The Generals of WWII
Generals from USA
Armstrong
Frank Alton Jr., Lieutenant-General
(1902 – 1969) (USAAF/USAF)
1939
Commanding Officer 13th Attack Squadron
1939
Commanding Officer 13th Bombardment Squadron
1939
Attending the Air Corps Tactical School
1940
Commanding Officer 13th Bombardment Squadron
1940
- 1941
Military observer in the United Kingdom
1941
Assistant Operations & Training Officer, 3rd Interceptor Command
1941
- 1942
Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations & Training (A-3), Headquarters US Army Air Forces
1942
Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations & Training (A-3), 8th Bomber Command [United Kingdom]
1942
Commanding Officer 97th Bombardment Group [United Kingdom]
1942
- 1943
Liaison Officer, United Kingdom to United States, 1st Bombardment Wing [United Kingdom]
1943
Commanding Officer 306th Bombardment Group [United Kingdom]
1943
Commanding General 101st Provisional Combat Wing [United Kingdom]
1943
Commanding General 1st Bombardment Wing [United Kingdom]
1943
- 1944
Commanding General 46th Bombardment Operational Training Wing
1944
Commanding General 17th Bombardment Operational Training Wing
1944
- 1946
Commanding General 315th Bombardment Wing
1946
Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations & Training (A-3), Pacific Air Command US Army
1946
- 1948
Senior Air Advisor at the Armed Forces Staff College
1948
- 1949
Deputy Commanding General Alaskan Air Command
1948
- 1949
Chief of Staff, Alaskan Air Command
1949
- 1950
Commanding General Alaskan Air Command
1951
Commanding General Sampson Air Force Base, New York
1951
- 1952
Commanding General 6th Air Division
1952
- 1956
Commanding General 2nd Air Force
1956
Commanding General Alaskan Air Command
1956
- 1961
Commander in Chief Alaskan Command
1957
Commanding General Alaskan Air Command
1961
Retired
Picture source: Courtesy of Shawn M. Bohannon