The Generals of WWII
Generals from USA
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