, Air Corps, Washington, 1932-1934. Brigadier general, assistant chief of Air Corps, 1934-1938, and commanding Air Corps Training Center, San Antonio, Texas, 1935-1938. Commanded Mitchel Field, Long Island, New York, 1938-1940.

Appointed brigadier general, to commanded first Air Defense, 1940. Appointed major general commanding 1st Air Force, 1940-1941. In office of chief of staff, Washington, 1941-1942.

Commanding United States Forces in British Isles, 1942. Commanding general, First Air Force, 1942-1943, Air Forces Western Technology Training Command, 1944. Commanding Army Forces in seizure, occupation and development, Iwo Jima, 1945.

Western Pacific Base Command, 1945. President Secretary of War’s Personnel Board, 1946-1947, retired from active service, 1947. United States delegate to International Aviation Congresses, Monte Carlo, 1921, Prague, 1921 and Rome, 1924.

Technical advisor United States Delegation, Geneva Disarmament Conference, 1932.

Membership

Served as Second lieutenant with 9th Infantry at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, and in P.I., 1908-1912. Member General Marshall’s military mission to Brazil, 1939.

Connections

Married Miriam Clerk, 1910.

Father:

Doctor Thomas Morris Chaney

Mother:

Emma (Chaney) Chaney

Spouse:

Miriam Clerk