The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Richard Emmel Nugent

Nugent, Richard Emmel

Lieutenant-General

* 12th of December 1902

† 5th of November 1979

(USAAF/USAF)

Promotions

1941-11-15 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)
1943-01-16 Colonel (Army of the United States)
1943-06-30 Brigadier-General (Army of the United States)
1947-10-14 Brigadier-General (United States Air Force)
1947-10-14 Major-General (Air Force of the United States)
1949-01-31 Major-General (United States Air Force)

Service

1941-07-XX 1942-01-XX Chief of Planning Section, Personnel Division, Headquarters US Army Air Forces
1942-01-XX 1942-03-XX Chief of Officer's Section, Personnel Division, Headquarters US Army Air Forces
1942-03-10 1943-04-23 Assistant Chief of Officer's Division, Office of the Chief of Staff, War Department General Staff
1943-04-XX 1943-10-XX Chief of Staff, Eastern Defense Command
1943-10-18 1943-11-01 Commanding General Philadelphia Fighter Wing
1943-11-XX 1944-08-XX Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations, 9th Air Force [United Kingdom]
1944-08-XX 1944-09-XX Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, 9th Air Force [United Kingdom - France]
1944-08-XX Head of U.S. Component of the Allied Expeditionary Air Force
1944-09-14 1945-08-XX Commanding General 29th Tactical Air Command [France - Germany]
1945-09-XX 1946-01-XX Deputy Commanding General Personnel Distributation Command
1946-03-03 1947-06-12 Military Attaché to Brazil
1947-10-XX 1948-07-XX Chief of the Civilian Personnel Division, Office of the Director of Personnel, Headquarters US Air Force
1948-07-XX 1949-06-XX Director of Personnel Planning, Office of the Director of Personnel, Headquarters US Air Force
1949-07-XX 1951-08-XX Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel, Office of the Director of Personnel, Headquarters US Air Force
1950-10-XX Acting Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel, Office of the Director of Personnel, Headquarters U.S. Air Force.
1951-08-31 Retired
Picture source: Courtesy of Shawn M. Bohannon