The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Lyman Perley Whitten

Whitten, Lyman Perley

Major-General

* 25th of March 1897

† 29th of September 1989

(USAAF/USAF)

Promotions

1941-07-22 Lieutenant-Colonel (Temporary)
1941-12-24 Lieutenant-Colonel (Army of the United States)
1942-03-01 Colonel (Army of the United States)(Air Corps)
1942-12-11 Brigadier-General (Army of the United States)
1944-11-01 Lieutenant-Colonel

Service

1937-07-01 1938-03-05 Assistant Chief of Administration Branch, Field Service Section, Air Corps Material Division
1938-03-06 1938-09-30 Chief of Administration Branch, Field Service Section, Air Corps Material Division
1938-10-01 1939-04-07 Chief of Planning Branch, Field Service Section, Air Corps Material Division
1939-04-XX 1940-11-01 Chief of Field Service Section, Supply Division, Office of the Chief of the Air Corps
1940-11-02 1941-11-14 Chief of Maintenance Section, Supply Division, Office of the Chief of the Air Corps
1941-11-15 1942-03-09 Assistant to Commanding General Air Service Command, Headquarters US Army Air Forces
1942-03-10 1943-02-24 Director of Base Services, Air Service Command, Headquarters US Army Air Forces
1943-02-25 Chief of Air Service Division, Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff for Material, Maintenance & Development, Headquarters US Army Air Forces
1944-08-06 1945-08-03 Commanding General Army Air Forces Service Command, US Mediterranean Theater of Operations
1945-08-08 1946-03-01 Assistant Chief of Staff (G-4), US Forces European Theater
1946-03-XX 1947-06-30 Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff for Material & Logistics, Headquarters US Army Air Forces
1947-07-01 1947-10-09 Assistant Chief of Staff for Material & Logistics, Headquarters US Army Air Forces
1947-10-10 1949-06-XX Director of Maintenance, Supply & Services, Headquarters US Air Force
1949-07-01 1950-09-XX Commanding General Newfoundland Base Command, Military Air Transport Service
1950-10-01 1952-03-14 Commander in Chief Northeast Command
1952-03-XX Commanding General Middletown Air Material Area
1956-06-XX Retired
Picture source: http://www.militarymemorialmuseum.org/_photos/generals/photos/MG-Whitten.jpg