The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Ernst Joseph Dawley

Dawley, Ernst Joseph

Major-General

* 17th of February 1886

† 8th of September 1973

(Regular Army)

Promotions

1934-10-20 Lieutenant-Colonel
1939-05-01 Colonel
1940-10-01 Brigadier-General (Army of the United States)
1941-10-03 Major-General (Army of the United States)
1943-12-23 Termination of rank Major-General (Army of the United States)
1947-09-30 Brigadier-General
1948-06-29 Major-General (Retired)

Service

1934-06-26 1939-07-01 Instructor at the Infantry School
1939-07-19 1940-10-XX Commanding Officer 82nd Field Artillery Regiment
1940-10-25 1941-06-22 Commanding Officer Artillery, 7th Infantry Division
1941-06-23 1942-04-11 Commanding General 40th Infantry Division
1942-04-13 1943-09-21 Commanding General VI Corps [Italy]
1943-11-01 1944-02-17 Assistant Commanding General Field Artillery Replacement & Training Center, Camp Roberts, California
1943-11-01 1944-02-17 Commanding Officer 2nd Field Artillery Training Regiment
1944-02-18 1944-06-30 Commanding Officer Tank Destroyer School
1944-06-26 1945-03-19 Commanding Officer Tank Destroyer Center
1945-03-21 1946-01-31 Commanding General Ground Force Reinforcement Command, US European Theater of Operations
1946-02-01 1946-05-05 Member of Officers Procurement Board, 3rd Army
1946-05-06 1947-08-18 Attached to 82nd Airborne Division
1947-09-30 Retired
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