General Henry "Hap" Arnold:  Born in 1886 in Gladwin, Pennslyvania Arnold went on to graduate from West Point Military Academy.  The forefather of the Air Force, Arnold was himself taught by the Wright Brothers to fly in 1911.  He became Brigadier General in 1935 and was made Chief of the Air Corp in 1938.  Arnold had to build the Corp from almost the ground after Pearl Harbor and used brilliant ideas.  Amoung these ideas were contracting civilian aviatorss to teach flying to his new recruits, rented empty motels as barracks, and forced the companies that built the aircrafts to share plans.  During the war Arnold had 5 heart attacks but refused to rest.  General Arnold died in 1950

General Omar Bradley:  Born in 1893 in Clark, Missouri Bradley went on to graduate in the famed 1915 class of West Point (contained Eisenhower, Bradley, & Patton).  A Brigadier General at the start of World War II he led over 1 million men into battle.  An extremely important commander in the D-Day invasion and pushing the Germans from France.  Bradley was one of the first Americans to use the Air Corp greatly and went on to become the first Chairman of the Joint Chief's of Staff.  General Bradley died in 1981.

General Dwight D. Eisenhower:  Born in 1890 in Dennison, Texas Eisenhower went on the graduate from West Point with Bradley.  The man who would become Supreme Allied Commander started World War II with three stars, and earned a fourth in Africa fighting Rommel.  Eisenhower was the commander of Operation Overlord and with the D-day invasion on June 6, 1944 sent 156,000 men to capture heavily fortified German positions, which they did successfully.  After the war Eisenhower become a two-term President of the United States.  General Eisenhower died in 1969.

Admiral William "Bull "F. Halsey:  Born in 1882 in Elizabeth, New Jersey he went on to graduate from Annapolis and commanded several vessels including the Saratoga.  Halsey led the first attack on Japanese land holdings and led the first bombing missions on Tokyo.  The commander for the United States during the Battle of Guadlecanal.  Admiral Halsey died in 1959.

Admiral Ernest J. King:  Born in 1878 in Loraine, Ohio, a graduate of the Naval Academy, who only saw action in the Spanish-American War.  King was Commander of the Atlantic Fleet in 1941 and became incharge of Naval Forces during World War II.  Admiral King died in 1956.

Admiral William D. Leahy:  Born in 1975 in Hampton, Iowa Leahy also graduated from Annapolis.  A commander who never fought in war became the Chairman of the Joint Chief's of Staff and died shortly after World War II.

General Douglas A. Macarthur:  Born in 1880 in Fort Dodge, Arkansas Macarthur was bound for greatness.  Graduating from West Point with the third highest grade average every, ahead of him was Robert E. Lee, Macarthur rose quickly.  He went from Major to Brigadier General in World War I, and then became Superentendant of West Point between wars.  In 1930 he became the Army Chief of Staff and was sent to the Philipines in 1935 to build an Army.  When attacked by the Japanese he retreated to Bataan, was rescued to Australia and used leap frog techniques to push up from the South as Nimitz pushed down from the North.  After the war Macarthur helped the Japanese regain prosperity and led the American forces in the Korean War for a time.  General Macarthur died in 1964.

General George C. Marshall:  Born in 1880 in Uniontown, Pennsylvania Marshall did not have the grades to go the West Point so he attended Virginia Military Institute.  During the first World War Marshall was a Major and a member of General Persian's staff.  The Army Chief of staff in 1939 he was a Brigadier General at the start of World War II.  The right hand of President Roosevelt during the war Marshall made great non-battlefield decisions.  The namesake of the Marshall Plan, Secretary of State during the Cold War, and Secretary of Defense during the Korean War died in 1959.

Admiral Chester W. Nimitz:  Born in 1885 in Fredricksburg, Texas, a graduate of the Naval Academy Nimitz led the victory in the Pacific.  The Commander of the Pacific Fleet just after the bombing of Pearl Harbor.  The decision maker in the battles of Coral Sea, Midway, and Guadlecanal while not being a direct participant.  Early in his career was assigned to the one of the first submarine details and used submarines extensively.  The man who eventually defeated an, at first, overwhelming Japanese force died in 1966.