Harmon, Millard

Millard Harmon was born in 1888 in Fort Mason, California . He came from a military family, his father, Millard Phillimore Harmon Sr., was a colonel in the US Army. In graduated in 1912 from the Military Academy at West Point. In 1914 he was sent to the Philippines to serve. In 1916 he was transferred to the communications building. In 1923 he graduated from Command and Staff Colleges. He studied at the Army Military College, which he graduated in 1925.

During World War I, Harmon underwent flight training and fought as part of the French aviation units. In the years 1927-1930, Millard Harmon was the head of the Flight School. In 1932-1936 - the commander of the 20th parachute group. Since 1938, the assistant chief of the US Air Force tactical school. Before the war, Millard Harmon was a military adviser to the Averell Harriman mission in the UK .

From July 1941 to January 1942 he commanded the 2nd air force. Since January 1942 - Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force. Since June 1942 - commander of US forces in the South Pacific.

Member of the Battle of Guadalcanal , during which he was Deputy Admiral William Halsey . He led the battles in New Georgia. In August 1944, Harmon was appointed commander of the US Air Force in the Pacific Ocean and deputy commander of the 20th Air Force unit. He introduced the practice of low-altitude bomber flights (which increased the accuracy of bombing).

Millard Harmon went missing in 1945. The plane Garmon was on during a normal flight to Hawaii did not return to base. Millard Harmon was pronounced dead on February 25, 1946, one year after his disappearance.

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