The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Edward John McGaw

McGaw, Edward John

Major-General

* 13th of February 1901

† 19th of March 1972

(Regular Army)

Promotions

1941-12-11 Lieutenant-Colonel (Army of the United States)
1942-11-18 Colonel (Army of the United States)
1943-06-30 Brigadier-General (Army of the United States)
1943-07-02 Lieutenant-Colonel
1948-03-11 Colonel

Service

1941-05-15 1942-01-12 Commanding Officer 7th Field Artillery Observation Battalion
1942-01-16 1942-03-20 Attached to Camp Blanding, Florida
1942-03-23 1942-06-25 Attached to Camp Shelby, Mississippi
1942-06-27 1943-03-14 Assistant to the Assistant Chief of Staff (G-3), Army Ground Forces
1943-03-27 1943-04-26 Attending the New Division Officers' Class, Field Artillery School
1943-05-08 1945-08-20 Commanding Officer Artillery, 63rd Infantry Division [Northwestern Europe]
1945-08-22 1945-10-08 Deputy Director of Civil Affairs Division, War Department
1945-10-14 1947-02-09 Assistant Chief of Staff (G-3), Army Forces Western Pacific
1947-02-23 1947-10-08 Commanding Officer Artillery, 11th Airborne Division [Japan]
1948-01-08 1948-05-31 Commandant of Army Information School
1948-06-01 1950-12-XX Commandant of Armed Forces Information School
1949-XX-XX Commanding General Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania
1952-XX-XX 1953-XX-XX Commanding General Artillery, VI Corps
1953-03-XX Commanding General Western Army Anti-Aircraft Command
1955-05-XX 1956-11-XX Commanding General 1st Cavalry Division
1961-XX-XX Retired
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