USAF founded earlier?

In our timeline, quite a number of countries had their own separate air force well before WW2. Many countries saw the advantage of a branch of military where it's sole purpose was air power. What if General Billy Mitchell pushed even harder for air power when he was made Director of Military Aeronatutics.

It was no secret that General Mitchell, starting in WW1 would alienate his fellow officers and then later members of the senate and more particularly, the Navy.

However, rather than alienating anyone who can help him, he tried his best to work with congress and the Navy, hopefully eliminating the events that created his downfall.

Is it possible that he could have created a completely separate branch by say 1925?

If this were to happen, what actions would it take for the Navy's carrier fleet be removed from the Navy and placed under this separate branch?
 
I think the best that can be hoped for is the USAF getting responsibility for startegic bombing and air superiority while leaving the Navy alone and allowing the Army to keep tactical aircraft otherwise I can't see how the USAF will be created as both the Navy and Army would object.
 
June 4 1920 -
The US Army Reorganization Act is passed, dashing hopes for an American independent air arm like Britain's Royal Air Force.
The Army Reorganization Act of 1920 made the Air Service a combatant arm of the Army and gave the Chief of the Air Service the rank of major general and his assistant chief the rank of brigadier general. Tactical air units in the United States were placed under the nine U.S.Army corps area commanders where they continued to be employed primarily in support of the ground forces. The Chief of the Air Service retained command of various training schools, depots and other activities exempted from Army corps control.

I read somewhere this was to avoid the expense of setting up a separate Service.
 
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