The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Francis Henry Lanahan

Lanahan, Francis Henry

Major-General

* 28th of October 1897

† 4th of December 1975

(Regular Army)

Promotions

1941-12-11 Lieutenant-Colonel (Army of the United States)
1942-06-11 Colonel (Army of the United States)
1943-07-02 Lieutenant-Colonel
1943-09-18 Brigadier-General (Army of the United States)
1945-03-20 Major-General (Army of the United States)
1946-04-30 Termination of rank Major-General (Army of the United States)
1948-03-11 Colonel
1949-03-11 Major-General (Army of the United States)

Service

1940-07-XX 1941-12-XX Officer in Charge of Training & Litterature Section, War Plans & Training Division, Office of the Chief Signal Officer
1941-12-XX 1942-06-XX Chief of War Plans Division, Office of the Chief Signal Officer
1942-06-XX 1943-01-XX Assistant Director of Planning, Office of the Chief Signal Officer
1943-01-XX 1943-07-XX Director of Planning, Office of the Chief Signal Officer
1943-07-XX 1944-02-XX Senior American Signal Officer, Chief of Staff Supreme Allied Commander
1944-02-XX 1945-03-XX Deputy Chief Signal Officer, Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force
1945-03-XX 1945-05-08 Chief Signal Officer, Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force
1945-05-12 1945-07-01 Chief Signal Officer, US European Theater of Operations
1945-07-28 1947-03-15 Chief Signal Officer, US Forces European Theater
1947-03-15 1947-05-15 Chief Signal Officer, US European Command
1947-06-XX 1951-04-XX Commanding General Fort Monmouth, New Jersey
1953-XX-XX Deputy for Programs to the Assistant Chief of Staff for Logistics (G-4), US Army
1955-XX-XX Retired
Picture source: http://www.history.army.mil/images/reference/normandy/ts/sc/86.jpg