The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of General Thomas Sarsfield Power

Power, Thomas Sarsfield

General

* 18th of June 1905

† 6th of December 1970

(USAAF/USAF)

Promotions

1942-01-05 Lieutenant-Colonel (Temporary)
1942-03-01 Colonel (Army of the United States)(Air Corps)
1942-11-17 Lieutenant-Colonel (Army of the United States)
1943-06-26 Colonel (Army of the United States)
1945-01-22 Brigadier-General (Army of the United States)
1946-09-04 Major

Service

1941-06-09 1942-02-14 Assistant Operations & Training Officer, West Coast Air Corps Training Center, Moffett Field, California
1942-02-XX 1942-12-31 Training Inspection Officer, US Army Air Forces Flying Training Command
1943-01-01 1943-08-XX Air Inspector, US Army Air Forces Flying Training Command
1943-09-01 1943-10-02 Deputy Commanding Officer 40th Bombardment Group
1943-10-04 1944-01-14 Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations & Training, 2nd Air Force
1944-03-03 1944-06-30 Executive Officer, 304th Bombardment Wing [Italy]
1944-07-01 1944-08-14 Deputy Commanding Officer 304th Bombardment Wing [Italy]
1944-08-29 1945-07-31 Commanding Officer 314th Bombardment Wing [Guam]
1945-10-11 1945-12-06 Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations & Training, US Army Strategic Air Forces Pacific
1945-12-18 1946-01-16 Attached to Joint Task Force 1 [Bikini Atoll]
1946-01-17 1946-09-16 Assistant Deputy Task Force Commander for Aviation, Joint Task Force 1
1946-10-13 1947-09-30 Commanding General Technical Division, Air Training Command
1947-09-17 1947-10-11 Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations & Training, Headquarters US Army Air Forces
1947-10-12 1947-11-13 Acting Director of Training & Requirements, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Headquarters US Air Force
1947-11-14 1948-03-07 Chief of Training Division, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Headquarters US Air Force
1948-03-08 1948-06-24 Chief of Requirements Division, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Headquarters US Air Force
1948-06-24 1948-10-25 Military Air Attaché to Great Britain
1948-10-26 1954-04-14 Vice Commanding General Strategic Air Command
1954-04-15 1957-06-30 Commanding General Air Research and Development Command
1957-07-01 1964-11-30 Commander in Chief Strategic Air Command
1964-11-30 Retired
Picture source: Courtesy of Shawn M. Bohannon