The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Brigadier-General George Pierce Jr. Howell

Howell, George Pierce Jr.

Brigadier-General

* 1st of November 1901

† 10th of June 1979

(Regular Army)

Promotions

1941-12-24 Lieutenant-Colonel (Army of the United States)
1942-02-01 Colonel (Army of the United States)
1942-08-08 Brigadier-General (Army of the United States)
1945-12-31 Brigadier-General (Retired)

Service

1941-07-02 1942-03-02 Commanding Officer 502nd Parachute Infantry Battalion
1942-03-03 1942-05-15 Commanding Officer 50nd Parachute Infantry Regiment
1942-05-16 1943-07-01 Commandant of the Parachute School
1943-07-02 1944-09-20 Commanding Officer 2nd Airborne Infantry Brigade [Northwestern Europe]
1944-09-21 1945-05-08 Deputy Head of Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Forces' Mission to the Netherlands
1945-12-31 Retired