Byron Q. Jones
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Byron Quinby Jones (April 9, 1888 – March 30, 1959) was a pioneer aviator and an officer in the United States Army.[1] Jones began and ended his career as a cavalry officer, but for a quarter century between 1914 and 1939, he was an aviator in the various organizations that were the Army's air arm. He appeared to be on track in the 1930s to becoming one of the senior commanders of the Air Corps, but his views on the role of airpower diverged from those of his Air Corps peers and he returned to the Army's ground forces at the beginning of World War II.
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Byron Quinby Jones | |
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Nickname(s) | B.Q. |
Born | (1888-04-09)April 9, 1888 Henrietta, New York |
Died | March 30, 1959(1959-03-30) (aged 70) Washington, D.C. |
Allegiance | United States |
Service/ | Cavalry, United States Army Aviation Section, Signal Corps Air Service, United States Army United States Army Air Corps Cavalry, United States Army |
Years of service | 1912–1944 |
Rank | Colonel |
Commands held | 4th Composite Group 8th Attack Squadron 2d Bombardment Wing 2nd Sqdn, 13th Cavalry (Mech) |
Battles/wars | World War II |
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