The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Eugene Manuel Landrum

Landrum, Eugene Manuel

Major-General

* 6th of February 1891

† 24th of July 1967

(Regular Army)

Promotions

1938-04-01 Lieutenant-Colonel
1941-06-26 Colonel (Army of the United States)
1942-03-12 Brigadier-General (Army of the United States)
1943-03-13 Major-General (Army of the United States)
1945-07-01 Colonel
1946-01-31 Termination of rank Major-General (Army of the United States)
1946-01-31 Termination of rank Brigadier-General (Army of the United States)
1951-02-28 Major-General (Retired)

Service

1938-06-XX –1940-12-01 Instructor at the Infantry School, Fort Benning, Georgia
1940-12-01 –1941-03-15 Executive Officer, Infantry School, Fort Benning, Georgia
1941-03-15 –1941-06-26 Attached to 3rd Infantry Division
1941-06-26 –1942-03-12 Chief of Staff, 3rd Infantry Division
1942-03-12 –1942-06-XX Assistant Commanding General 3rd Infantry Division
1942-06-XX –1942-08-XX Attached to Alaskan Defense Command
1942-08-XX –1942-09-XX Commanding General Adak Landing Force
1942-09-XX –1943-05-16 Commanding Officer Adak Post
1943-05-16 –1943-10-XX Commanding General Attu Landing Force
1943-10-XX –1944-04-XX Commanding General 87th Infantry Division
1944-04-XX –1944-06-13 Chief of Staff, VII Corps
1944-06-13 –1944-07-30 Commanding General 90th Infantry Division [Northwestern Europe]
1944-08-XX –1944-11-XX Commanding General 71st Infantry Division
1944-11-XX –1946-01-XX Commanding General Infantry Advance Replacement Training Center, Camp Maxey, Texas
1946-03-XX – Assistant Chief of Staff (G-1), 5th Army
–1948-XX-XX Chief of Staff, 5th Army
1948-XX-XX –1950-09-04 Chief of Staff, 8th Army [Japan - Korea]
1950-09-04 –1951-01-16 Deputy Chief of Staff, 8th Army [Korea]
1951-02-28 Retired
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