The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General William Maynadler Miley

Miley, William Maynadler

Major-General

* 25th of December 1897

† 24th of September 1997

(Regular Army)

Promotions

1941-06-14 Lieutenant-Colonel (Army of the United States)
1942-02-01 Colonel (Army of the United States)
1942-06-25 Brigadier-General (Army of the United States)
1942-09-02 Lieutenant-Colonel
1943-04-02 Major-General (Army of the United States)
1946-04-30 Termination of rank Major-General (Army of the United States)
1948-01-24 Brigadier-General
1948-01-24 Major-General (Army of the United States)

Service

1940-10-01 1942-03-XX Commanding Officer 501st Parachute Battalion
1942-03-XX 1942-06-XX Commanding Officer 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment
1942-06-XX 1942-08-XX Assistant Commanding General 96th Infantry Division
1942-08-XX 1942-09-XX Commanding Officer 1st Parachute Infantry Brigade
1942-09-XX 1943-02-XX Assistant Commanding General 82nd Airborne Division
1943-02-XX 1945-09-XX Commanding General 17th Airborne Division [Northwestern Europe]
1945-10-XX 1945-11-XX Commanding General 8th Infantry Division
1945-11-XX 1946-02-XX Commanding General Infantry Replacement Training Center, Camp Croft, South Carolina
1946-02-XX 1946-05-XX Chief of Staff, 6th Service Command
1946-06-XX 1946-11-XX Commandant of the Airborne School
1946-11-XX 1947-01-XX Deputy Commandant of the Infantry School
1947-02-16 1948-01-XX Assistant Commanding General 11th Airborne Division [Japan]
1948-01-25 1949-03-XX Commanding General 11th Airborne Division
1949-XX-XX Commanding General Camp Campell, Kentucky
1950-05-XX Director of Airborne Center, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
1952-05-01 1954-07-01 Commanding General US Army Alaska
1954-XX-XX 1955-XX-XX Chief of Staff, Army Field Forces
1955-XX-XX Retired
Picture source: From: "17th Airborne Division", 1944