The Generals of WWII
Generals from USA
Atkinson
Joseph Hampton, Lieutenant-General
(1900 – 1984) (USAAF/USAF)
1936
- 1938
Flight Commander, 11th Bombardment Squadron
1938
Commanding Officer 11th Bombardment Squadron
1938
Flight Commander, 11th Bombardment Squadron
1938
- 1939
Commanding Officer 11th Bombardment Squadron
1939
Attending the Air Corps Tactical School
1939
- 1940
Flight Commander, 11th Bombardment Squadron
1940
- 1941
Commanding Officer 24th Bombardment Squadron
1941
- 1942
Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations & Training (A-3), Headquarters US Army Air Forces
1942
- 1943
Commanding Officer 97th Bombardment Group [United Kingdom - North Africa]
1943
- 1944
Commanding General 5th Bombardment Wing [North Africa - Italy]
1944
Commanding General 47th Bombardment Wing [Italy]
1944
Deputy Commanding General 5th Air Force [Italy]
1944
- 1945
Commanding General 3rd Bomber Command
1945
- 1946
Commanding General MacDill Field, Florida
1946
Deputy Commanding General 3rd Air Force
1946
- 1949
Deputy Commanding General Alaskan Department
1946
- 1949
Commanding General Fort Richardson, Alaska
1949
Commanding General 311th Air Division
1949
- 1952
Commanding General 2nd Air Force
1952
- 1953
Vice Comanding General Alaskan Command
1953
- 1956
Commander in Chief of the Alaskan Command
1956
Commanding General Alaskan Air Command
1956
- 1961
Commanding General Air Defense Command
1961
Retired
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