The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1946-02-02
IT. GEN. n. S. VAiNDERBERG
TO DIRECT WAR DEPARTMENT
INTELLIGENCE DIVISION
Succeeds Moior General
Clayton L. BisselI

Lieutenant General Hoyt s. Van
denberg, Assistant Chief of Air
Staff (Training), has been ap-
pointed Assistant Chief of Staff,
CO Intelligence, War Department
General Staff, effective January 26,
1916, succeeding Major General
Clayton L. Bissell.
General Bissell, who has direct
ed the CO Division since FEBRUARY
1914, will go on leave February
l, 1916, prior to reassignment. He
was awarded an Oak Leaf Cluster
to the Distinguished Service Ned
al in September, 1915, for vigorous
leadership in recognizing the CO
Division. His new assignment has
not been announced.
General Vandenberg was assign
ed to the United Kingdom in June,
1912, and assisted in the planning
and organization of the Air Force
for operations in North Africa.
While in the United Kingdom, Cen
eral Vandenberg was appointed
Chief Of Staff of the Twelfth Air
Free. He participated in the inva-
sion of North Africa the Tunisian
end Siciian campaigns.
Upon his return to the United
States in August, 1913, General Van
denberg was assigned to Head
quarters, Army Air Forces, Wash
ington, D. c., as Deputy Chief of
Air Staff. In March, 1914, he was
assigned to Headquarters, European
Theatre of Operations, and in April
1914, was designated Deputy Air
Commander in Chief, Headquarters.
American Component, Allied Ex-
peditionary Air Force, European
Theatre of Operations In August.
1914 he assumed command of the
Ninth Air Force in the same thea
ter, returning to the United States
in July, 1945
Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
January "a, 1899, General Vanden-
berg was GRADUATED from United
States Military Academy in 1923.
e was Hawarded the Distinguished
Service Medal in September, 1912,
/ for his contribution to the formula
ton of strategic plans for the en-
ployment OF the Army Air Frees
from September, 1889, to July, 1912.
He also has been awarded the Lee
gion of Merit, the Silver Star, the
Distinguished Flying Cross, and the
Air Medal with three Oak Leaf
Clusters.
General Bissel was born July
%, 1896, at Kane, Pennsylvania.
Following graduation from Valpar-
also University, Indiana, in 1917
with a degree of Doctor of laws,
he enlisted in the Aviation Section,
Signal Reserves, August Is, 1917,
and was commissioned, First Lieu
tenant, January u, 1918
General Bissell was awarded the
Dic+;y, o,,iebaJ Car1y;oe Croce ord
the Silver Star for extraordinary
heroism in World War l. He was
credited with destroying five en-
envy planes while serving with the
148th and 41st Aero Squadrons,
qualifying him as an Ace.
A member of the War Plans Di-
vision of the War Department Gen
eral Staff at the outbreak of World
War II, General Bissell was assign
ed as Principal Aviation Officer on
General Stilwell's Staff in China
in January, 1912 In August, 1912,
he assumed command of the 10th
Air Force and commanded all air
forces in the Asiatic Theatre from
August to December, 1912 He was
awarded the Distinguished Service
Medal and the Air Medal when he
was relieved from that assignment
in October, 1943, to become Assist
ant Chief of Staff, Intelligence, for
the Army Air Forces. He was as
signed as Deputy Assistant Chief
of Staff, G-2, War Department Gen
eral Staff, in January. 1914. and
became the Assistant Chief of Staff,
G-2, the following month.