The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Paul Langdon Williams

Williams, Paul Langdon

Major-General

* 16th of April 1894

† 1st of March 1968

(USAAF/USAF)

Promotions

1940-12-30 Lieutenant-Colonel (Temporary)
1941-04-18 Lieutenant-Colonel (Army of the United States)
1941-11-04 Lieutenant-Colonel
1942-01-05 Colonel (Temporary)
1942-02-01 Colonel (Army of the United States)
1943-05-18 Brigadier-General (Army of the United States)
1944-08-09 Major-General (Army of the United States)

Service

1937-06-XX 1940-09-XX Commanding Officer 90th Attack Squadron
1940-09-XX 1940-12-XX Operations Officer, 3rd Bombardment Group
1940-12-XX 1941-07-XX Commanding Officer 3rd Bombardment Group
1941-07-XX 1942-05-XX Commanding Officer 27th Bombardment Group
1942-10-20 1943-01-22 Commanding Officer 51st Troop Carrier Wing [United Kingdom - North Africa]
1943-01-24 1943-05-12 Commanding Officer 12th Air Support Command [North Africa]
1943-05-18 1943-09-XX Commanding General Northwest African Air Forces Troop Carrier Command (Provisional)
1943-09-09 1943-09-16 Commanding General 12th Troop Carrier Command (Provisional)
1943-09-16 1943-12-22 Commanding General 1st Bombardment Division [United Kingom]
1943-12-22 1944-02-25 Commanding General 12th Troop Carrier Command (Provisional)
1944-02-25 1946-03-31 Commanding General 9th Troop Carrier Command [United Kingdom]
1946-04-01 1946-11-01 Commanding General 3rd Air Force
1946-11-01 1947-09-15 Commanding General 9th Air Force
1947-09-15 1948-07-01 Commanding General 2nd Air Force
1948-07-01 1950-01-04 Commanding General 10th Air Force
1950-01-04 1950-04-06 On temporary leave
1950-04-06 1950-04-30 Commanding General 10th Air Force
1950-04-XX Member of the Air Force Personnel Board, Headquarters US Air Force
1950-04-30 Retired
Picture source: Courtesy of Shawn M. Bohannon