Charles deForest Chandler
Colonel Charles deForest Chandler ( December 24 , 1878 – May 18 , 1939 ) was an American military aviator , and the first head of the Aeronautical Division , U . S . Signal Corps that later became the United States Air Force . 
<triplet> Charles deForest Chandler <subj> December 24, 1878 <obj> date of birth <subj> May 18, 1939 <obj> date of death