The Generals of WWII
Generals from USA
Cranston, Joseph Alfred
Brigadier-General
* 8th of September 1898
† 2nd of December 1973
(Regular Army)
Promotions
| 1941-09-15 | Lieutenant-Colonel (Army of the United States) |
| 1942-02-01 | Colonel (Army of the United States) |
| 1942-12-11 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1943-03-18 | Brigadier-General (Army of the United States) |
| 1948-03-11 | Colonel |
| 1948-06-30 | Termination of rank Brigadier-General (Army of the United States) |
| 1948-08-01 | Brigadier-General (Retired) |
Service
| 1940-02-01 | – | 1943-01-20 | Attached to the War Department General Staff |
| 1943-01-21 | – | 1943-10-31 | Assistant Commanding General 66th Infantry Division |
| 1944-01-31 | – | 1945-10-27 | Commanding General Intermediate Section, US China-Burma-India Theater of Operations |
| 1946-01-16 | – | 1946-10-31 | Chief of Staff, V Corps |
| 1946-11-01 | – | 1947-04-08 | Assistant Commanding General 2nd Infantry Division |
| 1947-04-09 | – | 1948-07-31 | Commanding General Michigan Military District |
| 1948-07-31 | Retired |
Picture source: From: "Assembly, December 1974" by United States Military Academy. Association of Graduates.