The Generals of WWII
Generals from USA
Norstad, Lauris
General
* 24th of March 1907
† 12th of September 1988
(USAAF/USAF)
Promotions
| 1942-01-05 | Lieutenant-Colonel (Army of the United States)(Air Corps) |
| 1942-05-01 | Major (Army of the United States) |
| 1942-07-23 | Colonel (Army of the United States)(Air Corps) |
| 1943-03-15 | Lieutenant-Colonel (Army of the United States) |
| 1943-03-25 | Brigadier-General (Army of the United States) |
| 1945-06-04 | Major-General (Army of the United States) |
| 1946-05-03 | Brigadier-General |
| 1947-10-01 | Lieutenant-General (Air Force of the United States) |
Service
| 1941-06-20 | – | 1942-02-20 | Assistant Intelligence Officer (G-2), Air Force Combat Command |
| 1942-03-XX | – | 1942-08-XX | Member of Advisory Council to the Commanding General US Army Air Forces |
| 1942-09-23 | – | 1943-02-18 | Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations & Training (A-3), 9th Air Force [Egypt] |
| 1943-02-18 | – | 1943-12-31 | Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations & Training (A-3), Northwest African Air Forces |
| 1944-01-01 | – | 1944-06-30 | Director of Operations, Mediterranean Allied Air Forces |
| 1944-07-24 | – | 1945-05-07 | Deputy Chief of the Air Staff, Headquarters US.Army Air Forces |
| 1944-07-24 | – | 1946-02-XX | Chief of Staff, 20th Air Force, Washington |
| 1945-05-08 | – | 1946-06-15 | Assistant Chief of the Air Staff for Plans, Headquarters US Army Air Forces |
| 1946-07-01 | – | 1947-10-30 | Director of Plans & Operations, War Department General Staff |
| 1947-10-01 | – | 1950-05-22 | Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Headquarters US Air Force |
| 1950-05-22 | – | 1950-10-09 | Acting Vice Chief of Staff, Headquarters US Air Force |
| 1951-01-21 | – | 1953-07-26 | Commanding General US Air Forces in Europe |
| 1951-04-02 | – | 1953-07-26 | Commander in Chief of Allied Air Forces Central Europe |
| 1953-07-27 | – | 1956-11-20 | Deputy Commander for Air to the Supreme Allied Commander Europe |
| 1956-11-20 | – | 1963-01-02 | Supreme Allied Commander Europe |
| 1956-11-20 | – | 1963-01-02 | Commander in Chief US European Command |
| 1963-12-31 | Retired |
Picture source: Courtesy of Shawn M. Bohannon