Share This Article 1. This was Ulysses S. Grant’s favorite alcoholic beverage during the war. Champagne Red wine Bourbon Beer 2. The 1984 Tom Clancy novel, The Hunt for Red October was inspired by a mutiny on this Soviet ship. Marshal Ustinov Sentry Kirov Red October 3. He is the only person to have held the rank of General of the Air Force. Carl Spaatz Henry “Hap” Arnold Curtis LeMay James Doolittle Loading …