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Ennis "the Menace" Whitehead attended the University of Kansas before being commissioned as an Army aviator and deployed to France
during the First World War as an instructor and test pilot. He was
briefly discharged to complete his degree at the University of Kansas
before returning to active duty.
Ennis served as Kenney's deputy at 5 Air Force, where he proved to be a meticulous planner. He assumed command of 5 Air Force following Kenney's promotion to command of all Allied air forces in the Pacific.
| 1895 |
born at Westphalia, Kansas |
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| 1913 |
University of Kansas |
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| 1917-8-16 |
Enlists in the Army as flying cadet |
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| 1917-11-20 |
First lieutenant |
3 Aviation Instruction Center, France |
| 1918-6 |
Assistant Chief Test Pilot |
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| 1919-1-9 |
Honorably discharged |
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| 1920 |
Graduates from University of Kansas |
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| 1920-7-1 |
First lieutenant |
Receives a regular commission. Assigned to 55 Regiment. |
| 1920-10 |
Instructor, March Field |
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| 1921-2 |
94 Squadron |
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| 1921-7 |
Langley Field |
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| 1921-10 |
Ellington Field |
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| 1922-7 |
Selfridge Field |
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| 1925-7 |
Air Service Engineering School |
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| 1926-6 |
Fairfield Air Intermediate Depot |
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| 1926-12 |
Pan-American Flight |
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| 1927-5 |
Assistant Chief, Maintenance Engineering Branch, Wright Field |
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| 1928-7 |
Chief, Aircraft Engine and Spare Parts Branch, Wright Field |
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| 1930-8 |
Air Corps Tactical School |
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| 1931-6 |
Commander, 36 Pursuit Squadron |
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| 1932-11 |
Operations Officer, Albrook Field, Panama Canal Zone |
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| 1934-12 |
Assistant Operations Officer, Barksdale Field |
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| 1935-3 |
Staff, G-3, General Headquarters Air Force, Langley Field |
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| 1935-7 |
Colonel |
Inspector, General Headquarters Air Force |
| 1937-8 |
Command and General Staff School |
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| 1938-6 |
Chief, Field Service Section, Supply Division |
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| 1938-9 |
Staff, Intelligence Division, War Department |
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| 1940 |
Chief, Aviation Section, Military Intelligence Division, War Department |
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| 1941-2 |
Commander, Advance Flying Training, Phoenix |
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| 1942-7 |
Deputy Commander, 5 Air Force | |
| 1943 |
Commander, 5 Bomber Command |
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| 1944-6-15 |
Commander, 5 Air Force |
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| 1945-5 |
Lieutenant general | Commander, Pacific Air Command |
| 1946-3 |
Commander, Far East Air Forces |
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| 1949-4-15 |
Commander, Continental Air Command |
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| 1951-1-8 |
Commander, Air Defense Command |
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| 1951 |
Retires |
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| 1964 |
Dies |
References
Generals.dk (accessed 2012-5-7)
U.S. Air Force (1951; accessed 2012-5-7)
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