Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Brigadier General Kenneth Newton Walker (17 July 1898 5 January 1943) was a United States Army aviator and a United States Army Air Forces general who had a significant influence on the development of airpower doctrine. He posthumously received the Medal of Honor in World War II.Walker joined the United States Army in 1917, after the American entry into World War I. He trained as an aviator and became a flying instructor. In 1920, after the end of the war, he received a commission in the Regular Army. After service in various capacities, Walker graduated from the Air Corps Tactical School in 1929, then served as an instructor there.