The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Milton Baldridge Halsey

Halsey, Milton Baldridge

Major-General

* 6th of March 1894

† 24th of October 1990

(Regular Army)

Promotions

1940-07-01 Lieutenant-Colonel
1941-12-11 Colonel (Army of the United States)
1942-05-24 Brigadier-General (Army of the United States)
1945-12-28 Colonel
1946-01-20 Major-General (Army of the United States)
1946-06-30 Termination of rank Major-General (Army of the United States)
1948-01-24 Major-General

Service

1940-XX-XX Attached to War College Group, War Plans Division, War Department General Staff
1941-XX-XX Attached to 12th Infantry Regiment
1941-12-XX 1942-05-24 Chief of Staff, 29th Infantry Division
1942-05-25 1944-01-23 Assistant Commanding General 44th Infantry Division
1944-01-24 1945-09-21 Commanding General 97th Infantry Division [Northwestern Europe - Japan]
1945-09-XX 1945-10-XX Chief of Staff, XIV Corps [Japan]
1945-10-XX 1946-07-XX Chief of Staff, 1st Service Command
1946-07-XX Chief of Staff, IX Corps [Japan]
Commanding General Yokohama Command [Japan]
1949-02-XX Chief of Staff, 8th Army [Japan]
1949-02-XX 1950-XX-XX Assistant Chief for Chief of Staff (G-3), Office of the Chief of Army Field Forces
1951-XX-XX 1953-XX-XX Deputy Commanding General 6th Army
Picture source: Courtesy of John Redmond