Frederick Kimble
Frederick Kimble | |
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 As a West Point cadet in 1918 | |
| Born | 10 August 1895 Portland, Oregon |
| Died | 19 August 1978 (aged 83) Annandale, Virginia |
| Buried | Episcopal Cemetery, Galveston, Texas |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service | United States Army Air Corps |
| Years of service | 1918–1953 |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
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Frederick von Harten Kimble (10 August 1895 – 19 August 1978) was a United States Air Force brigadier general.
Early life
Frederick von Harten Kimble was born in Portland, Oregon, on 10 August 1895, the son of Edwin Kimble and his wife Elvira von Harten Kimble.[1] He had an older brother, Edwin Richardon Kimble.[2] His father died in 1901 and the family moved to Galveston, Texas, where Elvira's sister, Agnes von Harten lived.[1] Kimble entered the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, on 15 June 1915, just three days after his older brother Edwin had graduated second in the class of 1915.[3]
World War I
During World War I, Edwin was attached to the British V Corps on the Western Front, and he died of septicemia after a surgical operation on 9 April 1918.[2] Due to the war, Kimble's class, which was to have been the class of 1919, graduated early, on 12 June 1918.[4] Kimble graduated as the goat of his class, ranked 137th.[4]
Kimble was commissioned as a second Lieutenant in the 36th Infantry, part of the 12th Division. He was sent to Fort Sill, Oklahoma, for a 10-week course at Infantry School of Arms. After graduation, he became an infantry instructor in trench mortars, one- pounders, hand grenades, bayonets, field fortifications and physical training, first at Fort Sill, and then at Camp Benning, Georgia. He was promoted to the temporary rank of first lieutenant on 1 October 1918.[5][4]
Between the wars
After the war ended, Kimble applied for a four-year secondment to the United States Army Air Corps, but his request was denied.[1] He was promoted to first lieutenant of 22 October 1919. From may to October 1922, he was aide-de-camp to Brigadier General George Van Horn Moseley at Fort Sheridan, Illinois.[3]
In October 1922, Kimble entered the United States Army Air Service Primary flying School at Brooks Field, Texas. He graduated in June 1923, and then entered the Air Service Advanced Flying School at Kelly Field, Texas, from whence he graduated in January 1924.[3] He was assigned to the the 26th Attack Squadron, which was based at Kelly Field as part of the 3rd Attack Group, as assistant engineering officer and operations officer. In August 1924, he went to Clark Field at Camp Stotsenburg in the Philippines, where he served with the 3rd Pursuit Squadron.[3][5]
In September 1926, he was became the assistant department air officer at the Philippine Department headquarters in Manila. He was transferred to the Air Corps on 27 September 1926.[3][5] Kimble return to the United States in March 1927, and was assigned to the 1st Pursuit Group at Brooks Field. He was the commandant of the Flying Cadet Detachment and an instructor at the Air Corps Primary Flying School at March Field, California, from October 1927 to 12 May 1929.[3]
For his next assignment, Kimble went to Washington, DC, as an aide to the Assistant Secretary of War.[3][5] He was an aide at the White House from May 1930 to September 1934, and was promoted to captain on 1 October 1933, after fifteen years as a lieutenant. He was a student at the Air Corps Tactical School at Maxwell Field, Alabama, until 15 September 1934, and then a student at United States Army Command and General Staff College until 1 July 1936, after which he returned to the Air Corps Tactical School as an instructor in combat orders and naval operations.[6][5] Despite being the lowest-ranked member of his West Point class, he was the first to be promoted to major, when he promoted to the temporary rank on 27 October 1936. His rank became substantive on 1 May 1940.[1][6]
World War II
Dates of rank
| Insignia | Rank | Component | Date | Reference |
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Second Lieutenant | Infantry | 12 June 1918 | [4] |
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First Lieutenant (temporary) | Infantry | 1 October 1918 | [4] |
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First Lieutenant | Infantry | 22 October 1919 | [3] |
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First Lieutenant | Air Corps | 27 September 1926 | [3] |
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Captain | Air Corps | 1 October 1933 | [6] |
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Major (temporary) | Air Corps | 26 October 1936 | [6] |
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Major | Air Corps | 1 May 1940 | [6] |
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Lieutenant Colonel (temporary) | Air Corps | 15 March 1941 | [8] |
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Lieutenant Colonel | Army of the United States | 12 June 1941 | [8] |
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Colonel (temporary) | Air Corps | 5 January 1942 | [8] |
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Colonel | Army of the United States | 1 February 1942 | [8] |
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Lieutenant Colonel | Air Corps | 4 September 1942 | [8] |
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Brigadier General | Army of the United States | 27 April 1943 | [8] |
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Brigadier General | United States Air Force | 19 February 1948 | [8] |
Notes
- ^ a b c d "Frederick von Harten Kimble". Assembly. XLII (3): 119–120. December 1983.
- ^ a b Cullum 1920, pp. 1723–1724.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Cullum 1930, pp. 1335–1336.
- ^ a b c d e Cullum 1920, p. 2009.
- ^ a b c d e "Brigadier General Frederick V.H. Kimble > Air Force > Biography Display". United States Air Force. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ a b c d e Cullum 1940, p. 381.
- ^ "Kimble, Frederick V.H., Brig. Gen. USAf Ret". The Washington Post. 21 August 1978. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g Cullum 1950, pp. 270–271.
References
- Cullum, George W. (1920). Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the US Military Academy at West Point New York since its Establishment in 1802: Supplement Volume VI 1910–1920. Chicago, Illinois: R. R. Donnelly and Sons, The Lakeside Press. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- Cullum, George W. (1930). Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the US Military Academy at West Point New York since its Establishment in 1802: Supplement Volume VII 1920–1930. Chicago, Illinois: R. R. Donnelly and Sons, The Lakeside Press. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- Cullum, George W. (1940). Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the US Military Academy at West Point New York since its Establishment in 1802: Supplement Volume VIII 1930–1940. Chicago, Illinois: R. R. Donnelly and Sons, The Lakeside Press. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- Cullum, George W. (1950). Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the US Military Academy at West Point New York since its Establishment in 1802: Supplement Volume IX 1940–1950. Chicago, Illinois: R. R. Donnelly and Sons, The Lakeside Press. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
Category:1895 births
Category:1978 deaths
Category:Military personnel from Oregon
Category:People from Portland, Oregon
Category:Recipients of the Legion of Merit
Category:United States Air Force generals
Category:United States Army generals of World War II
Category:United States Military Academy alumni