The Generals of WWII
Generals from USA
Lester, James Allan
Major-General
* 13th of October 1891
† 10th of March 1958
(Regular Army)
Promotions
| 1936-05-01 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-07-05 | Colonel (Army of the United States) |
| 1942-03-11 | Brigadier-General (Army of the United States) |
| 1943-07-01 | Colonel |
| 1945-03-16 | Major-General (Army of the United States) |
Service
| 1932-08-18 | Р| 1936-06-24 | Assistant Military Attach̩ to France |
| 1936-09-10 | – | 1936-11-01 | Attached to 13th Field Artillery Brigade |
| 1936-11-01 | – | 1939-08-01 | Attached to 17th Field Artillery Regiment |
| 1939-09-06 | – | 1940-05-XX | Attending the Army War College |
| 1940-05-XX | – | 1941-06-30 | Attached to the War Department General Staff |
| 1941-07-04 | – | 1942-02-25 | Assistant Commandant of Field Artillery School |
| 1942-03-XX | – | 1944-08-XX | Commanding Officer Artillery, 24th Infantry Division [Australia - New Guinea] |
| 1944-09-XX | – | 1945-05-XX | Commanding General Artillery, XIV Corps [Solomon Islands - Philippines] |
| 1945-05-02 | – | 1945-06-10 | Commanding General Military Police Command, US Army Forces Far Easter |
| 1945-06-10 | – | 1945-08-01 | Commanding General Military Police Command, Army Forces Western Pacific |
| 1945-06-XX | – | 1945-12-XX | Commanding General Philippine Comstabulary |
| 1945-12-XX | – | 1948-01-XX | Commanding General 24th Infantry Division [Japan] |
| 1948-01-XX | – | 1948-08-XX | Chief of Staff, 8th Army [Japan] |
| 1948-08-XX | – | 1952-XX-XX | Commanding General San Francisco Port of Embarkation |
| 1953-XX-XX | Retired |
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