This came at a time when Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower was putting together his command group for the invasion of Europe, and Arnold approved Eisenhower's request to replace Eaker with his own commanders, Spaatz and Doolittle.
Tudi drugi Arnoldovi varovanci so pozneje zasedli ključna mesta v strateških bombniških silah; med njimi so bili tudi Haywood S. Hansell, Laurence S. Kuter in James H. Doolittle.