The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Brigadier-General Walter Wood Jr. Hess

Hess, Walter Wood Jr.

Brigadier-General

* 17th of March 1892

† 10th of April 1972

(Regular Army)

Promotions

1936-10-01 Lieutenant-Colonel
1941-07-01 Colonel (Army of the United States)
1944-01-14 Brigadier-General (Army of the United States)
1944-02-01 Colonel

Service

1934-07-01 1938-08-30 Instructor of Field Artillery, Maryland National Guard
1938-09-03 1939-12-01 Commanding Officer 2nd Battalion, 36th Field Artillery Regiment
1939-12-02 1941-10-01 Commanding Officer 36th Field Artillery Regiment
1941-10-01 1942-06-01 Commanding Officer Provisional Field Artillery Brigade
1942-06-01 1943-09-20 Commanding Officer 36th Field Artillery Regiment [North Africa - Sicily]
1943-09-21 1943-11-11 Commanding Officer 36th Field Artillery Brigade [Italy]
1943-11-12 1945-08-25 Commanding Officer Artillery, 36th Infantry Division [Italy - France - Germany - Austria]
1945-08-XX 1946-02-01 Assistant Commanding General Field Artillery Replacement Training Center, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
1946-02-01 1946-10-01 Commanding General Field Artillery Replacement Training Center, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
1946-10-10 1949-10-24 Chief of US Military Liaison Mission to Soviet Zone Germany
1949-12-14 Executive Officer, Minnesota Military District
1950-08-31 1952-04-01 Commanding General Camp Carson, Colorado
1952-XX-XX Retired
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley