The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of General George Churchill Kenney

Kenney, George Churchill

General

* 6th of August 1889

† 9th of August 1977

(USAAF/USAF)

Promotions

1940-03-01 Lieutenant-Colonel (Temporary)
1940-11-29 Lieutenant-Colonel
1941-01-29 Brigadier-General (Army of the United States)
1941-07-15 Colonel (Temporary)
1942-02-26 Major-General (Army of the United States)
1942-10-21 Lieutenant-General (Army of the United States)(Dated back to 1942-10-15)
1943-09-01 Brigadier-General
1945-02-01 Major-General
1945-03-09 General (Army of the United States)

Service

1940-02-XX 1940-04-XX Assistant Military Attaché for Air to France
1940-04-XX 1941-01-XX Technical Executive of the Air Corps Material Division
1941-01-XX 1942-03-XX Commanding General Air Corps Experimental Depot & Engineering School
1942-04-02 1942-07-22 Commanding General 4th Air Force
1942-08-04 1945-09-XX Commanding General of Allied Air Forces Southwest Pacific
1942-09-03 1944-06-15 Commanding General 5th Air Force [Australia]
1944-06-15 1945-09-XX Commanding General Far East Air Forces
1945-09-XX 1945-12-29 Commanding General Pacific Air Command US Army
1946-01-01 1946-10-15 Senior US Representative to the United Nations Military Staff Committee
1946-03-21 1948-10-15 Commanding General Strategic Air Command
1948-10-16 1951-07-27 Commanding General of the Air University
1951-08-31 Retired
Picture source: Courtesy of Shawn M. Bohannon