The Generals of WWII
Generals from USA
Armstrong, Frank Alton Jr.
Lieutenant-General
* 24th of May 1902
† 1st of September 1969
(USAAF/USAF)
Promotions
| 1942-01-05 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-03-01 | Colonel (Army of the United States)(Air Corps) |
| 1943-02-08 | Brigadier-General (Army of the United States) |
| 1946-05-02 | Major |
| 1948-04-02 | Colonel |
| 1950-01-13 | Major-General (Air Force of the United States) |
| 1950-01-25 | Brigadier-General (Confirmed US Senate)(Dated back to 1949-10-02) |
| 1954-04-06 | Major-General (Confirmed US Senate)(Dated back to 1949-10-14) |
| 1961-02-21 | Lieutenant-General (Air Force of the United States)(Confirmed US Senate)(Dated back to 1956-09-17) |
| 1961-05-31 | Lieutenant-General (Retired) |
Service
| 1939-05-07 | – | 1939-06-30 | Commanding Officer 13th Attack Squadron |
| 1939-07-01 | – | 1939-09-06 | Commanding Officer 13th Bombardment Squadron |
| 1939-XX-XX | Attending the Air Corps Tactical School | ||
| 1940-02-01 | – | 1940-10-05 | Commanding Officer 13th Bombardment Squadron |
| 1940-11-XX | – | 1941-01-XX | Military observer in the United Kingdom |
| 1941-04-22 | – | 1941-06-30 | Assistant Operations & Training Officer, 3rd Interceptor Command |
| 1941-08-XX | – | 1942-02-XX | Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations & Training (A-3), Headquarters US Army Air Forces |
| 1942-02-XX | – | 1942-08-01 | Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations & Training (A-3), 8th Bomber Command [United Kingdom] |
| 1942-08-02 | – | 1942-09-14 | Commanding Officer 97th Bombardment Group [United Kingdom] |
| 1942-09-15 | – | 1943-01-02 | Liaison Officer, United Kingdom to United States, 1st Bombardment Wing [United Kingdom] |
| 1943-01-03 | – | 1943-02-17 | Commanding Officer 306th Bombardment Group [United Kingdom] |
| 1943-02-18 | – | 1943-06-15 | Commanding General 101st Provisional Combat Wing [United Kingdom] |
| 1943-06-16 | – | 1943-07-31 | Commanding General 1st Bombardment Wing [United Kingdom] |
| 1943-09-13 | – | 1944-04-06 | Commanding General 46th Bombardment Operational Training Wing |
| 1944-04-07 | – | 1944-11-07 | Commanding General 17th Bombardment Operational Training Wing |
| 1944-11-18 | – | 1946-01-17 | Commanding General 315th Bombardment Wing |
| 1946-01-18 | – | 1946-08-XX | Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations & Training (A-3), Pacific Air Command US Army |
| 1946-09-09 | – | 1948-01-27 | Senior Air Advisor at the Armed Forces Staff College |
| 1948-03-31 | – | 1949-02-25 | Deputy Commanding General Alaskan Air Command |
| 1948-03-31 | – | 1949-02-25 | Chief of Staff, Alaskan Air Command |
| 1949-02-26 | – | 1950-12-27 | Commanding General Alaskan Air Command |
| 1951-01-10 | – | 1951-05-13 | Commanding General Sampson Air Force Base, New York |
| 1951-05-XX | – | 1952-11-16 | Commanding General 6th Air Division |
| 1952-11-16 | – | 1956-07-16 | Commanding General 2nd Air Force |
| 1956-07-17 | – | 1956-10-23 | Commanding General Alaskan Air Command |
| 1956-10-01 | – | 1961-07-31 | Commander in Chief Alaskan Command |
| 1957-06-28 | – | 1957-08-18 | Commanding General Alaskan Air Command |
| 1961-07-31 | Retired |
Picture source: Courtesy of Shawn M. Bohannon