The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of General William Hood Simpson

Simpson, William Hood

General

* 19th of May 1888

† 15th of August 1980

(Regular Army)

Promotions

1934-10-01 Lieutenant-Colonel
1938-09-01 Colonel
1940-10-01 Brigadier-General (Army of the United States)
1941-09-29 Major-General (Army of the United States)
1943-10-13 Lieutenant-General (Army of the United States)
1944-02-01 Brigadier-General
1946-04-11 Major-General
1946-11-30 Lieutenant-General

Service

1932-06-20 1936-06-20 Professor of Military Science & Tactics, Pomona College, California
1936-08-12 1947-06-24 Instructor at the Army War College
1937-06-25 1940-08-25 Director of G-2 Division, Army War College
1940-08-30 1940-10-04 Commanding Officer 9th Infantry Regiment
1940-10-05 1941-04-04 Assistant Commanding General 2nd Infantry Division
1941-04-05 1941-10-14 Commanding General 2nd Infantry Division
1941-10-15 1942-04-05 Commanding General 35th Infantry Division
1942-04-06 1942-08-31 Commanding General 30th Infantry Division
1942-09-01 1943-03-05 Commanding General XII Corps
1943-03-06 1943-04-07 Observer, North African Theater of Operations
1943-04-08 1943-09-27 Commanding General XII Corps
1943-09-29 1944-05-08 Commanding General 4th Army
1944-05-12 1945-06-20 Commanding General 9th Army [Northwestern Europe]
1945-07-08 1945-08-09 Special Mission to China
1945-10-11 1945-11-14 Commanding General 2nd Army
1945-11-15 1946-04-04 Member of the Military Intelligence Board
1945-11-15 1946-04-04 President of the War Department Reorganisation Board
1946-11-30 Retired
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