- Chief of the U.S. Army Air Forces (1942-1946).
- Only U.S. Air Force officer to hold 5-star rank.
- U.S. military officer, who was among the first military aviators.
- Pictured on a 65¢ US definitive postage stamp in the Great Americans series, issued 5 November 1988.
- Graduated from the U.S. Military Academy (West Point) in 1907
- General in U.S. Army Air Force from February 1935 until his retirement on June 30, 1946
- Under his command, Air Force grew from 22,000 servicemen and 3,900 planes to 2.5 million servicemen and 75,000 aircraft
- He suffered five heart attacks during World War II
- On May 7, 1949, he was commissioned by act of Congress as the first permanent 5-star general of the U.S. Air Force
- Buried in Arlington National Cemetery
- Inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame in 1967.
- Inducted into the International Air & Space Hall of Fame in 1972.
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