The Generals of WWII
Generals from USA
Oliver, Lunsford Errett
Major-General
* 17th of March 1889
† 13th of October 1978
(Regular Army)
Promotions
| 1935-08-01 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-07-01 | Colonel (Army of the United States) |
| 1942-02-16 | Brigadier-General (Army of the United States) |
| 1942-07-01 | Colonel |
| 1942-11-20 | Major-General (Army of the United States) |
| 1948-01-24 | Major-General |
Service
| 1933-11-15 | – | 1937-06-02 | District Engineer, Vicksburg, Mississippi |
| 1937-08-19 | – | 1938-06-22 | Attending the Army War College |
| 1938-08-08 | – | 1940-11-30 | Instructor at Command & General Staff School |
| 1940-12-01 | – | 1941-12-31 | Engineer, Armored Force |
| 1942-01-01 | – | 1943-01-20 | Commanding Officer Combat Command B, 1st Armored Division [North Africa] |
| 1943-03-02 | – | 1945-07-28 | Commanding General 5th Armored Division [Northwestern Europe] |
| 1945-09-04 | – | 1946-08-31 | Assistant Chief of Staff (G-4), Army Ground Forces |
| 1946-09-01 | – | 1947-01-31 | Member of the Military Liaison Commission to the Atomic Energy Commission |
| 1947-02-01 | – | 1947-04-30 | Attached to Army Ground Forces |
| 1947-05-19 | – | 1947-07-24 | Chief of the Military Survey Mission to Turkey |
| 1947-08-01 | – | 1948-05-31 | Attached to G-2 Division, War Department |
| 1948-05-31 | Retired |
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godman