Charles T. Menoher

Charles T. Menoher
Major General Charles T. Menoher
Born	1862 Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Died	1930 (aged 67–68)
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1886-1926
Rank	Major General
Commands held	VI Corps (United States) IX Corps Area Hawaiian Department Hawaiian Division 42nd Infantry Division
Battles/wars	World War I
Awards	Distinguished Service Medal

Major General Charles Thomas Menoher (March 10, 1862 - August 11, 1930) was a U.S. Army general, first Chief of the United States Army Air Service, and commanded the U.S. Army Hawaiian Department from 1924-1925. The son of a Civil War veteran, Menoher was born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania in 1862 and graduated from the United States Military Academy at Westpoint, New York in 1886 with a commission as an artillery officer. He later graduated from the Army War College and was selected for the original General Staff Corps, where he served from 1903-1907.

Major General Menoher commanded the Rainbow Division in France during World War I, participating in the Champagne-Marne offensive and in the successful Allied offensives of Saint Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne. Menoher was succeeded by General Douglas MacArthur in this position. At war's end, Menoher commanded the VI Corps (United States) and received the Distinguished Service Medal, along with foreign awards from France, Belgium, and Italy.

Following World War I, Menoher became first Director and then Chief of Air Service, where he began a famous (and ultimately losing) conflict with his Assistant Chief, Brigadier General Billy Mitchell.^[1] Requesting an assignment with troops, Menoher then took command of the Hawaiian Division before taking over the entire Hawaiian Department. After this, he commanded the IX Corps Area in San Francisco until his mandatory retirement on March 20, 1926. He died on August 11, 1930.

See also

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	World War I portal
	United States Air Force portal

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Government document "[1]".

1. ^ Clodfelter, Mark A. , 'Molding Air Power Convictions: Development and Legacy of William Mitchell's Strategic Thought', in Melinger, Phillip S. ed., The Paths of Heaven: The Evolution of Air Power Theory, Alabama, Air University Press, 1997, 79-114, p.91

Persondata
Name	Menoher, Charles T.
Alternative names
Short description	United States Army general
Date of birth	March 10, 1862
Place of birth	Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Date of death	August 11, 1930
Place of death