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Henry H. Arnold was an American general who served as the Commanding General of the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. He was the first and only Air Force general to hold five-star rank. Arnold was born on June 25, 1886, in Gladwyne, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1907 and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the United States Army. Arnold served in the Army for the next 33 years, rising to the rank of major general in 1938. In 1941, he was appointed the Commanding General of the Army Air Forces, and in 1942 he was promoted to the five-star rank of General of the Army Air Forces. During World War II, Arnold was responsible for the expansion and modernization of the Army Air Forces, and he was instrumental in the development of the long-range bomber and the atomic bomb. After the war, he served as the first Chief of Staff of the newly created United States Air Force. Arnold retired from the Air Force in 1946 and died in 1950 at the age of 63. He was posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in 1976.

Popular As Henry Harley Arnold
Occupation miscellaneous,actor
Age 64 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 25 June 1886
Birthday 25 June
Birthplace Gladwyne, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Date of death January 15, 1950
Died Place Sonoma, California, U.S.
Nationality United States

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Who Is Henry H. Arnold's Wife?

His wife is Eleanor Alexander Pool (10 September 1913 - 15 January 1950) ( his death) ( 5 children)

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Wife Eleanor Alexander Pool (10 September 1913 - 15 January 1950) ( his death) ( 5 children)
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Children David Lee Arnold, Willam Bruce, John Linton Arnold, Henry Harley Jr.

Henry H. Arnold Net Worth

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Source of Income Miscellaneous

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1988

Pictured on a 65¢ US definitive postage stamp in the Great Americans series, issued 5 November 1988.

1972

Inducted into the International Air & Space Hall of Fame in 1972.

1967

Inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame in 1967.

1949

On May 7, 1949, he was commissioned by act of Congress as the first permanent 5-star general of the U.S. Air Force

1946

General in U.S. Army Air Force from February 1935 until his retirement on June 30, 1946

1943

He is known for his work on Combat America (1943), Army Air Forces - Pacific (1945) and The United States Army Air Force Band (1942). He was married to Eleanor Alexander Pool.

1907

Graduated from the U.S. Military Academy (West Point) in 1907

1886

Henry H. Arnold was born on June 25, 1886 in Gladwyne, Pennsylvania, USA as Henry Harley Arnold.