The Generals of WWII
Generals from USA
Burns, Robert Whitney
Lieutenant-General
* 15th of September 1908
† 5th of September 1964
(USAAF/USAF)
Promotions
| 1942-01-05 | Lieutenant-Colonel (Temporary) |
| 1942-12-19 | Colonel (Army of the United States)(Air Corps) |
| 1943-01-09 | Major (Army of the United States) |
| 1943-11-01 | Lieutenant-Colonel (Army of the United States) |
| 1944-08-01 | Colonel (Army of the United States) |
| 1945-06-18 | Brigadier-General (Army of the United States) |
Service
| 1940-07-01 | – | 1942-12-XX | Member of the Air Corps Military Mission to Chile |
| 1942-12-09 | – | 1943-03-01 | Assistant to the Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations & Training (A-3), US Army Air Forces School of Applied Tactics |
| 1943-05-26 | – | 1943-12-31 | Assistant to the Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations & Training (A-3), 8th Fighter Command [United Kingdom] |
| 1944-01-01 | – | 1944-10-09 | Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations & Training (A-3), 8th Fighter Command [United Kingdom] |
| 1944-10-10 | – | 1945-01-25 | Director of Operations, 8th Air Force [United Kingdom] |
| 1945-01-27 | – | 1945-06-16 | Commanding Officer 4th Combat Bombardment Wing [United Kingdom] |
| 1945-06-16 | – | 1945-07-26 | Commanding General 14th Bombardment Wing [United Kingdom] |
| 1945-08-30 | – | 1945-12-31 | Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations & Training (A-3), 8th Air Force [Okinawa] |
| 1945-08-30 | – | 1945-12-31 | Member of the US Army Air Forces Special Board for Flying Pay, 8th Air Force [Okinawa] |
| 1946-01-XX | – | 1946-12-31 | Chief of Military Personnel Division, Office of the Assistant Chief of the Staff for Personnel & Administration, Headquarters US Army Air Forces |
| 1947-01-01 | – | 1947-08-18 | Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff for Personnel & Administration, Management Branch, Headquarters US Army Air Forces |
| 1947-08-19 | – | 1948-02-15 | Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel & Administration, Headquarters US Air Force |
| 1948-02-16 | – | 1948-05-15 | Special Assistant to the Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel & Administration, Headquarters US Air Force |
| 1948-06-19 | – | 1948-10-31 | Chief of Staff, 8th Air Force |
| 1948-11-01 | – | 1948-11-15 | Deputy Commanding General Air Training Command |
| 1948-11-16 | – | 1949-04-30 | Chief of Staff, Air Training Command |
| 1949-05-01 | – | 1950-03-31 | Deputy Commanding General Air Training Command |
| 1950-04-01 | – | 1951-05-31 | Vice Commanding General Air Training Command |
| 1951-06-01 | – | 1951-06-03 | Special Assistant to the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Headquarters US Air Force |
| 1951-06-04 | – | 1953-05-XX | Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Headquarters US Air Force |
| 1953-05-XX | – | Assistant Vice Chief of Staff, Headquarters US Air Force | |
| – | 1957-12-01 | Commanding General Air Proving Ground Command | |
| 1957-12-01 | – | 1958-08-XX | Commanding General Air Proving Ground Center, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida |
| 1958-08-04 | – | 1961-07-06 | Commanding General 5th Air Force [Japan] |
| 1958-08-04 | – | 1961-07-06 | Commanding General US Forces Japan |
| 1961-07-XX | – | 1963-07-31 | Chairman of the Inter-American Defense Board |
| 1963-08-01 | – | 1964-08-10 | Commanding General Air Training Command |
| 1964-08-10 | Retired due to illness |
Picture source: Courtesy of Shawn M. Bohannon