Frank O'Driscoll Hunter Military person

Frank O. Hunter began his military career as a World War I flying ace, being credited by the United States Army Air Service with downing nine enemy aircraft. Hunter became an advocate of fighter aircraft strategy and tactics. In World War II he served as commanding general of the VIII Fighter Command and, later, the First Air Force.

Personal facts

Frank O'Driscoll Hunter
Birth dateDecember 08, 1894
Birth place
Savannah Georgia
Date of deathJune 25, 1982
Place of death
Savannah Georgia

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Military person

award
Legion of Merit
Purple Heart
Distinguished Service Cross (United States)
Order of the British Empire
Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)
military operations
World War II
World War I
military branch
United States Army Air Forces
military command
17th Pursuit Group
94th Aero Squadron
79th Pursuit Squadron
95th Pursuit Squadron
First Air Force
VIII Fighter Command
military unit
1st Operations Group
103d Aero Squadron
service start1917
service end1917

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