Lieutenant-General
* 22nd of October 1907
† 28th of May 1984
(USAAF/USAF)
Nickname: Bill
1942-02-01 | Lieutenant-Colonel (Army of the United States) |
1942-03-01 | Colonel (Army of the United States)(Air Corps) |
1943-03-25 | Brigadier-General (Army of the United States) |
1946-06-13 | Major |
1946-07-11 | Major-General (Army of the United States) |
1948-04-02 | Colonel (United States Air Force) |
1949-09-23 | Brigadier-General (United States Air Force) |
1941-09-10 | – | 1942-07-03 | Assistant Air Inspector, Headquarters US Army Air Forces |
1942-07-04 | – | 1942-09-19 | Assistant Secretary of Air Staff, Headquarters US Army Air Forces |
1942-09-20 | – | 1943-03-22 | Secretary of the Air Staff, Headquarters US Army Air Forces |
1943-03-23 | – | 1944-09-05 | Deputy Chief of Air Staff, Headquarters US Army Air Forces |
1944-09-18 | – | 1945-02-02 | Chief of the US Mission to Bulgaria |
1945-02-03 | – | 1945-05-23 | Deputy Commanding General 15th Air Force [Italy] |
1945-06-06 | – | 1946-05-15 | Deputy Assistant Chief of Air Staff for Personnel, Headquarters US Army Air Forces |
1946-05-16 | – | 1947-08-31 | Member of Advisory Group to the Chief of Staff of US Army Air Forces |
1947-09-13 | – | 1948-10-06 | Chief of Armed Forces Division, Office of the US Military Government of Germany |
1948-10-07 | – | 1949-11-28 | Assistant Chief of Staff (G-2), US European Command |
1948-10-07 | – | 1949-09-14 | Director of Intelligence, US European Command |
1949-09-15 | – | 1949-11-XX | Director of Intelligence, 1130th Special Activities Group |
1949-12-01 | – | 1950-01-07 | Deputy Director of Legislation & Liaison, Office of the Secretary of the US Air Force |
1950-01-08 | – | 1951-01-11 | Director of Legislation & Liaison, Office of the Secretary of the US Air Force |
1951-01-29 | – | 1952-09-XX | Commanding General 4th Air Force |
1952-09-XX | – | 1953-09-XX | Vice Commanding General Continental Air Command |
1953-09-XX | – | 1957-06-30 | Assistant Chief of Staff for Reserve Forces, Headquarters US Air Force |
1957-07-01 | – | 1961-09-30 | Commanding General Continental Air Command |
1957-07-01 | – | 1961-XX-XX | Senior Member & Air Force Representative to the United Nations Military Staff Committee |
1961-09-30 | Retired |