The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Willis Henry Hale

Hale

Willis Henry, Lieutenant-General

(1893 – 1961) (USAAF/USAF)

1934
- 1935
Commanding Officer 2nd Bombardment Group
1935
- 1936
Executive Officer, 2nd Wing
1936
- 1937
Attending the Army War College
1937
- 1938
Executive Officer, 19th Wing [Panama]
1938
- 1939
Commanding Officer 16th Pursuit Group [Panama]
1938
- 1939
Commanding Officer Albrook Field, Panama Canal Zone
1939
- 1940
Inspector-General, General Headquarters Air Force
1940
- 1941
Chief of Staff, Southeast Air District
1941
Chief of Staff, 3rd Air Force
1941
Air Corps Member of the Joint Planning Group, Defense of Northeastern Brazil
1941
Commanding General 3rd Interceptor Command
1942
Commanding General 7th Bomber Command
1942
- 1944
Commanding General 7th Air Force
1944
- 1945
Commanding General, Air, Forward Areas, Central Pacific (Task Force 59)
1944
- 1945
Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, US Army Air Forces Pacific Ocean Area
1945
Commanding General US Army Air Forces Pacific Ocean Area
1945
Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, US Army Air Forces Pacific Ocean Area
1945
- 1947
Commanding General 4th Air Force
1947
- 1949
Commanding General Caribbean Air Command
1949
- 1950
Commanding General 9th Air Force
1950
Commanding General 1st Air Force
1950
- 1952
Commanding General Continental Air Command
1952
Retired
Picture source: Courtesy of Shawn M. Bohannon