Barney M. Giles Military person

Barney McKinney Giles (September 13, 1892 – May 6, 1984) was an American military officer who helped develop strategic bombing theory and practice. Giles stepped outside of established bomber doctrine during World War II to develop long-range capabilities for fighter aircraft in use by the United States Army Air Forces. Giles served as commanding general of the Fourth Air Force then as commander of the Twentieth Air Force in the Pacific Ocean Areas. In 1945 Giles was appointed honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire by King George VI of the United Kingdom.

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Birth date	September 13, 1892
Birth place	Mineola Texas
Date of death	May 06, 1984
Place of death	San Antonio
Resting place	Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery

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award	Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Army) Distinguished Service Medal (US Navy) Air Medal Order of the Cloud and Banner Order of the British Empire Distinguished Flying Cross (United States) Military decorations of Mexico
military operations	World War II World War I
military branch	United States Army Air Service United States Army Air Corps United States Army Air Forces
military command	Fourth Air Force Twentieth Air Force
service start	1917
service end	1946