The Generals of WWII
Generals from USA
Gilkeson, Adlai Howard
Brigadier-General
* 25th of January 1893
† 2nd of November 1959
(USAAF/USAF)
Promotions
| 1936-12-24 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-03-01 | Colonel (Temporary) |
| 1941-12-24 | Colonel (Army of the United States) |
| 1942-02-17 | Brigadier-General (Army of the United States) |
| 1942-05-01 | Colonel |
Service
| 1935-03-10 | – | 1938-06-30 | Commanding Officer 8th Pursuit Group |
| 1938-09-XX | – | 1939-06-XX | Attending the Command & General Staff School |
| 1939-06-08 | – | 1940-06-30 | Commanding Officer 12th Pursuit Group |
| 1940-07-01 | – | 1941-03-26 | Commanding Officer Albrook Field, Panama Canal Zone |
| 1940-12-06 | – | 1941-09-17 | Commanding Officer 12th Pursuit Wing |
| 1941-11-01 | – | 1941-12-13 | Commanding Officer Panama Region, VI Interceptor Command |
| 1941-12-14 | – | 1942-08-05 | Commanding Officer 26th Interceptor Command |
| 1942-10-08 | – | 1944-03-13 | Commanding General 3rd Fighter Command |
| 1942-12-01 | – | 1942-12-12 | Acting Commanding General 3rd Air Force |
| 1944-03-24 | – | 1944-08-22 | Commanding General 312th Fighter Wing [China] |
| 1944-08-23 | – | 1945-05-11 | Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations and Training (A-3), 10th Air Force [India] |
| 1945-05-12 | – | 1945-10-02 | Commanding General North Burma Task Force |
| 1945-10-03 | – | 1946-10-XX | Deputy Commanding General China-Burma Theater |
| 1946-11-04 | – | 1947-07-07 | Member of the Officer Selection Committee, Headquarters US Army Air Forces |
| 1947-07-08 | – | 1948-01-01 | Deputy to the Air Inspector, Headquarters US Air Force |
| 1948-01-02 | – | 1949-10-25 | Air Inspector, Headquarters US Air Force |
| 1949-11-29 | – | 1951-06-15 | Commanding General 19th Bombardment Wing |
| 1951-06-29 | – | Commanding General Ogden Air Material Area |
Picture source: From: The Fight for Air Power" by William Bradford Huie, 1942