The Generals of WWII
Generals from USA
Craig, Howard Arnold
Lieutenant-General
* 22nd of December 1897
† 1st of October 1977
(USAAF/USAF)
Nickname: Pinky
Promotions
| 1941-03-15 | Lieutenant-Colonel (Temporary) |
| 1941-09-15 | Lieutenant-Colonel (Army of the United States) |
| 1942-01-05 | Colonel (Temporary) |
| 1942-02-01 | Colonel (Army of the United States) |
| 1942-08-06 | Brigadier-General (Army of the United States) |
| 1942-09-04 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1944-02-25 | Major-General (Army of the United States) |
Service
| 1936-07-01 | – | 1938-09-05 | Personnel Officer, 2nd Wing |
| 1938-09-06 | – | 1940-05-27 | Commanding Officer 21st Reconnaissance Squadron |
| 1940-05-31 | – | 1941-06-30 | Assistant to the Chief of the Plans Division, Office of the Chief of the Air Corps |
| 1941-07-01 | – | 1942-06-15 | Assistant Chief of the Staff for Plans, Headquarters US Army Air Forces |
| 1942-06-XX | – | 1942-10-07 | Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations, European Theater of Operations US Army |
| 1942-10-08 | – | 1942-12-31 | Deputy Chief of Staff for Air, Allied Forces Headquarters [North Africa] |
| 1943-01-01 | – | 1943-02-15 | Commanding General 12th Air Support Command [North Africa] |
| 1943-02-16 | – | 1943-07-XX | Chief of Staff, Mediterranean Air Command |
| 1943-08-08 | – | 1944-10-22 | Assistant Chief of the Staff for Operations, Commitments & Requirements, Headquarters US Army Air Forces |
| 1944-10-23 | – | 1946-06-30 | Chief of Theater (Operations) Group, Operations Division, War Department General Staff |
| 1944-11-25 | – | 1946-07-15 | Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations (G-3), War Department General Staff |
| 1945-11-25 | – | 1946-07-15 | Deputy Director of Operations Division, War Department General Staff |
| 1946-07-15 | – | 1946-12-31 | Commanding General Alaskan Department |
| 1947-01-01 | – | 1947-10-17 | Commander in Chief Alaskan Command |
| 1947-07-01 | – | 1947-08-31 | Assistant Chief of the Staff for Material, Headquarters US Army Air Forces |
| 1947-09-01 | – | 1949-09-15 | Deputy Chief of Staff for Material, Headquarters US Air Force |
| 1949-09-16 | – | 1952-07-30 | Inspector General, Headquarters US Air Force |
| 1952-07-31 | – | 1955-06-30 | Commandant of the National War College |
| 1953-02-XX | – | 1955-06-30 | Chairman of the Inter-American Defense Board |
| 1955-06-30 | Retired |
Picture source: Courtesy of Shawn M. Bohannon