BIRTHDAY
Dec 29, 1879 December 29
BIRTHPLACE
Nice France
DEATH DATE
Feb 19, 2024 (age 56)
BIRTH SIGN
About
U.S. Army general who directed all American air combat in France during World War I.
Trivia
He is considered the father and founder of the U.S. Air Force.
Before Fame
He graduated from George Washington University and began serving in the Spanish American War at age eighteen.
Family Life
He was the French-born son of a Wisconsin Senator.
Associated With
He was posthumously awarded the rank of Major General by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.