Frederick Kimble

Frederick Kimble
As a West Point cadet in 1918
Born	(1895-08-10)10 August 1895 Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Died	19 August 1978(1978-08-19) (aged 83) Annandale, Virginia, US
Buried	Episcopal Cemetery, Galveston, Texas, U.S.
Allegiance	United States
Service / branch	Infantry (1918–1926) United States Army Air Corps (1926–1947) United States Air Force (1947–1953)
Years of service	1918–1953
Rank	Brigadier General
Commands	Air Corps Advanced Flying School 7th Flying Training Wing Army Garrison Force Tinian Island
Battles / wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Legion of Merit (2) Commendation Ribbon

Frederick von Harten Kimble (10 August 1895 – 19 August 1978) was a United States Air Force brigadier general. Kimble graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, in June 1918 with the lowest grades in his class. He was commissioned in the Infantry Branch but transferred to the United States Army Air Corps in 1926. During World War II, he commanded the Air Corps Advanced Flying School where the Tuskegee Airmen were trained, and the island of Tinian, from which the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were launched.