The Generals of WWII
Generals from USA
Kean, William Benjamin
Lieutenant-General
* 9th of July 1897
† 10th of March 1981
(Regular Army)
Promotions
| 1941-09-15 | Lieutenant-Colonel (Army of the United States) |
| 1942-02-01 | Colonel (Army of the United States) |
| 1942-12-11 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1943-04-27 | Brigadier-General (Army of the United States) |
| 1944-06-02 | Major-General (Army of the United States) |
| 1948-01-24 | Brigadier-General |
Service
| 1939-07-01 | – | 1942-03-11 | Assistant, Personnel section, Office of the Chief of Infantry |
| 1942-03-12 | – | 1942-09-29 | Chief of Personnel Division, Replacement & School Command |
| 1942-09-30 | – | 1943-03-23 | Chief of Staff, 28th Infantry Division |
| 1943-04-15 | – | 1943-09-08 | Chief of Staff, II Corps [North Africa - Sicily] |
| 1943-09-09 | – | 1947-10-01 | Chief of Staff, 1st Army [Northwestern Europe] |
| 1947-10-02 | – | 1948-08-05 | Commanding General 5th Infantry Division |
| 1947-10-02 | – | 1948-07-07 | Commanding General Fort Jackson, South Carolina |
| 1948-08-25 | – | 1951-02-25 | Commanding General 25th Infantry Division [Japan - Korea] |
| 1950-03-29 | – | 1950-08-01 | Commanding General I Corps [Korea] |
| 1951-03-XX | – | 1952-07-XX | Commanding General III Corps |
| 1951-11-16 | – | 1952-07-01 | Post Commander Fort MacArthur, California |
| 1952-07-17 | – | 1954-09-30 | Commanding General 5th Army |
| 1954-XX-XX | Retired |
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