confused george air force base named july february american aviation pioneer helped shape promote concept daylight precision bombing outspoken proponent industrial web theory george taught influenced significant group airmen passing school ones powerful influence world war described leader called bomber mafia men advocated independent military arm composed heavy bombers george helped shape america bomber strategy war assisting air war plans division development complete aircraft production bombing strategy george helped institute served organization wing commander world war george led taking aircraft modern transports operated airmen following war helped hughes aircraft profitable company twice elected mayor beverly_hills california early career george born july massachusetts attended decided studies united_states directly involved world war george joined united_states_army received commission second lieutenant cavalry reserve officer month later went active duty cavalry virginia married august october george resigned reserve commission flying cadet george attended week ground school set campus princeton_university learned fly love field texas receiving rating new commission march george went france september initial assignment 7th aviation instruction center bombardment months later posted squadron day bomber squadrons new 2nd day bombardment group week saw action november prior armistice flew sorties support offensive george observed bombers flying formation enemy defenses reduced attacker casualties bombing advocate france george met mitchell convinced mitchell vision independent air_force best future direction american military war george assigned kelly field texas july combat arm line transferred permanent grade 1st lieutenant served 14th bombardment squadron field virginia maryland george assisted mitchell bombing demonstration old battleships helped develop air ship tactics august george went washington chief later year rank lieutenant young air officers testify mitchell court martial july george ordered hawaii years 5th composite group luke field september went alabama study helped precision daylight bomber doctrine taught promoted captain assignment december following graduation george instructor acts teaching air tactics precision bombing doctrine facto leader influential bomber mafia george researched debated codified men believed war winning strategy wilson termed industrial web theory george director strategy vigorously promoted doctrine precision bombing air fleets heavy bombers commanded independently naval ground warfare needs george promoted temporary rank major july graduated command kansas following year returned commanding officer george flew south_america goodwill flights february november received participation order southern cross knight government brazil george took command unit equipped bomber promoted temporary rank lieutenant colonel december filled position executive officer 2nd bombardment wing january july george appointed assistant chief staff unit newly created washington capacity assembled small group bomber mafia members including prepare estimate air resources needed event war plan air war germany promoted colonel january brigadier general april took command air transport june redesignated tasked delivery service aircraft factory field worldwide cargo personnel air transportation service george led brilliantly world war able assistance staff officers including deputy general peacetime president new organizations formed new cross ocean routes established face enemy difficult conditions george took command aircraft modern military transports expanded personnel major contribution country george received decorations great_britain france brazil peru china war served director information senior air_force representative military staff united_nations retired active duty december rank lieutenant general dating march post war activity george accepted position hughes aircraft work fellow bomber advocate profitable military contractor reaching sales george expanded company manufacture aircraft focus new field military electronics primarily bringing expert electronics designer engineer businessman hired george august resigned george followed months later help form corporation competing directly hughes developing missile defenses merge shortened moving george elected california elected mayor year term served second term second term george established annual award honor outstanding beverly_hills police officers given city police chief george recalled active duty united_states_air_force months special consultant air_force chief staff george relieved active duty november george living california year collected donated republican_party candidates conservative causes including senate campaign february george died survived wife daughters son legacy acts george known today unofficial leader men closed ranks pushed exclusively concept daylight precision bombing strategic war winning doctrine played fundamental role development air power strategy better known commander man guided expanded organization world war awarded lieutenant general trophy presented annually pilot crew united_states certified commercial airline selected committee demonstrated ability judgment heroism normal operational requirements lieutenant general recognition george awarded distinguished service medal legion merit distinguished flying cross air medal knight order brazil effective dates promotion second lieutenant lieutenant april captain december major july lieutenant colonel february colonel january brigadier general april major general june lieutenant general march
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