The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of General Orval Ray Cook

Cook, Orval Ray

General

* 27th of July 1898

† 18th of March 1980

(USAAF/USAF)

Promotions

1941-10-12 Lieutenant-Colonel (Army of the United States)
1942-03-02 Colonel (Army of the United States)
1943-11-08 Brigadier-General (Army of the United States)
1945-06-13 Lieutenant-Colonel
1947-02-02 Major-General (Temporary)
1949-02-19 Brigadier-General
1951-07-28 Lieutenant-General (Temporary)
1954-04-01 General (Temporary)

Service

1941-07-01 1942-10-XX Chief of Engineering Section, Production Division, Air Corps Material Division
1942-11-01 1943-05-01 District Supervisor, Eastern Procurement Division, US Army Air Forces Material Center
1943-05-02 1944-08-31 Chief of Production Division, US Army Air Forces Material Center
1944-09-01 1945-06-10 Chief of Procurement Division, Air Technical Service Command
1945-06-25 1945-07-09 Deputy Commander Far East Air Service Command
1945-07-10 1945-08-14 Commanding General 5290th Air Service Command (Provisional) [Okinawa]
1945-08-15 1946-01-10 Commanding General 7th Air Service Area Command [Japan]
1946-01-11 1946-06-04 Commanding General Far East Air Service Command [Philippines]
1946-06-10 1948-07-21 Deputy Director of the Service, Supply & Procurement Division, War Department General Staff
1948-07-22 1948-07-27 Deputy Director of Procurement & Industrial Mobilization Planning, Air Material Command
1948-07-28 1949-09-15 Deputy Commanding General for Operations, Air Material Command
1949-09-16 1951-07-XX Director of Procurement & Industrial Mobilization Planning, Air Material Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
1951-07-16 1955-04-01 Deputy Chief of Staff for Material, Headquarters US Air Force
1955-04-01 1956-05-31 Deputy Commander in Chief US European Command
1956-05-31 Retired
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