The Generals of WWII
Generals from USA
Backus, Edward Nolen
Brigadier-General
* 16th of July 1906
† 30th of March 1973
(USAAF/USAF)
Promotions
| 1942-07-01 | Lieutenant-Colonel (Army of the United States) |
| 1942-11-03 | Colonel (Army of the United States)(Air Corps) |
| 1944-06-10 | Colonel (Army of the United States) |
| 1944-08-17 | Brigadier-General (Army of the United States) |
| 1946-03-05 | Termination of rank Brigadier-General (Army of the United States) |
| 1948-04-02 | Colonel |
| 1955-07-05 | Brigadier-General (Air Force of the United States) |
| 1961-08-31 | Brigadier-General (Retired) |
Service
| 1942-02-09 | – | 1942-02-20 | Commanding Officer 16th Bombardment Squadron [Australia - Java] |
| 1942-02-XX | – | 1942-07-XX | Attached to 10th Air Force [India] |
| 1942-07-XX | – | 1942-09-15 | Attached to US Army Middle East Air Forces |
| 1942-09-16 | – | 1943-09-20 | Commanding Officer 12th Bombardment Group [North Africa] |
| 1943-09-XX | – | 1944-03-XX | Director of Combat Operations Department, Army Air Forces School of Applied Tactics |
| 1944-04-01 | – | 1945-10-XX | Commanding Officer 97th Combat Bombardment Wing [United Kingdom - France] |
| 1945-10-XX | – | 1946-03-XX | Member of the Secretary of War's Separations Board |
| 1946-03-XX | – | 1947-08-XX | Chief of Staff, 10th Air Force |
| 1947-08-XX | – | 1948-06-XX | Attending the Air War College |
| 1948-07-XX | – | Liaison Officer to the House of Representatives | |
| – | 1950-08-XX | Chief of Legislative Division, Directorate of Legislation & Liaison, Office of the Secretary of the US Air Force | |
| 1950-08-XX | – | 1951-06-XX | Attending the National War College |
| 1951-07-XX | – | 1952-08-XX | Director of Flight Operations, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Headquarters US Air Force |
| 1952-01-XX | – | 1952-08-XX | Executive Officer, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Headquarters US Air Force |
| 1952-08-XX | – | 1953-08-XX | Commanding General 29th Air Division |
| 1953-08-XX | – | 1954-09-XX | Commanding General 43d Air Division [Japan] |
| 1954-09-XX | – | 1955-08-XX | Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, 5th Air Force [Japan] |
| 1955-08-XX | – | 1956-07-XX | Commanding General 39th Air Division [Japan] |
| 1956-07-XX | – | 1958-11-15 | Commanding General 35th Air Division |
| 1958-11-15 | – | 1959-07-14 | Commanding General 32d Air Defense Division |
| 1959-07-XX | – | 1961-08-XX | Member of the Secretary of the Air Force Personnel Council, Office of the Secretary of the US Air Force |
| 1961-08-31 | Retired |
Picture source: Courtesy of Shawn M. Bohannon