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• William_Bostock abstract "Air Vice Marshal William Dowling (Bill) Bostock, CB, DSO, OBE (5 February 1892 – 28 April 1968) was a senior commander in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). During World War II he led RAAF Command, the Air Force's main operational formation, with responsibility for the defence of Australia and air offensives against Japanese targets in the South West Pacific Area. His achievements in the role earned him the Distinguished Service Order and the American Medal of Freedom. General Douglas MacArthur described him as "one of the world's most successful airmen".A veteran of World War I, Bostock first saw combat as a soldier in the Australian Imperial Force at Gallipoli, then as a pilot in the Royal Flying Corps on the Western Front, where he earned the Belgian Croix de guerre. He joined the newly formed RAAF in 1921 and by 1941 had risen to become its third most senior officer, serving as Director of Training from 1930 to 1931, commanding officer of No. 3 Squadron from 1931 to 1936, and Director of Operations and Intelligence from 1938 to 1939.The Deputy Chief of the Air Staff at the outbreak of World War II, Bostock was considered a leading candidate for the position of Chief of the Air Staff in 1942 but was passed over in favour of Air Commodore George Jones, a friend of twenty years. Appointed Air Officer Commanding RAAF Command soon after, Bostock became involved in a bitter and long-running dispute with Jones over control of the Air Force in the South West Pacific. Following his retirement from the RAAF in 1946, he became a journalist and later a Federal Member of Parliament.".
• William_Bostock alias "Air Vice Marshal William Bostock".
• William_Bostock allegiance "Australia".
• William_Bostock award Croix_de_guerre.
• William_Bostock award Distinguished_Service_Order.
• William_Bostock award Medal_of_Freedom.
• William_Bostock award Order_of_the_Bath.
• William_Bostock award Order_of_the_British_Empire.
• William_Bostock battle Gallipoli_Campaign.
• William_Bostock battle Pacific_War.
• William_Bostock battle South_West_Pacific_theatre_of_World_War_II.
• William_Bostock battle Western_Front_(World_War_I).
• William_Bostock birthDate "1892-02-05".
• William_Bostock birthPlace New_South_Wales.
• William_Bostock birthPlace Sydney.
• William_Bostock birthYear "1892".
• William_Bostock deathDate "1968-04-28".
• William_Bostock deathPlace Benalla.
• William_Bostock deathYear "1968".
• William_Bostock militaryBranch Royal_Australian_Air_Force.
• William_Bostock militaryCommand "No. 3 Squadron (1931–36)".
• William_Bostock militaryCommand "RAAF Command (1942–45)".
• William_Bostock militaryUnit No._48_Squadron_RAF.
• William_Bostock occupation Division_of_Indi.
• William_Bostock serviceEndYear "1946".
• William_Bostock serviceStartYear "1914".
• William_Bostock thumbnail AWM019067.jpg?width=300.
• William_Bostock wikiPageExternalLink %22Cleaning+the+augean+stables.%22+The+Morotai+Mutiny%3F-a0123162109.
• William_Bostock wikiPageID "12491143".
• William_Bostock wikiPageRevisionID "601493891".
• William_Bostock after Mac_Holten.
• William_Bostock align "left".
• William_Bostock align "right".
• William_Bostock allegiance "Australia".
• William_Bostock alt "Outdoor head-and-shoulders portrait of man in light-coloured shirt with shoulder insignia, wearing peaked cap with two rows of braid".
• William_Bostock alternativeNames "Air Vice Marshal William Bostock".
• William_Bostock awards Croix_de_guerre.
• William_Bostock awards Distinguished_Service_Order.
• William_Bostock awards Order_of_the_Bath.
• William_Bostock awards Order_of_the_British_Empire.
• William_Bostock awards "Medal of Freedom with Silver Palm".
• William_Bostock battles "World War I * Gallipoli Campaign * Western Front World War II * Pacific War * South West Pacific theatre".
• William_Bostock before John_McEwen.
• William_Bostock birthDate "1892-02-05".
• William_Bostock birthPlace "Sydney, New South Wales".
• William_Bostock branch Royal_Australian_Air_Force.
• William_Bostock caption "Air Vice Marshal Bill Bostock, 1945".
• William_Bostock commands No._3_Squadron_RAAF.
• William_Bostock commands RAAF_Command.
• William_Bostock dateOfBirth "1892-02-05".
• William_Bostock dateOfDeath "1968-04-28".
• William_Bostock deathDate "1968-04-28".
• William_Bostock deathPlace "Benalla, Victoria".
• William_Bostock hasPhotoCollection William_Bostock.
• William_Bostock laterwork "Member for Indi".
• William_Bostock name "Bostock, William".
• William_Bostock name "William Dowling Bostock".
• William_Bostock placeOfBirth "Sydney, New South Wales".
• William_Bostock placeOfDeath "Benalla, Victoria".
• William_Bostock quote "He looked gruff and tough ... but he impressed me as being honest and I believed that, if he would work with me at all, he would be loyal to me.".
• William_Bostock quote "The Chief of the Air Staff ... who has no authority or responsibility for the conduct of operations, has no right – particularly no moral right – to dispute, on operational or tactical grounds, operational requirements demanded by the Air Office Commanding R.A.A.F. Command ...".
• William_Bostock rank Air_vice-marshal.
• William_Bostock serviceyears "1914".
• William_Bostock shortDescription "RAAF senior commander".
• William_Bostock source "Bill Bostock, 1944".
• William_Bostock source "George Kenney on Bill Bostock, 1942".
• William_Bostock title Deputy_Chief_of_Air_Force_(Australia).
• William_Bostock title "Air Officer Commanding RAAF Command".
• William_Bostock title "Member for Indi".
• William_Bostock unit No._48_Squadron_RAF.
• William_Bostock width "36.0".
• William_Bostock wordnet_type synset-person-noun-1.
• William_Bostock years "1939".
• William_Bostock years "1942".
• William_Bostock years "1949".
• William_Bostock description "RAAF senior commander".
• William_Bostock description "RAAF senior commander".
• William_Bostock subject Category:1892_births.
• William_Bostock subject Category:1968_deaths.
• William_Bostock subject Category:Australian_Army_soldiers.
• William_Bostock subject Category:Australian_aviators.
• William_Bostock subject Category:Australian_military_personnel_of_World_War_I.
• William_Bostock subject Category:Companions_of_the_Distinguished_Service_Order.
• William_Bostock subject Category:Companions_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath.
• William_Bostock subject Category:Liberal_Party_of_Australia_politicians.
• William_Bostock subject Category:Members_of_the_Australian_House_of_Representatives.
• William_Bostock subject Category:Members_of_the_Australian_House_of_Representatives_for_Indi.
• William_Bostock subject Category:Officers_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire.
• William_Bostock subject Category:Recipients_of_the_Croix_de_Guerre_(Belgium).
• William_Bostock subject Category:Recipients_of_the_Medal_of_Freedom.
• William_Bostock subject Category:Royal_Air_Force_officers.
• William_Bostock subject Category:Royal_Australian_Air_Force_air_marshals_of_World_War_II.
• William_Bostock type AirForceOfficer109780828.
• William_Bostock type AirMarshal109781171.
• William_Bostock type AustralianArmySoldiers.
• William_Bostock type AustralianAviators.
• William_Bostock type Aviator109826204.
• William_Bostock type CausalAgent100007347.
• William_Bostock type Companion109945905.
• William_Bostock type CompanionsOfTheDistinguishedServiceOrder.

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