The Generals of WWII
Generals from USA
Hale, Willis Henry
Lieutenant-General
* 7th of January 1893
† 24th of March 1961
(USAAF/USAF)
Promotions
| 1936-06-16 | Lieutenant-Colonel (Temporary) |
| 1939-06-12 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-03-01 | Colonel (Temporary) |
| 1941-10-14 | Colonel (Army of the United States) |
| 1942-01-15 | Brigadier-General (Army of the United States) |
| 1942-06-15 | Major-General (Army of the United States) |
Service
| 1935-03-10 | – | 1936-08-13 | Executive Officer, 2nd Wing |
| 1936-09-XX | – | 1937-06-XX | Attending the Army War College |
| 1937-08-10 | – | 1938-07-10 | Executive Officer, 19th Wing [Panama] |
| 1938-07-11 | – | 1939-08-08 | Commanding Officer 16th Pursuit Group [Panama] |
| 1938-09-10 | – | 1939-08-08 | Commanding Officer Albrook Field, Panama Canal Zone |
| 1939-08-12 | – | 1940-12-16 | Inspector-General, General Headquarters Air Force |
| 1940-12-20 | – | 1941-04-09 | Chief of Staff, Southeast Air District |
| 1941-04-09 | – | 1941-07-02 | Chief of Staff, 3rd Air Force |
| 1941-07-05 | – | 1941-10-28 | Air Corps Member of the Joint Planning Group, Defense of Northeastern Brazil |
| 1941-12-16 | – | 1941-12-31 | Commanding General 3rd Interceptor Command |
| 1942-01-29 | – | 1942-06-19 | Commanding General 7th Bomber Command |
| 1942-06-20 | – | 1944-04-15 | Commanding General 7th Air Force |
| 1944-04-27 | – | 1945-12-04 | Commanding General, Air, Forward Areas, Central Pacific (Task Force 59) |
| 1944-12-05 | – | 1945-02-26 | Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, US Army Air Forces Pacific Ocean Area |
| 1945-02-27 | – | 1945-05-03 | Commanding General US Army Air Forces Pacific Ocean Area |
| 1945-05-04 | – | 1945-05-31 | Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, US Army Air Forces Pacific Ocean Area |
| 1945-07-06 | – | 1947-10-21 | Commanding General 4th Air Force |
| 1947-11-13 | – | 1949-09-06 | Commanding General Caribbean Air Command |
| 1949-10-20 | – | 1950-07-XX | Commanding General 9th Air Force |
| 1950-07-17 | – | 1950-12-XX | Commanding General 1st Air Force |
| 1950-12-14 | – | 1952-02-18 | Commanding General Continental Air Command |
| 1952-10-31 | Retired |
Picture source: Courtesy of Shawn M. Bohannon