U.S. Army Air Service and Air Corps, 1917–1930
Major, U.S. Army Air Corps Reserve, 1930–1940
Major, U.S. Army Air Corps, 1940
Lieutenant Colonel, 1942
Brigadier General, 1942
Major General, 1942
Lieutenant General, 1944
General, 1985
Commanding General, 12th Air Force, North Africa, 1942
Commanding General, 15th Air Force, Italy, 1943
Commanding General, 8th Air Force, England, 1944
Commanding General, 8th Air Force, Okinawa, 1945
Vice President, Shell Union Oil Company, 1946–1947
Director, Shell Union Oil Company, 1946–1967
Chairman of the Board, Space Technology Laboratories, 1959–1962
Director, Space Technology Laboratories, 1959–1963
Director, Thompson-Ramo-Wooldridge Company, 1961–1969
Consultant, TRW Systems, 1962–1965
Director, Mutual of Omaha Insurance Co., 1961–1986
Director Emeritus and Consultant, Mutual of Omaha Insurance Co., 1986-
Trustee, Aerospace Corporation, 1963–1969
Vice Chairman, Board of Trustees, and Chairman of Executive Committee, Aerospace Corporation, 1965–1969
Director, United Benefit Life Insurance Company of Omaha, 1964–1980
Director, Tele-Trip Company, 1966–1980
Director, Companion Life Insurance Company of New York, 1968–1980
Director, Mutual of Omaha Growth & Income Funds, 1968–1980
MILITARY DECORATIONS
Medal of Honor
Distinguished Service Medal, with Oak Leaf Cluster
Silver Star
Distinguished Flying Cross, with two Oak Leaf Clusters
Bronze Star
Air Medal, with three Oak Leaf Clusters
Order of the Condor (Bolivia)
Yon-Hwei, Class III (China)
Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (Great Britain)
Grand Officer of the Légion d’Honneur and Croix de Guerre, with Palm (France)
Grand Order of the Crown, with Palm, and Croix de Guerre with Palm (Belgium)
Grand Commander (Poland)
Abdon Calderon, First Class (Ecuador)
EDUCATION
Manual Arts High School, Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles Junior College, 1916–1917
University of California, Bachelor of Arts, 1922
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Master of Science, 1924, and Doctor of Science, 1925
HONORARY DEGREES
University of California, Doctor of Laws
University of Michigan, Doctor of Engineering
Clarkson College of Technology, Doctor of Science
Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute, Doctor of Engineering
Waynesburg College, Doctor of Military Science
Northland College, Doctor of Laws
University of Alaska, Doctor of Science
Pennsylvania Military College, Doctor of Science
HONORS AND AWARDS
Schneider Marine Cup, 1925
Mackay Trophy, 1925
Spirit of St. Louis Award, 1929
Harmon Trophy, Ligue des Aviateurs, 1930
Bendix Trophy, 1931
Thompson Trophy, 1932
Guggenheim Trophy, 1942
International Harmon Trophy, 1940, 1949
Wright Brothers Trophy, 1953
Fédération Aéronautique Internationale Gold Medal, 1954
Silver Quill, 1959
International Aerospace Hall of Fame, San Diego, California, 1966
Aviation Hall of Fame, Dayton, Ohio, 1967
Thomas D. White National Defense Award, 1967
Horatio Alger Award, 1972
Conservation Hall of Fame, 1973
Wings of Man Award, Society of Experimental Test Pilots, 1973
Bishop Wright Air Industry Award, 1975
Sylvanus Thayer Award, U.S. Military Academy, 1983
C. C. Criss Award, 1984
Motorsports Hall of Fame Award, 1989
Grand Cross of Honour, Supreme Council of Scottish Rite, 1989
Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1989
APPOINTMENTS
Member, Army Air Corps Investigating Committee (Baker Board), 1934
Chairman, Secretary of War’s Board on Officer/Enlisted Men Relationships, 1946
Member, Joint Congressional Aviation Policy Board, 1948
Advisor, Committee on National Security Organization, 1948
Chairman, President’s Airport Commission, 1952
Chairman, 50th Anniversary of Powered Flight, 1953
Chairman, President’s Task Group on Air Inspection, Stassen Disarmament Committee, 1955
Chairman, Air Force Scientific Advisory Board, 1955–1958
Member, President’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board, 1955–1965
Chairman, National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, 1956–1958
Member, Advisory Board, National Air Museum, Smithsonian Institution, 1956–1965
Member, Defense Science Board, 1957–1958
Member, President’s Science Advisory Committee, 1957–1958
Member, National Aeronautics and Space Council, 1958
Member, Plowshare Committee of the Atomic Energy Commission, 1959–1972
Member, National Institutes of Health Study, 1963–1965
Member, Air Force Space Systems Advisory Group, 1963–1967
ASSOCIATIONS
Honorary Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Fellow, Royal Aeronautical Society
Fellow, American Astronautical Society
Member, American Petroleum Institute
Member, Society of Automotive Engineers
Founding President and Member, Air Force Association
Member, National Aeronautic Association
Member, Order of Daedalians
Member, Explorers Club
AVIATION “FIRSTS”