The Generals of WWII
Generals from USA
McFarland, Earl
Brigadier-General
* 7th of July 1883
† 19th of January 1972
(Regular Army)
Promotions
| 1929-11-29 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1935-08-01 | Colonel |
| 1938-06-01 | Brigadier-General |
Service
| 1929-08-22 | – | 1931-06-XX | Attending the Command & General Staff School |
| 1931-07-XX | – | 1933-08-XX | Executive Officer for the Assistant Secretary of War |
| 1933-XX-XX | Attending the Army Industrial College | ||
| 1933-XX-XX | – | 1934-06-XX | Attending the Army War College |
| 1934-06-XX | – | 1936-07-XX | Executive Officer for the Assistant Secretary of War |
| 1936-07-XX | – | 1938-05-31 | Ordnance Officer, 2nd Corps Area |
| 1938-06-01 | – | 1942-05-31 | Assistant to the Chief of Ordnance |
| 1938-06-01 | – | 1942-05-31 | Chief of Military Service Branch, Office of the Chief of Ordnance |
| 1938-06-01 | – | 1940-03-30 | Chief of Field Service & Technincal Staff, Office of the Chief of Ordnance |
| 1938-06-01 | – | 1940-03-30 | Permanent Chairman of Ordnance Committee |
| 1940-04-01 | – | 1942-05-31 | Supervising the Field Service & Technical Staff, Office of the Chief of Ordnance |
| 1940-04-01 | – | 1942-05-31 | Member of the Joint Army & Navy Board on Gun Forgings |
| 1940-04-01 | – | 1942-05-31 | Member of the Joint Board on Powder Specifications |
| 1940-04-01 | – | 1942-05-31 | Member of Federal Metals Specifications Commission |
| 1940-04-01 | – | 1942-05-31 | War Department Representative on National Inventors Council, Department of Commerce |
| 1942-06-01 | – | 1943-07-31 | Commanding Officer Springfield Armory, Massachusetts |
| 1943-07-31 | Retired, but remained employed | ||
| 1943-12-01 | Retired |
Picture source: http://www.nps.gov/spar/historyculture/images/Col_Earl_McFarland_Jun_1942_to_Jul_1943.JPG