William L. Kenly
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William Lacy Kenly was a major general in the United States Army. During World War I, he was a leader of the United States Army Air Service, the progenitor of the United States Air Force.
Kenly, c. 1918
Benjamin Foulois
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Benjamin Delahauf Foulois was a United States Army general who learned to fly the first military planes purchased from the Wright brothers. He became the first military aviator as an airship pilot, an
William L. Kenly
…and General Billy Mitchell wielded a large amount of influence in the AEF's operational decisions. Kenly was replaced a short time later by Brig. Gen. Benjamin Foulois. Kenly then returned to the United States to become Director of Military Aeronautics from May 20, 1918, to August 28, 1918. During this period, he was…
Benjamin D. Foulois
Lt. Foulois and Orville Wright in 1909
Lt. Benjamin Foulois and his instructor pilot Phillip Parmelee, 1910
Then Major Ralph Royce (left) with Brigadier General Benjamin Foulois in France, 1918.