The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General William Henry Harrison Jr. Morris

Morris, William Henry Harrison Jr.

Lieutenant-General

* 22nd of March 1890

† 30th of March 1971

(Regular Army)

Promotions

1935-08-01 Lieutenant-Colonel
1940-05-02 Colonel
1942-01-14 Brigadier-General (Army of the United States)
1942-02-25 Major-General (Army of the United States)
1946-07-23 Brigadier-General
1948-01-24 Major-General
1949-09-20 Lieutenant-General (Army of the United States)

Service

1933-08-01 1935-12-15 Member of the Infantry Board
1935-12-16 1938-06-03 Commanding Officer 2nd Battalion, 66th Infantry Regiment
1938-07-01 1940-12-18 Chief of Planning Board, Personnel Division, War Department General Staff
1940-12-22 1942-01-15 Commanding Officer 66th Armored Regiment
1942-01-16 1943-05-17 Commanding General 6th Armored Division
1943-05-18 1943-10-10 Commanding General II Armored Corps
1943-10-10 1944-07-14 Commanding General XVIII Corps
1944-07-15 1945-05-19 Commanding General 10th Armored Division [Northwestern Europe]
1945-05-20 1945-09-30 Commanding General VI Corps
1945-10-03 1947-05-22 Member of Personnel Board, Office of the Secretary of War
1947-06-02 1949-09-30 Senior American Member, Joint Brazil-US Military Committee
1949-10-01 1952-04-01 Commander in Chief US Caribbean Command
1952-XX-XX Retired
Picture source: From: "Assembly, January 1972" by United States Military Academy. Association of Graduates.