The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Brigadier-General Ross Gordon Hoyt

Hoyt, Ross Gordon

Brigadier-General

* 12th of March 1893

† 7th of April 1983

(USAAF)

Promotions

1936-08-26 Lieutenant-Colonel (Temporary)
1940-08-07 Lieutenant-Colonel
1940-10-16 Colonel (Temporary)
1941-12-24 Colonel (Army of the United States)
1943-06-24 Brigadier-General (Army of the United States)
1944-04-30 Brigadier-General (Retired)

Service

1936-07-XX 1937-09-XX Chief of Public Relations Section, Office of the Chief of the Air Corps
1937-09-XX 1941-01-XX Commanding Officer 20th Pursuit Group
1941-01-XX 1941-04-XX Attached to 1st Pursuit Wing
1941-04-XX 1941-09-XX Commanding Officer Oklahama City Municipal Air Base
1941-09-XX 1941-11-XX Commanding Officer Luke Field [Hawaii]
1941-12-XX 1942-XX-XX Member of the US Military Mission to China
1942-05-02 1942-06-XX Director of Operations, Allied Air Forces Southwest Pacific Area
1942-07-13 1943-02-13 Commanding Officer Luke Field, Arizona
1943-06-04 1943-07-23 Commanding General 4th Air Defense Wing [United Kingdom]
1943-07-24 1943-09-06 Commanding General 65th Fighter Wing [United Kingdom]
1944-04-30 Retired
Picture source: http://www.20fwa.org/history/images/group_commanders/hoyt.jpg