Chief of the Air Corps

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Chief of the Air Corps was the pre–World War II head of the United States Army’s air arm, overseeing the development and leadership of American military aviation before it became an independent Air Force.

All labels observed (5)

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Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Army position ⓘ
military office ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Chief, Air Corps ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction United States ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
dissolved 1942 ⓘ
followedBy Commanding General of the Army Air Forces ⓘ
hasDomain air warfare ⓘ
military aviation ⓘ
historicalPeriod early World War II ⓘ
interwar period ⓘ
inception 1926 ⓘ
lastHolder Henry H. Arnold ⓘ
linked to: Hap Arnold
legalBasis Air Corps Act of 1926 ⓘ
location Washington, D.C. ⓘ
militaryBranch United States Army Air Corps ⓘ
notableHolder Benjamin D. Foulois ⓘ
Henry H. Arnold ⓘ
linked to: Hap Arnold

Oscar M. Westover ⓘ
officeHolder Benjamin D. Foulois ⓘ
Henry H. Arnold ⓘ
linked to: Hap Arnold

James E. Fechet NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mason Patrick ⓘ
Oscar M. Westover ⓘ
officeHolderNumber first holder: Maj. Gen. Mason Patrick ⓘ
officeType service chief ⓘ
oversaw United States Army Air Corps ⓘ
parentOrganization United States Department of War ⓘ
partOf United States Army ⓘ
predecessorOrganization United States Army Air Service ⓘ
rankOfOfficeHolder brigadier general ⓘ
major general ⓘ
replaces Chief of the Air Service ⓘ
responsibleFor development of U.S. Army air power ⓘ
doctrine for Army aviation ⓘ
equipping air units ⓘ
organization of air units ⓘ
training of air units ⓘ
scopeOfAuthority Army air arm ⓘ
shortName CAC ⓘ
significance predecessor to independent United States Air Force leadership ⓘ
subordinateTo Chief of Staff of the United States Army ⓘ
War Department ⓘ
successorOrganization United States Army Air Forces ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hap Arnold → positionHeld → Chief of the Air Corps ⓘ
Chief of Staff of the Air Force → precededBy → Chief of the Army Air Forces ⓘ
subject linked to: CSAF
linked to: Chief of the Air Corps
Oscar Westover → partOf → United States Army Air Corps leadership ⓘ
linked to: Chief of the Air Corps
Benjamin D. Foulois → positionHeld → Chief of the Air Corps ⓘ
Mason Patrick → positionHeld → Chief of the Air Corps, United States Army ⓘ
linked to: Chief of the Air Corps
United States Army Air Service → subordinateTo → Chief of Air Service ⓘ
subject linked to: Air Service
linked to: Chief of the Air Corps
Frank M. Andrews → memberOf → United States Army Air Corps leadership ⓘ
linked to: Chief of the Air Corps
Oscar M. Westover → positionHeld → Chief of the Air Corps ⓘ
CAC → standsFor → Chief of the Air Corps ⓘ
CAC → abbreviationFor → Chief of the Air Corps ⓘ
Benjamin D. Foulois → positionHeld → Chief of the Air Corps ⓘ
subject linked to: Foulois