Howard C. Davidson

Howard C. Davidson
Nickname(s)	Dave[1]
Born	(1890-09-15)15 September 1890 Wharton, Texas
Died	7 November 1984(1984-11-07) (aged 94) Washington, D.C.
Allegiance	United States
Service / branch	United States Army Air Forces
Years of service	1913–1946
Rank	Major General
Commands	Tenth Air Force VII Fighter Command Seventh Air Force (Acting) Hawaiian Interceptor Command 14th Pursuit Wing Hickam Field 19th Bombardment Group Bolling Field Mitchel Field (Acting) Corps Air Service, VII Army Corps
Battles / wars	Mexican Border War World War I World War II
Awards	Distinguished Service Medal Distinguished Flying Cross Bronze Star Medal Purple Heart Air Medal

Howard Calhoun Davidson (15 September 1890 – 7 November 1984) was a United States Army Air Forces major general. On 7 December 1941, he was commander of all Army Air Corps fighter aircraft in Hawaii. Davidson suffered the loss of more than half of his planes during the Japanese attack, but went on to command the Tenth Air Force in India, Burma and China from 1943 to 1945.