Share This Article 1. This future American general officer was British General Edward Braddock’s aide at the Battle of the Monongahela. William Alexander, Lord Stirling Charles Lee Horatio Lloyd Gates George Washington 2. He was the first American officer to fly over German lines in World War One. Billy Mitchell Eddie Rickenbacker Henry “Hap” Arnold John Pershing 3. He was the only officer that J.E.B. Stuart mentioned in his dispatches during the Battle of Gettysburg. General Fitzhugh Lee Major James Mosby Major Henry McClellan Captain Charles Corbit Loading …