Earl Seeley Hoag began his military career in 1917 when he enlisted as a sergeant in the Signal Reserve Corps. He attended flight school and in 1920 was commissioned a first lieutenant in the Air Service of the Regular Army. After assignments in Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Washington, D.C., he went to the Philippine Islands in 1928. By 1940 General Hoag was appointed assistant to the chief of Planning and Equipment on the War Department General Staff. In 1943, he became commanding general of the India-China Wing of Air Transport command that operated over the "Hump" between India and China and carried war supplies to the Republic of China. General Hoag was commanding general of the Europe and Division of Air Transport Command which he reorganized in preparation for the invasion of Normandy. By 1947 he was Chief of the United States Air Force Group for the American "Mission for Aid" to Turkey, a mission which was established as a result of the Truman Doctrine. General Hoag returned to Washington, D.C. in 1949 and retired from the Air Force in 1953.
From the description of Hoag collection, 1900-1972. (US Air Force Academy). WorldCat record id: 244567662
