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Billy Mitchell
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William Lendrum Mitchell was a United States Army officer who had a major role in the creation of the United States Air Force.
Mitchell, c. 1920s
Mitchell, c. 1920s
Mitchell as assistant chief of Air Service (in non-regulation uniform)
Mitchell as assistant chief of Air Service (in non-regulation uniform)
The French-built SPAD XVI which Mitchell piloted in the war, now exhibited inside the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. The SPAD XVI,
The French-built SPAD XVI which Mitchell piloted in the war, now exhibited inside the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. The SPAD XVI, an observation and bomber aircraft, has a Lewis twin machine gun mounted in the rear cockpit.
Mitchell posing with his Vought VE-7 Bluebird aircraft at the Bolling Field Air Tournament in Washington, D.C., held on May 14–16, 1920
Mitchell posing with his Vought VE-7 Bluebird aircraft at the Bolling Field Air Tournament in Washington, D.C., held on May 14–16, 1920
Douglas MacArthur
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Douglas MacArthur was an American general. He served with distinction in World War I; as chief of staff of the United States Army from 1930 to 1935; as Supreme Commander, Southwest Pacific Area, from
Billy Mitchell
…Civil War as a first lieutenant in the 24th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment, along with future general Arthur MacArthur (the father of General Douglas MacArthur). The elder Mitchell served as a United States senator from 1883 to 1889. Mitchell's paternal grandfather, Alexander Mitchell, a Scotsman, established…
MacArthur in 1945
MacArthur in 1945
MacArthur as a student at West Texas Military Academy in the late 1890s
MacArthur as a student at West Texas Military Academy in the late 1890s
MacArthur was an engineer for the first 14 years of his military career. He received these golden castle pins as a gift upon graduation. He carried th
MacArthur was an engineer for the first 14 years of his military career. He received these golden castle pins as a gift upon graduation. He carried these pins with him for over 40 years and in 1945 gave them to Major General Leif J. Sverdrup, whom he thought more deserving to wear them. Sverdrup gave them to the Chief of Engineers in 1975. Every Chief of Engineers since then has worn MacArthur's pins.
Brigadier General MacArthur holding a riding crop at a French château, September 1918
Brigadier General MacArthur holding a riding crop at a French château, September 1918