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Ennis Clement Whitehead (September 3, 1895 – October 12, 1964) was an early United States Army aviator and a United States Army Air Forces general during World War II. Whitehead joined the U. S. Army after the United States entered World War I in 1917. He trained as an aviator and served in France, where he was posted to the 3d Aviation Instruction Center and became a qualified test pilot. After the war, Whitehead returned to school at the University of Kansas. After he graduated, he was commissioned as a first lieutenant in 1920.

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  • Ennis Clement Whitehead (* 3. September 1895 in Westphalia, Kansas; † 12. Oktober 1964 in San Antonio, Texas) war ein US-amerikanischer Offizier und zuletzt Generalleutnant der US Air Force, der unter anderem während des Zweiten Weltkrieges zwischen 1944 und 1945 Kommandeur der 5. US-Luftflotte (Fifth Air Force) sowie zuletzt 1951 Kommandierender General des Luftverteidigungskommandos (Air Defense Command) war. (de)
  • Ennis Clement Whitehead (September 3, 1895 – October 12, 1964) was an early United States Army aviator and a United States Army Air Forces general during World War II. Whitehead joined the U. S. Army after the United States entered World War I in 1917. He trained as an aviator and served in France, where he was posted to the 3d Aviation Instruction Center and became a qualified test pilot. After the war, Whitehead returned to school at the University of Kansas. After he graduated, he was commissioned as a first lieutenant in 1920. Over the following twenty years, Whitehead participated in Billy Mitchell's aerial bombing demonstration and served as commander of the 94th and 36th Pursuit Squadrons among other assignments. After the U.S. entered World War II, Whitehead was promoted to brigadier general and sent to the Southwest Pacific Area. In the course of the war, he earned a Distinguished Service Cross and was named an honorary Commander of the Order of the British Empire as he rose to command the Fifth Air Force. After the war, he commanded the Far East Air Forces, the Continental Air Command, and the Air Defense Command. He retired in 1951 after he was passed over for Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force. Both his son, Ennis Whitehead Jr., and his grandson, Ennis Whitehead III, became generals as well, rising to major general and brigadier general respectively. (en)
  • Ennis Whitehead (3 de setembro de 1895 — 12 de outubro de 1964) foi primeiramente um aviador do Exército dos Estados Unidos e general das Forças Aéreas do Exército dos Estados Unidos durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial. Whitehead alistou-se no exército dos Estados Unidos após o país ter entrado na Primeira Guerra Mundial em 1917. Treinou e serviu enquanto piloto de aviões na França, onde foi colocado no 3º Centro de Instrução de Aviação, tornando-se um piloto de teste qualificado. Após a guerra, Whitehead retornou aos estudos na Universidade do Kansas. Depois de se formar, Ennis foi designado para primeiro-tenente em 1920. Ao longo dos 20 anos que se seguiram, Whitehead participou das forças de bombardeio aéreo de Billy Mitchell e serviu como comandante do 94th Fighter Squadron e do 36th Fighter Squadron dentre outros projetos dos quais fez parte. Depois que os Estados Unidos entraram na Segunda Guerra Mundial, Whitehead foi promovido a brigadeiro-general e enviado para a Área do Sudoeste do Pacífico. No decorrer da guerra, o general foi condecorado com a cruz de serviços distintos e nomeado comandante honorário da Ordem do Império Britânico quando designado para comandar a da USAAF. Após a guerra, Whitehead comandou a Força Aérea no Extremo Oriente, o e o . Aposentou-se em 1951 depois de ter sido preterido para . Tanto o seu filho, Ennis Whitehead Jr., como o seu neto, Ennis Whitehead III, se tornaram igualmente generais, ascendendo a major-general e brigadeiro-general, respectivamente. (pt)
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  • Ennis Clement Whitehead (* 3. September 1895 in Westphalia, Kansas; † 12. Oktober 1964 in San Antonio, Texas) war ein US-amerikanischer Offizier und zuletzt Generalleutnant der US Air Force, der unter anderem während des Zweiten Weltkrieges zwischen 1944 und 1945 Kommandeur der 5. US-Luftflotte (Fifth Air Force) sowie zuletzt 1951 Kommandierender General des Luftverteidigungskommandos (Air Defense Command) war. (de)
  • Ennis Clement Whitehead (September 3, 1895 – October 12, 1964) was an early United States Army aviator and a United States Army Air Forces general during World War II. Whitehead joined the U. S. Army after the United States entered World War I in 1917. He trained as an aviator and served in France, where he was posted to the 3d Aviation Instruction Center and became a qualified test pilot. After the war, Whitehead returned to school at the University of Kansas. After he graduated, he was commissioned as a first lieutenant in 1920. (en)
  • Ennis Whitehead (3 de setembro de 1895 — 12 de outubro de 1964) foi primeiramente um aviador do Exército dos Estados Unidos e general das Forças Aéreas do Exército dos Estados Unidos durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial. Whitehead alistou-se no exército dos Estados Unidos após o país ter entrado na Primeira Guerra Mundial em 1917. Treinou e serviu enquanto piloto de aviões na França, onde foi colocado no 3º Centro de Instrução de Aviação, tornando-se um piloto de teste qualificado. Após a guerra, Whitehead retornou aos estudos na Universidade do Kansas. Depois de se formar, Ennis foi designado para primeiro-tenente em 1920. (pt)
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