biography
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George, Harold Huston
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| lived:
| (1892–1942)
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| biography:
| Aviator, born in Lockport, New York, USA. A World War 1 ‘ace,’ he commanded US air-mail stations during the 1930s, and in 1941 took command of US air forces in the Philippines, where he directed the air defence of Manila, Bataan, and Corregidor. He escaped from the islands with MacArthur, and was killed in a ground accident shortly after his arrival in Australia. |
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