Thomas D. Milling, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Thomas D. Milling

United States Air Force general

Date of Birth: 31-Jul-1887

Place of Birth: Louisiana, United States

Date of Death: 26-Nov-1960

Profession: judge, aircraft pilot

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Thomas DeWitt Milling (July 31, 1887 – November 26, 1960) was a pioneer of military aviation and a brigadier general in the U.S.
Army Air Corps.
He was the first rated pilot in the history of the United States Air Force. He received his flight training from the Wright Brothers and was awarded Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) pilot certificate No.
30 on July 6, 1911.
Although Milling was not the first U.S.
Army aviator, he was the first to receive Military Aviator Certificate No.
1 on July 5, 1912.
Milling also received the first badge awarded to an American military aviator in October 1913.