William Lendrum Mitchell (December 29, 1879 – February 19, 1936) was a United States Army general who is regarded as the father of the United States Air Force.[1][2]
Mitchell served in France during World War I
 and, by the conflict's end, commanded all American air combat units in 
that country. After the war, he was appointed deputy director of the Air Service
 and began advocating increased investment in air power, believing that 
this would prove vital in future wars. He argued particularly for the 
ability of bombers to sink battleships and organized a series of bombing runs against stationary ships designed to test the idea.
He antagonized many administrative leaders of the Army with his 
arguments and criticism and, in 1925, was returned from appointment as a
 brigadier general to his permanent rank of colonel due to his insubordination. Later that year, he was court-martialed for insubordination after accusing Army and Navy leaders of an "almost treasonable administration of the national defense"[3] for investing in battleships instead of aircraft carriers. He resigned from the service shortly afterwards.
Mitchell received many honors following his death, including a 
Congressional Gold Medal. He is also the first person for whom an 
American military aircraft design, the North American B-25 Mitchell, is named. Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee, Wisconsin is also named after Mitchell.

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