WAPS FINAL STUDY SHEET 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS.
⩥ What lead to Colonel William "Billy" Mitchell eventual court-martial
ordered by President Coolidge? Answer: outspoken advocacy of a
separate air force, critical remarks about the poor quality of the Air
Service, and criticism of superiors
⩥ He was a *pioneer aviator* and the *first commander* of an
American air unit in the field. Answer: Major General Benjamin D.
"Benny" Foulois
⩥ He entered the Aviation Section of the Signal Corps in *1907* and
participated in the acceptance tests of the *Army's first semirigid
dirigible* and it's first airplane, a Wright flyer designated Signal Corps
No. 1, in 1908 and 1909. Answer: Major General Benjamin D. "Benny"
Foulois
⩥ *He* completed the organization of the *Army's first* operational
unit, the *1st Aero Squadron*, in 1915. Answer: Major General
Benjamin D. "Benny" Foulois
⩥ He *commanded the 1st Aero Squadron* during the *Mexican
Punitive Expedition from 1916-1917* (the first deployment of a US
,Army air unit to the field). Answer: Major General Benjamin D.
"Benny" Foulois
⩥ He played a major role in *planning* and implementing the *$640
million aviation program* started after the US entered WWI. Answer:
Major General Benjamin D. "Benny" Fuolois
⩥ He was promoted to brigadier general and named *Chief of the Air
Service for the American Expeditionary Force in 1917*, but was
replaced by *General Patrick* six months later. Answer: Major General
Benjamin D. "Benny" Foulois
⩥ He became Assistant Chief of the Air Service in 1927 and was
promoted to major general and named Chief of the Air Corps 1931.
Answer: Major General Benjamin D. "Benny" Foulois
⩥ In 1934, whose reputation was damaged when he agreed that the Air
Corps could fly the US mail and they later proved to be ill-equipped.
Answer: Major General Benjamin D. "Benny" Foulois
⩥ He commanded the US Army Air Forces during WWII and is
generally recognized as the father of the modern USAF. Answer:
General of the Air Force Henry H. "Hap" Arnold
,⩥ Under his direction, the US Army Air Forces expanded from 22,000
members and 3,900 aircraft to nearly 2.5 million members and 75,000
aircraft. Answer: General of the Air Force Henry H. "Hap" Arnold
⩥ His career would then go on to parallel the early development of the
US military aviation, spending most of WWI as the highest-ranking
flying officer in Washington, D.C. and winning two Mackay Trophies
for making the most meritorious military flights in 1912 and 1934.
Answer: General of the Air Force Henry H. "Hap" Arnold
⩥ Congress appointed him the first and only five-star General of the Air
Force in 1949. He was a five-star General of the Army in 1944. Answer:
General of the Air Force Henry H. "Hap" Arnold
⩥ He was the first Chief of Staff of the USAF and was appointed by
President Harry S. Truman in 1947. Answer: General Carl A. "Tooey"
Spaatz
⩥ He served in France during WWI and commanded the US Strategic
Air Forces in Europe and was tasked with softening up Hitler's Fortress
Europe during WWII. Answer: General Carl A. "Tooey" Spaatz
⩥ He oversaw the final strategic bombing campaign against Japan
(including the 1945 atomic attacks against Hiroshima and Nagasaki).
Answer: General Carl A. "Tooey" Spaatz
, ⩥ He was the founding father of the modern Air Force and commander
of the first combat Air Force. Answer: Lieutenant General Frank M.
Andrews
⩥ Lieutenant General Frank M. Andrews assumed command of the
newly created General Headquarters Air Force in. Answer: 1935
⩥ In 1939, Lieutenant General Frank M. Andrews, was named what?
Answer: The Army Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations and Training
⩥ He was named Commanding General, Caribbean Defense Command
in 1941, assumed command of US Forces in the Middle East when
America entered WWII and was promoted to lieutenant general.
Answer: Lieutenant General Frank M. Andrews
⩥ He accepted command of US Forces in the European Theater in 1943
and he was one of the most promising Army Air Forces generals until his
career ended prematurely when he died in an aircraft near Iceland in
1943. Answer: Lieutenant General Frank M. Andrews
⩥ In 1949, Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland was named in his
honor. Answer: Lieutenant General Frank M. Andrews
COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS.
⩥ What lead to Colonel William "Billy" Mitchell eventual court-martial
ordered by President Coolidge? Answer: outspoken advocacy of a
separate air force, critical remarks about the poor quality of the Air
Service, and criticism of superiors
⩥ He was a *pioneer aviator* and the *first commander* of an
American air unit in the field. Answer: Major General Benjamin D.
"Benny" Foulois
⩥ He entered the Aviation Section of the Signal Corps in *1907* and
participated in the acceptance tests of the *Army's first semirigid
dirigible* and it's first airplane, a Wright flyer designated Signal Corps
No. 1, in 1908 and 1909. Answer: Major General Benjamin D. "Benny"
Foulois
⩥ *He* completed the organization of the *Army's first* operational
unit, the *1st Aero Squadron*, in 1915. Answer: Major General
Benjamin D. "Benny" Foulois
⩥ He *commanded the 1st Aero Squadron* during the *Mexican
Punitive Expedition from 1916-1917* (the first deployment of a US
,Army air unit to the field). Answer: Major General Benjamin D.
"Benny" Foulois
⩥ He played a major role in *planning* and implementing the *$640
million aviation program* started after the US entered WWI. Answer:
Major General Benjamin D. "Benny" Fuolois
⩥ He was promoted to brigadier general and named *Chief of the Air
Service for the American Expeditionary Force in 1917*, but was
replaced by *General Patrick* six months later. Answer: Major General
Benjamin D. "Benny" Foulois
⩥ He became Assistant Chief of the Air Service in 1927 and was
promoted to major general and named Chief of the Air Corps 1931.
Answer: Major General Benjamin D. "Benny" Foulois
⩥ In 1934, whose reputation was damaged when he agreed that the Air
Corps could fly the US mail and they later proved to be ill-equipped.
Answer: Major General Benjamin D. "Benny" Foulois
⩥ He commanded the US Army Air Forces during WWII and is
generally recognized as the father of the modern USAF. Answer:
General of the Air Force Henry H. "Hap" Arnold
,⩥ Under his direction, the US Army Air Forces expanded from 22,000
members and 3,900 aircraft to nearly 2.5 million members and 75,000
aircraft. Answer: General of the Air Force Henry H. "Hap" Arnold
⩥ His career would then go on to parallel the early development of the
US military aviation, spending most of WWI as the highest-ranking
flying officer in Washington, D.C. and winning two Mackay Trophies
for making the most meritorious military flights in 1912 and 1934.
Answer: General of the Air Force Henry H. "Hap" Arnold
⩥ Congress appointed him the first and only five-star General of the Air
Force in 1949. He was a five-star General of the Army in 1944. Answer:
General of the Air Force Henry H. "Hap" Arnold
⩥ He was the first Chief of Staff of the USAF and was appointed by
President Harry S. Truman in 1947. Answer: General Carl A. "Tooey"
Spaatz
⩥ He served in France during WWI and commanded the US Strategic
Air Forces in Europe and was tasked with softening up Hitler's Fortress
Europe during WWII. Answer: General Carl A. "Tooey" Spaatz
⩥ He oversaw the final strategic bombing campaign against Japan
(including the 1945 atomic attacks against Hiroshima and Nagasaki).
Answer: General Carl A. "Tooey" Spaatz
, ⩥ He was the founding father of the modern Air Force and commander
of the first combat Air Force. Answer: Lieutenant General Frank M.
Andrews
⩥ Lieutenant General Frank M. Andrews assumed command of the
newly created General Headquarters Air Force in. Answer: 1935
⩥ In 1939, Lieutenant General Frank M. Andrews, was named what?
Answer: The Army Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations and Training
⩥ He was named Commanding General, Caribbean Defense Command
in 1941, assumed command of US Forces in the Middle East when
America entered WWII and was promoted to lieutenant general.
Answer: Lieutenant General Frank M. Andrews
⩥ He accepted command of US Forces in the European Theater in 1943
and he was one of the most promising Army Air Forces generals until his
career ended prematurely when he died in an aircraft near Iceland in
1943. Answer: Lieutenant General Frank M. Andrews
⩥ In 1949, Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland was named in his
honor. Answer: Lieutenant General Frank M. Andrews
