PDG Chapter 1.10 Tuskegee Airmen & 1.11 Air War in the Pacifice exam with correct answers.

Like all other components of the US Armed Forces, The Air Corps segregated black Americans had earned their wing as Army flyers. These black aviators will forever be called (1.10.1) Tuskegee Airmen The first Tuskegee Airmen to fight in WWII were (1.10.2) members of the 99th Fighter Squadron During WWII, America's first combat experience in the Pacific Theater occurred before the declaration of war. In early 1941, in order to aid Nationalist China against the Japanese, Claire Lee Chennault organized the American volunteer group known as the (1.11.1) Flying Tigers During WWII, America's first combat experience in the Pacific Theater occurred before the declaration of war. In early 1941, in order to aid Nationalist China against the Japanese, the American volunteer group known as the Flying Tigers was organized by (1.11.1) Claire Lee Chennault In April 1942, Lieutenant Colonel James "Jimmy" Doolittle led 16 bombers on a bombing raid against targets in Tokyo, Kobe, and Nagoya. The raid caused little damage but shocked the Japanese and cheered the American public. For his actions, Doolittle received (1.11.2) the Medal of Honor and promotion to brigadier general Who shot down several Japanese enemy aircraft and became a hero and the subject of a popular song. "Johnny Got a Zero"? (1.11.3) Corporal John D. Foley During WWII, naval aviation played a vital role in the Pacific War. This battle was the first naval battle fought entirely by air. (1.11.4) the Battle of Coral Sea During WWII, naval aviation played a vital role in the Pacific War. In this battle, US Navy pilots sank four Japanese carriers and turned the tide of the war in the Pacific (1.11.4) the Battle of Midway During WWII, the primary US Army Air Forces contribution to the Pacific counterattack was made by the Fifth Air Force under General Mac Arthur. However, their efforts were hampered by (1.11.5) all of theses answers (the "Europe First" strategy, second string aircraft launched from primitive bases, and a low resource priority level and a 10,000 mile supply chain In July 1942, Major General George C. Kenney assumed command of the Fifth Air Force. Kenney maximized the resource-poor command's combat power in the Pacific by exploiting several innovations (1.11.6) all of these answers (locally developed 150-gallon drop tank, .50 caliber machine guns mounted in A-20 and B-25 aircraft, and parachutes attached to fragmentation bombs and low-level "skip" bombing techniques During WWII, Air Transport Command crews, flying C-46s and C-47s, ferried 650,000 tons of supplies across the Himalayas to Chinese and American forces in the China-Burma-India Theater. This perilous task was planned and supervised by (1.11.7) William H. Tunner During WWII, operations in the Pacific theater were hampered by the "Europe First" strategy, a low resource priority level, and a 10,000 mile supply chain. The war's longest supply chain supported (1.11.7) Chinese and American forces in the China-Burma-India Theater William H. Tunner supervised the supply of Chinese and American forces across the Himalayas in the China-Burma-India Theater and developed many maintenance and cargo-handling techniques that later proved invaluable during (1.11.7) the Berlin Airlift During WWII, the 1st Air Commando Group provided assistance to British "Chindit" forces conducting long-range penetration missions against the Japanese during Operation (1.11.8) Thursday During WWII, 1st Air Commando Group provided assistance to British "Chindit" forces conducting missions against the Japanese during Operation Thursday. The 1st Air Commando Group also demonstrated its ingenuity by conducting (1.11.8) the first helicopter combat rescue General Arnold hoped to defeat Japan through airpower alone in order to avoid a costly land invasion. In November 1939, Air Corps leaders selected the primary campaign instrument (1.11.9) The Boeing XB-29