James Alexander Mollison (1897–1970) was a brigadier general of the United States Air Force during and immediately after World War II. Mollison was chief of staff of the Hawaiian Air Force, Hickam Field, Hawaii (serving under the overall command of Lt. Gen. Walter C. Short) at the time of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. He became chief of staff of the Seventh Air Force in 1942.