The Generals of WWII
Generals from USA
Craig
Howard Arnold, Lieutenant-General
(1897 – 1977) (USAAF/USAF)
Nickname: Pinky
1936
- 1938
Personnel Officer, 2nd Wing
1938
- 1940
Commanding Officer 21st Reconnaissance Squadron
1940
- 1941
Assistant to the Chief of the Plans Division, Office of the Chief of the Air Corps
1941
- 1942
Assistant Chief of the Staff for Plans, Headquarters US Army Air Forces
1942
Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations, European Theater of Operations US Army
1942
Deputy Chief of Staff for Air, Allied Forces Headquarters [North Africa]
1943
Commanding General 12th Air Support Command [North Africa]
1943
Chief of Staff, Mediterranean Air Command
1943
- 1944
Assistant Chief of the Staff for Operations, Commitments & Requirements, Headquarters US Army Air Forces
1944
- 1946
Chief of the Theater Group, Operations Division, War Department General Staff
1946
Commanding General Alaskan Department
1947
Commander in Chief Alaskan Command
1947
Assistant Chief of the Staff for Material, Headquarters US Army Air Forces
1947
- 1949
Deputy Chief of Staff for Material, Headquarters US Air Force
1949
- 1952
Inspector General, Headquarters US Air Force
1952
- 1955
Commandant of the National War College
1953
- 1955
Chairman of the Inter-American Defense Board
1955
Retired
Picture source: Courtesy of Shawn M. Bohannon