US Air Force Military Training - Yearbook (Lackland, TX)

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am. if ' f.1:tif.X13 LEWIS H. BRERETON GEORGE H. BRETT JAMES A. DOOLITTLE IRA C. EAKER DELOS C. EMMONS Lieulenanl General Lieulenanf General Lieufenanf General Lieufenanl General Lieufenanl General I BARTON K. YOUNT FOLLETT BRADLEY Lieutenant General Major General RALPH P. COUSINS JOHN F. CURRY MUIR S. FAIRCHILD JACOB E. FICKEL - WALTER H, FRANK Maior General Major General Maior General Maior General Maier General I - -A V mlm'-. M-Q-A - f M, f M2135 Wye f f-WIA?-faffewtgvg..7.,.,,r3.:..,,.,...i....,,..,z,,.,,T.. WW. M M... A,r..,.,. M., ,v.,,,,.,.i,...f,.. MMT., .. ...,., ,. . , . . ,W . ,W . . . WESTSIDE T. LARSON RUSH B. LINCOLN I E I FREDERICK L. MARTIN HENRY C. PRATT ' ' ELWOOD R. QUESADA Maior General Maier General Maier General Maier General Maier General If

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Troop fransporfs capable of carrying many men, supplies and equipmenf have also been developed, and in fhe baffle of Crefe fhe Germans used air-borne froops fo carry fhe brunf of fhe baffle. The Japanese and fhe Brifish have bofh added chapfers fo fhe developmenf of air combaf by fhe use of fhe forpedo- carrying planes as an effecfive weapon wifh which fo affaclc enemy warcraff which are nof heavily profecfed by fighfer planes. The English af Taranfo and fhe Japanese af Pearl Harbor and off Malaya demonsfrafed fhaf unprofecfed war- ships can be sunk wifh relafive ease by planes of fhis fype unless fhey are in furn profecfed by fighfer planes based eifher on land or on accompanying aircraff carriers. The day of fhe specfacular individual air ace has ap- parenfly closed, as pilofs are faughf more and more fo fly and fo figh+ in absolufe formafion. Formafions are increas- ing in size as fhe sfrengfh of fhe warring nafions in fhe air confinues fo grow. There has been a growing belief on fhe parf of milifary men fhaf fhe day of air power in combaf is only begun, and fhaf fhis war will produce innovafions and changes equally as greaf as fhose produced in fhe World War. If is cerfain fhaf each day, all over America, more and more fighfers, bombardiers, navigafors, observers, gunners, me- chanics and 'rechnicians are being frained for whafever role shall be assigned fhem in America's growing air armada. CHIEFS OF THE AIR CORPS jN0w Army Air Forcesj During fhe World War, Army Aviafion was divided info fhe Bureau of Milifary Aeronaufics, direcfed by Major General William L. Kenly, and fhe Bureau of Aircraff Pro- ducfion, direcfed by Mr. John D. Ryan, fhe copper magnafe. Wifh fhe advenf of peace, fhese bureaus were consolidafed under one fifle-Air Service-under fhe command of Major General Charles T. Menoher, who had commanded fhe 42nd jRainbowj Division overseas. On Ocfober 4, I92I, General Menoher was succeeded by Major General Mason M. Pafrick. He remained in command unfil his refiremenf on December I3, I927, and was suc- ceeded by Major General James E. Fechef, who served unfil his refiremenf in I93I. Major General Benjamin D. Foulois served for four years unfil December, 1935, when he was succeeded by Major General Oscar Wesfover, who served unfil his deafh in a flying accidenf in I938. Af fhaf fime Major General jnow Generalj H. H. Arnold foolc over, and fo him has fallen fhe immense fask of direcfing fhe Air Forces fhrough fhe presenf period of war. 4 4

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Q 2 BARNEY McK. GILES MILLARD F. HARMON Lleulenanl General Lieulenanl General GEORGE Lieufenanl General JOSEPH T. MCNARNEY Lieulenanl General C. KENNEY - x gp.. ., 8 - I S ' .. 5 , V i'fI . . L -I. ' QL L S f' . 7 ,'l.blf .. 4 ' K V V -.Q ,,..,.. Q -' . ,, .,.... - , .......,,.,, ,.,,.. . .,,..,,,..,........ . ., .. . . V .,.. ' '. ' -if: 5532::.f35i1L, '3 X . ', -'L- . - ' .,,,. -.,.., -... I .... 5 , ..,..... .,.,.,.,. . Uv. ,t 1 .9 w Qi ,.. 2 if , . ,...... i ., .,....... L . g My ,. .... . Lf GERALD C. BRANT JOHN 8. BROOKS WILLIAM O. BUTLER JAMES E. CHANEY CLAIRE L. CHENNAULT Maior General Maior General Maior General Maior General . ,E - .:1kF- -QS? I : H . l, .... ,.-' .s . Q -'gg .1 5, wr - i 1 ,fwfr in .A W J ' -r 9 . A ..,., . 4 ,r .EK rl. , , V 5.3 .1 I Nm - Q, S --G :ff . ' , ' A . . - I 'S K ,wb t , - .gy 4.5. . - 5:- . 'WV' 'J ff A H H mp wff l--',s,-1125- Qtr 'lil HAROLD L. GEORGE WILLIS H. HALE Maior General Maier General THOMAS J. Maior RAI-PH ROYCE GEORGE E, STRATEMEYER - ST. CLA HANLEY, JR. HUBERT R. HARMON General Maior General lR STREETT NATHAN F, TWINING Maier Gellefal Maier General Maior General Maior General Maior General ENNIS C. WHITEHEAD Maier General