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