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