The Generals of WWII
Generals from USA
Kepner, William Ellsworth
Lieutenant-General
* 6th of January 1893
† 3rd of July 1982
(USAAF/USAF)
Promotions
| 1936-06-16 | Lieutenant-Colonel (Temporary) |
| 1939-08-15 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-03-01 | Colonel (Temporary) |
| 1941-12-24 | Colonel (Army of the United States) |
| 1942-02-27 | Brigadier-General (Army of the United States) |
| 1943-04-27 | Major-General (Army of the United States) |
| 1946-07-01 | Brigadier-General (Army of the United States) |
Service
| 1938-07-07 | – | 1940-01-31 | Commanding Officer 8th Pursuit Group |
| 1940-02-01 | – | 1940-03-25 | Executive Officer, 2nd Wing |
| 1940-03-27 | – | 1941-04-13 | Executive Officer, Air Defense Command |
| 1941-04-14 | – | 1941-07-22 | Chief of Staff, 1st Air Force |
| 1941-09-01 | – | 1942-02-XX | Commanding Officer 1st Air Support Command |
| 1942-02-24 | – | 1942-06-30 | Commanding General 4th Interceptor Command |
| 1942-07-01 | – | 1943-03-17 | Commanding General 4th Fighter Command |
| 1943-03-18 | – | 1943-06-30 | Commanding General 4th Air Force |
| 1943-08-29 | – | 1943-12-31 | Deputy Commanding General 8th Air Force [United Kingdom] |
| 1943-08-29 | – | 1944-12-31 | Commanding General 8th Fighter Command [United Kingdom] |
| 1944-07-01 | – | 1944-12-31 | Commanding General 2nd Bombardment Division [United Kingdom] |
| 1945-01-01 | – | 1945-05-10 | Commanding General 2nd Air Division [United Kingdom] |
| 1945-05-10 | – | 1945-06-21 | Commanding General 8th Air Force [United Kingdom] |
| 1945-08-04 | – | 1945-12-02 | Commanding General 9th Air Force [Germany] |
| 1945-12-03 | – | 1946-01-XX | Commanding General 12th Tactical Air Command [Germany] |
| 1946-01-17 | – | 1946-06-26 | Deputy Commanding General for Aviation, Joint Task Force 1 [Bikini Atoll] |
| 1946-10-13 | – | 1947-09-30 | Commanding General Technical Division, Air Training Command |
| 1947-10-01 | – | 1948-06-30 | Chief of Special Weapons, Atomic Energy, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Material, Headquarters US Air Force |
| 1947-10-01 | – | 1948-05-31 | Deputy Commanding General Air Force, Joint Task Force 7 |
| 1948-07-01 | – | 1948-08-XX | Assistant Deputy Chief for Atomic Energy, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Headquarters US Air Force |
| 1948-08-06 | – | 1950-06-13 | Commanding General Air Proving Ground Command |
| 1950-07-01 | – | 1953-02-28 | Commander in Chief Alaskan Command |
| 1953-02-28 | Retired |
Picture source: Courtesy of Shawn M. Bohannon