The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General John Ferral McBlain

McBlain, John Ferral

Major-General

* 14th of November 1900

† 1st of November 1967

(USAAF/USAF)

Promotions

1941-07-22 Lieutenant-Colonel (Army of the United States)(Air Corps)
1941-12-24 Lieutenant-Colonel (Army of the United States)
1942-03-01 Colonel (Army of the United States)(Air Corps)
1942-08-31 Colonel (Army of the United States)
1943-04-30 Brigadier-General (Army of the United States)
1943-07-02 Lieutenant-Colonel
1948-04-02 Colonel (United States Air Force)

Service

1938-07-29 1941-09-15 Assistant Chief of Training Section, Operations Division, Office of the Chief of the Air Corps
1941-09-16 1942-01-12 Assistant Executive Officer, Office of the Chief of the Air Corps
1942-01-23 1943-02-XX Assistant to the Assistant Chief of Staff (G-3), Southeastern Army Air Forces Training Center
1943-02-XX 1943-08-03 Commanding Officer 30th Flying Training Wing
1943-XX-XX Attenting the Army-Navy Staff College
1944-01-24 1944-08-17 Deputy Chief of the Air Staff, Allied Air Forces, South East Asia Command
1944-09-11 1944-12-02 Deputy Commanding General 3rd Tactical Air Command
1944-12-12 1945-03-22 Commanding General 3rd Tactical Air Command
1945-03-23 1945-07-27 Chief of Staff, Eastern Flying Training Command
1945-07-XX 1945-11-XX Member of the Board for Selection of Post-war Bases
1945-11-20 1946-07-03 Deputy Commanding General Army Air Forces Technical Training Command
1946-08-03 1946-12-04 Chief of Staff, 12th Tactical Air Command [Germany]
1946-12-22 1949-06-05 Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations, US Air Forces in Europe
1949-07-01 Commanding General 3310th Technical Training Wing
1949-07-19 1950-10-XX Commanding General of Scott Air Force Base, Illinois
1950-10-04 1953-01-15 Inspector General, Strategic Air Command
1953-01-XX 1953-03-XX Deputy Director of the Personnel Council, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force
1953-03-XX 1956-XX-XX Director of the Personnel Council, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force
1956-XX-XX Retired
Picture source: From: "Assembly, July 1969" by United States Military Academy. Association of Graduates.