Namesake of Fort Benning

“Poet Laureate of the 15th Infantry Regiment”

“Father of the Armored Force”

“America’s Greatest WWI Flying Ace”

Recipient of France’s Croix du Guerre with a Gold Palm for extraordinary valor.

“The Father of the United States Air Force”

"In sheer ability and character, he was the outstanding soldier of my time." -Gen. Eisenhower