The Generals of WWII
Generals from USA
Atkinson, Joseph Hampton
Lieutenant-General
* 5th of February 1900
† 6th of November 1984
(USAAF/USAF)
Promotions
| 1942-01-05 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-02-01 | Lieutenant-Colonel (Army of the United States) |
| 1942-03-01 | Colonel (Army of the United States)(Air Corps) |
| 1942-12-25 | Brigadier-General (Army of the United States) |
| 1945-06-07 | Major |
| 1948-01-23 | Major-General (Air Force of the United States)(Confirmed US Senate)(Dated back to 1947-10-01) |
| 1948-04-01 | Colonel (Confirmed US Senate) |
| 1948-06-09 | Brigadier-General (Confirmed US Senate)(Dated back to 1945-03-27) |
| 1950-01-26 | Major-General (Confirmed US Senate)(Dated back to 1944-06-08) |
| 1953-03-03 | Lieutenant-General (Air Force of the United States) |
| 1961-02-28 | Lieutenant-General (Retired) |
Service
| 1936-01-14 | – | 1938-01-13 | Flight Commander, 11th Bombardment Squadron |
| 1938-01-14 | – | 1938-03-25 | Commanding Officer 11th Bombardment Squadron |
| 1938-03-26 | – | 1938-08-14 | Flight Commander, 11th Bombardment Squadron |
| 1938-08-15 | – | 1939-05-06 | Commanding Officer 11th Bombardment Squadron |
| 1939-06-01 | – | 1939-08-26 | Attending the Air Corps Tactical School |
| 1939-08-27 | – | 1940-02-17 | Flight Commander, 11th Bombardment Squadron |
| 1940-02-18 | – | 1941-08-12 | Commanding Officer 24th Bombardment Squadron |
| 1941-10-XX | – | 1942-09-XX | Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations & Training (A-3), Headquarters US Army Air Forces |
| 1942-09-27 | – | 1943-01-05 | Commanding Officer 97th Bombardment Group [United Kingdom - North Africa] |
| 1943-01-05 | – | 1944-02-20 | Commanding General 5th Bombardment Wing [North Africa - Italy] |
| 1944-02-20 | – | 1944-03-05 | Commanding General 47th Bombardment Wing [Italy] |
| 1944-03-05 | – | 1944-07-31 | Deputy Commanding General 5th Air Force [Italy] |
| 1944-08-14 | – | 1945-11-14 | Commanding General 3rd Bomber Command |
| 1945-05-14 | – | 1946-01-19 | Commanding General MacDill Field, Florida |
| 1946-01-20 | – | 1946-06-09 | Deputy Commanding General 3rd Air Force |
| 1946-10-01 | – | 1949-02-26 | Deputy Commanding General Alaskan Department |
| 1946-10-01 | – | 1949-02-26 | Commanding General Fort Richardson, Alaska |
| 1949-03-17 | – | 1949-10-31 | Commanding General 311th Air Division |
| 1949-11-01 | – | 1952-11-16 | Commanding General 2nd Air Force |
| 1952-11-XX | – | 1953-03-01 | Vice Commanding General Alaskan Command |
| 1953-03-01 | – | 1956-10-01 | Commander in Chief Alaskan Command |
| 1956-02-24 | – | 1956-07-16 | Commanding General Alaskan Air Command |
| 1956-09-17 | – | 1961-02-28 | Commanding General Air Defense Command |
| 1961-02-28 | Retired |
Picture source: Courtesy of Shawn M. Bohannon