Billy Mitchell
About Billy Mitchell
William Lendrum Mitchell (December 29, 1879 – February 19, 1936) was a United States Army officer who had a major role in the creation of the United States Air Force. Mitchell served in France during World War I and, by the conflict's end, commanded all American air combat units in that country. After the war, he was appointed deputy director of the Air Service and began advocating for increased investment in air power, believing that this would prove vital in future wars. He argued particularly for the ability of bombers to sink battleships and organized a series of bombing runs against stationary ships designed to test the idea. He antagonized many administrative leaders of the Army with his arguments and criticism and in 1925, his temporary appointment as a brigadier general was not renewed, and he reverted to his permanent rank of colonel, due to his insubordination. Later that year, he was court-martialed for insubordination after accusing Army and Navy leaders of an "almost treasonable administration of the national defense" for investing in battleships.
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Discography
This Is Billy Mitchell (1962)
The Colossus of Detroit (1979)
De Lawd's Bues (1980)
Night Flight to Dakar (1982)
Broadway and Hollywood… Basie’s Way (2009)
Night Flight to Dakar + Xanadu in Africa (2015)
Al Grey & Billy Mitchell Sextet & Septet · Live At The Museum Of Modern Art & At Birdland (2023)
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