(1879-12-09)December 9, 1879 Washington, Connecticut, U.S.
Died
April 25, 1967(1967-04-25) (aged 87) Andrews Air Force Base, U.S.
Place of burial
Washington, Connecticut
Allegiance
United States of America
Service/branch
Infantry, United States Army Aeronautical Division, Signal Corps Aviation Section, Signal Corps United States Army Air Service United States Army Air Corps
Years of service
1898–1935
Rank
Major General
Commands held
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
Lt. Foulois and Orville Wright in 1909
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.
Benjamin Delahauf Foulois (December 9, 1879 – April 25, 1967) was a United States Army general who learned to fly the first military planes purchased...
first teaching position in 1970, as an American history teacher at BenjaminFoulois Junior High School in Morningside, Maryland. From 1971 to 1978, she...
Expeditionary Forces' Chief of the Air Service, Brigadier General BenjaminFoulois, on 6 May 1918, requiring the creation of distinct, readily identifiable...
called Foulois and Army Chief of Staff General Douglas MacArthur to the White House, asking them to fly only in completely safe conditions. Foulois replied...
the College Park Airport, Frank P. Lahm, Frederick E. Humphreys, and BenjaminFoulois.: 330–341 On May 25, 1910, back at Huffman Prairie, Orville piloted...
discord with Foulois. Pershing restated the responsibilities of the Air Service AEF with G.O. No. 81, May 29, 1918, in which he replaced Foulois as Chief...
(1980) Henry Ford (1984) Joseph Jacob Foss (1984) Steve Fossett (2007) BenjaminFoulois (1963) Betty Skelton Frankman (2005) William John Frye (1992) Fitzhugh...
served at the fort, including Arthur MacArthur Jr., Leonard Wood, BenjaminFoulois, Frederick Funston, and John J. Pershing.: 30, 32, 38, 57 Maj. Gen...
ISBN 0-7607-3432-1. Foulois, Benjamin D. Glines, Carroll V. (1968). From the Wright Brothers to the Astronauts: The Memoirs of Major General Benjamin D. Foulois. New...
Department into placing the attack group in Montgomery. In May 1928 General BenjaminFoulois, General Fechet's assistant, during an inspection visit with Third...
of Life (Цель жизни) 1967 BenjaminFoulois From the Wright Brothers to the Astronauts: The Memoirs of Benjamin D. Foulois 1968 George William Goddard...
William L. Kenly August 26, 1917 - November 27, 1917 Brigadier General BenjaminFoulois November 27, 1917 - May 29, 1918 Major General Mason Patrick May 29...
July 1908; his training partners were Lieutenants Frank P. Lahm and BenjaminFoulois. The dirigible was scheduled to fly from Fort Omaha, Nebraska, to exhibitions...
fatality. The pilots of the squadron met with its commander, Capt. BenjaminFoulois, to advise that the JN-2 was unsafe because of low power, shoddy construction...
endpoints. A simple strap was first used March 12, 1910, by pilot BenjaminFoulois, a pioneering aviator with the Aeronautical Division, U.S. Signal Corps...
prohibiting weapons in outer space. Died: U.S. Air Force Brigadier General BenjaminFoulois, 87, one of the original military aviators to be trained by the Wright...
machines for Japanese use. Orville Wright flies with passenger Lt. BenjaminFoulois at an average 42.58 miles per hour (68.53 km/h) mph over a measured...
operations, especially with newer and more powerful aircraft. Major BenjaminFoulois, with the support of the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce, selected...
1922 until final closure of the camp in 1927.: 116 On 3 March 1911, BenjaminFoulois and Philip Orin Parmelee flew the US military's first cross country...
Division of the Office of the Chief of the Air Corps, Major General BenjaminFoulois. He performed various duties, including translating an article by the...
in June. Patrick replaced general BenjaminFoulois as commander, as Pershing had felt staff planning under Foulois had been inefficient, with considerable...
The First Army Air Service was activated 26 August 1918, with Col. BenjaminFoulois named chief over Col. Billy Mitchell. The Second Army Air Service was...
Global Information
United States of America
Infantry, United States Army
Aeronautical Division, Signal Corps
United States Army Air Service
United States Army Air Corps
Major General