Hall, William Evens “Bill”, born 22-10-1907 in McAlester, Oklahoma 
His first marriage, to Helena Callaway, with whom he had four children, William S.; Frank; Helena; and William Evens Jr. Two of their sons also served in the U.S. Air Force; William Spencer Hall (MHOH ID 212742) 
retired as a Captain; and William Evens Hall, Jr. retired as a Colonel. In addition, Hall’s brother, Linscott A. ‘Scott’ Hall (MHOH ID 212748), 
retired as a Brigadier General in the U.S. Air Force.
The marriage ended in divorce and William was later married to photojournalist Marguerite Higgins 
from 1952 until her death, contracted leishmaniasis, on 03-01-1966, age 65..She was the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize for Foreign Correspondence awarded in 1951 for her coverage of the Korean War. William’s second marriage produced three children, one of whom died in infancy. William was an enthusiastic sportsman, and active in athletics while at West Point 
where as a first classman, he captained the track team and received All-America honorable mention as a center. William was also a boating and motorcycle enthusiast. He also loved animals, owning a kitten, two dogs (one a deaf Dalmatian), a canary and two parakeets.
William attended the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, graduating with the class of 1929. He was commissioned in the artillery. Following four years service with the Field Artillery, he entered Primary Flying School at Randolph Field, Texas, 
in 1933 and graduated from the Advanced Flying School at Kelly Field later that year, receiving his wings as a pilot in the old Army Air Corps
In the fall of 1939, Hall attended the Air Force Tactical School at Maxwell Field, AL, and upon graduation in 1940, he returned to Bolling Field as Post Adjutant; in July 1941, he became Assistant Executive Officer. In September 1941, he became Special Assistant to the Air Inspector, Headquarters U.S. Army Air Forces, at Bolling. A year later, Hall was appointed Secretary of the Air Staff, Headquarters U.S. Army Air Forces, and, in March 1943, he became Deputy Chief of the Air Staff, Headquarters U.S. Army Air Forces.
He served actively during World War II, first as Deputy Chief of the Air Staff, Headquarters U.S. Army Air Forces and later as Deputy Commander of the 15th Air Force 
in Bari, Italy. During 1944-45, a crucial period of World War II. After the war Hall was placed in charge of the United States Continental Air Command, an organization of more than 15,000 military personnel and over 8,000 civilian employees, and served as Senior Member and Air Force Representative to the United Nations Military Staff Committee in New York.
The following year, Hall became Chief of the Armed Forces Division, Office of the U.S. Military Government of Germany. At some point during this assignment, he also served as Chief of the U.S. Air Survey Mission to Turkey that conducted a modernization study of the Turkish Air Force. His next assignment was as Director of Intelligence, Office of the Commander-in-Chief of the European Command, Berlin, Germany, during the Berlin Airlift. In 1949, He was made Director of Intelligence, 1130th Special Activities Group, 
Bolling AFB, with duty station at Heidelberg, Germany. Reassigned in November 1949, Hall was named Deputy Director of Legislation and Liaison, Office of the Secretary of the U.S. Air Force, Washington; he became Director in May 1951. In January 1951, Hall was appointed Commanding General of the Fourth Air Force 
at Hamilton AFB, CA. During the fall of 1952, he was assigned as Vice Commander of the Continental Air Command, Mitchel AFB, NY. General Hall was appointed Assistant Chief of Staff for Reserve Forces, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, DC, in September 1953 – serving in that capacity through June 1957.
On 01–07-1957, Lieutenant General William Evens Hall assumed command of the nationwide Continental Air Command, an organization of more than 15,000 military personnel and over 8,000 civilian employees. ConAC was responsible for training the 15-Wing Air Force Reserve; supervising the training of, and inspecting, the 24-Wing Air National Guard; and for training more than 100,000 individual Ready Reservists. In addition to commanding ConAC, Hall also had duty as Senior Member and Air Force Representative to the United Nations Military Staff Committee, New York, NY. Hall retired from active duty on 01-10-1961.Rated as a Command Pilot, Hall had more than 26 years of flying experience and logged over 6,000 hours in the air.
In 1952 he was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Portland, Portland, OR. In 1961, he was admitted to the Reserve Officer’s Association Minuteman Hall of Fame, an honor most frequently awarded to officers of 4-star rank and whose awardees make up a virtual Who’s Who in the military.
Death and burial ground of Hall, William Evens “Bill”.
William Evens “Bill” Hall, died at Cape Canaveral Hospital in Cape Canaveral, Florida, of internal hemorrhaging on 28-05-1984, age 76. Bill was buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Section 2, Site 4705-B. with his second wife “Maggie”
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