Benjamin Delahauf Foulois | |
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 Benjamin D. Foulois | |
| Born | December 9, 1879 Washington, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | April 25, 1967 (aged 87) Andrews Air Force Base, U.S. |
| Place of burial | |
| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Service |  Infantry, United States Army Aeronautical Division, Signal Corps Aviation Section, Signal Corps United States Army Air Service.svg){kind=small} United States Army Air Corps |
| Years of service | 1898–1935 |
| Rank |  Major General |
| Commands | Chief of the Air Corps Chief of the Air Service, AEF 1st Aero Squadron |
| Battles / wars | Spanish–American War Philippine–American War Pancho Villa Expedition World War I |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Medal French Légion d'honneur (Commander) Order of the Crown of Italy (Grand Officer) Congressional Air Force Medal of Recognition |
Benjamin Delahauf Foulois (December 9, 1879[1] – April 25, 1967) was a United States Army general who learned to fly the first military planes purchased from the Wright brothers. He became the first military aviator as an airship pilot, and achieved numerous other military aviation "firsts". He led strategic development of the Air Force in the United States.
- ^ Fogerty, Robert P. (1953). "Biographical Data on Air Force General Officers, 1917-1952, Volume 1 – A thru L" (PDF). Air Force Historical Research Agency. pp. 604–608. USAF historical studies: no. 91. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 31, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2021.