The Generals of WWII
Generals from USA
Blackburn, Thomas Welch
Brigadier-General
* 29th of April 1892
† 27th of September 1964
(USAAF/USAF)
Promotions
| 1940-12-30 | Lieutenant-Colonel (Temporary) |
| 1941-04-25 | Lieutenant-Colonel (Army of the United States) |
| 1941-12-18 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-01-05 | Colonel (Temporary) |
| 1942-02-01 | Colonel (Army of the United States) |
| 1942-12-04 | Brigadier-General (Army of the United States) |
| 1946-01-31 | Termination of rank Brigadier-General (Army of the United States) |
Service
| 1939-07-XX | – | 1941-05-XX | Group Operations Officer, 19th Bombardment Group |
| 1941-06-XX | – | 1942-02-XX | Executive Officer, 4th Air Base Command |
| 1942-02-16 | – | 1942-05-XX | Commanding Officer 9th Interceptor Command |
| 1942-05-XX | – | 1942-07-XX | Commanding Officer 9th Interceptor Command |
| 1942-07-XX | – | 1942-09-XX | Chief of Staff, 4th Bombardment Wing |
| 1942-09-27 | – | 1943-03-01 | Commanding General 12th Fighter Command [North Africa] |
| 1943-04-XX | – | 1944-02-XX | Commanding Officer 31st Flying Training Wing |
| 1944-03-14 | – | 1945-11-XX | Commanding Officer 3rd Fighter Command |
| 1945-05-26 | – | 1945-07-01 | Commanding General 3rd Air Force |
| 1945-11-XX | – | 1946-05-XX | Commanding Officer 302nd Army Air Force Base Unit |
| 1946-05-XX | – | 1947-08-XX | Commanding Officer 316th Army Air Force Base Unit |
| 1947-08-26 | – | 1947-12-XX | Commanding Officer 7th Fighter Wing |
| 1947-12-XX | – | 1948-05-01 | Commanding Officer 7th Air Division |
| 1948-05-XX | – | 1950-04-XX | Commanding Officer 81st Fighter Wing |
| 1950-05-XX | – | 1951-01-XX | Attached to Western Air Defense Force |
| 1951-01-XX | – | 1951-04-XX | Commanding Officer 34th Air Division |
| 1951-04-XX | – | 1952-05-01 | President of the Physical Evaluation Board |
| 1952-05-01 | Retired |
Picture source: http://www.veterantributes.org/Photos/ThomasWBlackburn.jpg