The Generals of WWII
Generals from USA
Crane, William Carey
Brigadier-General
* 25th of March 1891
† 20th of April 1978
(Regular Army)
Promotions
| 1935-08-01 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-06-26 | Colonel (Army of the United States) |
| 1942-07-01 | Colonel |
| 1942-12-01 | Brigadier-General (Army of the United States) |
| 1946-03-05 | Termination of rank Brigadier-General (Army of the United States) |
| 1948-08-16 | Brigadier-General (Retired) |
Service
| 1933-10-04 | Р| 1937-12-03 | Military Attach̩ to Japan |
| 1938-04-06 | – | 1938-04-20 | Attached to Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff (G-2) US Army |
| 1938-04-21 | – | 1940-06-25 | Attached to 16th Field Artillery Regiment |
| 1938-07-22 | – | 1940-03-XX | Commanding Officer 1st Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment |
| 1940-06-26 | – | 1940-09-15 | Attached to Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff (G-2) US Army |
| 1940-09-15 | – | 1941-05-19 | Attached to Army War College |
| 1941-05-20 | – | 1941-12-18 | Chief of Staff, I Corps |
| 1941-12-19 | – | 1942-02-28 | Commanding Officer Provisional Field Artillery Brigade |
| 1942-03-01 | – | 1942-04-02 | Attached to Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff (G-2), War Department General Staff |
| 1942-04-03 | – | 1942-05-07 | Artillery Officer, 3rd Army |
| 1942-05-08 | – | 1942-XX-XX | Deputy Chief of Staff, Southern Defense Command |
| 1942-XX-XX | – | 1942-12-10 | Chief of Staff, Southern Defense Command |
| 1942-12-16 | – | 1943-05-13 | Attached to Allied Force Headquarters [North Africa] |
| 1943-05-14 | – | 1943-06-28 | Assistant to the Deputy Commanding General US North African Theater of Operations |
| 1943-06-29 | – | 1944-03-27 | Chief of Organization & Training Section, Allied Force Headquarters [North Africa] |
| 1943-08-03 | – | 1943-09-14 | Chief of Field Artillery Section, Allied Force Headquarters [North Africa] |
| 1943-08-03 | – | 1943-09-14 | Chief of Field Artillery Section, US North Africa Theater of Operations |
| 1944-03-28 | – | 1945-06-02 | Commanding General Artillery IV Corps [Italy] |
| 1945-06-10 | – | 1946-06-30 | Commanding Officer War Department Personnel Center, Fort Devens, Massachusetts |
| 1947-02-28 | Retired |
Picture source: Courtesy of Alexandra M. Gruson & Mathew H. Gruson