The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of General Earle Everard Partridge

Partridge, Earle Everard

General

* 7th of July 1900

† 7th of September 1990

(USAAF/USAF)

Promotions

1941-12-05 Lieutenant-Colonel (Army of the United States)(Air Corps)
1942-01-09 Lieutenant-Colonel (Army of the United States)
1942-04-27 Colonel (Army of the United States)(Air Corps)
1942-07-21 Colonel (Army of the United States)
1942-12-11 Brigadier-General (Army of the United States)
1944-06-08 Major-General (Army of the United States)
1948-02-19 Brigadier-General (United States Air Force)
1948-06-11 Major-General (United States Air Force)

Service

1941-10-02 1942-03-09 Attached to Air War Plans Division, Headquarters US Army Air Forces
1942-03-10 1942-12-30 Member of the Joint Strategy Committee, Strategy & Policy Group, Operations Division, War Department General Staff
1942-12-31 1943-04-20 Commanding General New York Air Defense Wing
1943-05-06 1943-07-28 Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations & Training (A-3), 12th Bomber Command [North Africa]
1943-07-29 1943-10-30 Chief of Staff, 12th Bomber Command [North Africa]
1943-11-01 1943-12-04 Chief of Staff, 15th Air Force [Italy]
1943-12-05 1943-12-14 Deputy Commanding General 15th Air Force [Italy]
1944-01-06 1944-06-20 Deputy Commanding General 8th Air Force [United Kingdom]
1944-06-21 1945-01-01 Commanding General 3rd Bombardment Division [United Kingdom]
1945-01-01 1945-08-04 Commanding General 3rd Air Division [United Kingdom]
1945-08-05 1945-09-11 Deputy Commanding General 8th Air Force [Okinawa]
1945-09-12 1945-11-30 Commanding General 8th Air Force [Okinawa]
1946-01-26 1947-11-13 Assistant Chief of the Air Staff for Operations, Headquarters US Army Air Forces
1947-11-14 1948-08-27 Director of Training & Requirements, Headquarters US Air Force
1948-10-06 1951-05-21 Commanding General 5th Air Force, Nagoya [Japan - Korea]
1951-05-21 1951-06-09 Acting Commanding General Far East Air Forces [Japan]
1951-06-24 1951-06-27 Acting Commanding General Air Research & Development Command
1951-06-27 1953-06-20 Commanding General Air Research & Development Command
1953-06-XX 1954-03-XX Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Headquarters US Air Force
1954-03-26 1955-05-31 Commanding General Far East Air Forces [Japan]
1955-07-20 1956-09-16 Commanding General Air Defense Command
1957-09-12 1959-07-30 Commander in Chief of the North American Air Defense Command
1959-07-31 Retired
Picture source: Courtesy of Shawn M. Bohannon