The Generals of WWII
Generals from USA
Buckner, Simon Bolivar Jr.
Lieutenant-General
* 18th of July 1886
† 18th of June 1945
(Regular Army)
Promotions
| 1932-04-01 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1937-01-11 | Colonel |
| 1940-09-01 | Brigadier-General |
| 1941-08-04 | Major-General (Army of the United States) |
| 1943-05-04 | Lieutenant-General (Army of the United States) |
Service
| 1929-07-01 | – | 1932-07-04 | Adjutant, Army War College |
| 1932-07-05 | – | 1933-06-13 | Assistant to Commandant of Cadets, US Military Academy West Point |
| 1933-06-14 | – | 1936-06-30 | Commandant of Cadets, US Military Academy West Point |
| 1936-08-23 | – | 1937-03-01 | Executive Officer, 23rd Infantry Regiment |
| 1937-03-03 | – | 1938-09-01 | Commanding Officer 66th Infantry Regiment |
| 1938-06-07 | – | 1938-09-01 | Commanding Officer 16th Infantry Brigade |
| 1938-09-03 | – | 1939-10-16 | Commanding Officer 22nd Infantry Regiment |
| 1939-11-04 | – | 1940-XX-XX | Chief of Staff, 6th Infantry Division |
| 1940-XX-XX | – | 1941-XX-XX | Commanding General US Troops in Alaska |
| 1941-02-04 | – | 1943-10-31 | Commanding General Alaska Defense Command |
| 1943-11-01 | – | 1944-06-12 | Commanding General Alaskan Department |
| 1944-XX-XX | – | 1945-06-18 | Commanding General 10th Army [Okinawa] |
| 1945-06-18 | Killed in Action |
Picture source: http://www.diario-universal.com/2007/06/page/2/