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Hap Arnold, namesake of Achievement 2, was the first person to hold which rank?

General of the Air Force.

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Why: Congress appointed Arnold to the permanent five-star rank in 1949. He was the first person commissioned as General of the Air Force.

Huh, didn't know that: Arnold became chief of the Army Air Corps in 1938.

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Answer: General of the Air Force. Congress appointed Arnold to the permanent five-star rank in 1949. He was the first person commissioned as General of the Air Force.

  1. Cadet achievement page: Achievement 2, Arnold (Civil Air Patrol) www.gocivilairpatrol.com/programs/cadets/stripes-to-diamonds/h-h-hap-arnold-achievement
    In May 1949 he was named General of the Air Force, the first such commission ever made.
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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