The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Howard Louis Peckham

Peckham, Howard Louis

Major-General

* 29th of May 1897

† 8th of October 1972

(Regular Army)

Promotions

1941-09-19 Lieutenant-Colonel (Army of the United States)
1942-02-01 Colonel (Army of the United States)
1942-08-07 Brigadier-General (Army of the United States)
1942-12-11 Lieutenant-Colonel
1947-05-10 Brigadier-General (Temporary)
1948-03-11 Colonel

Service

1941-09-04 1941-10-12 Acting Assistant Chief of Staff (G-3), 2nd Armored Division
1941-10-13 1942-04-15 Assistant Chief of Staff (G-3), 2nd Armored Division
1942-04-16 1942-07-11 Chief of Staff, 8th Armored Division
1942-07-12 1942-08-08 Attending the Armored School
1942-08-12 1943-10-08 Commanding Officer Combat Command A, 12th Armored Division
1943-10-23 1946-03-13 Director of Fuels & Lubricants Division, Office of the Quartermaster-General
1946-01-16 1946-06-25 Director of Procurement Division, Office of the Quartermaster-General
1946-06-26 1947-04-15 Air Quartermaster, Headquarters US Army Air Forcess
1947-05-01 1949-12-31 Commanding General American Graves Registration Command, European Area
1949-12-01 1950-04-04 Commanding General 7966th European Command Detachment
1950-04-13 1951-11-XX Commanding General New York Procurement Agency
1951-11-XX 1952-10-XX Acting Deputy Quartermaster-General, US Army
1952-10-XX 1954-07-XX Commanding General Fort Lee, Virginia
1952-10-XX 1954-07-XX Commanding General Quartermaster Training Command
1954-07-XX 1956-11-30 Chief of the Army & Air Force Exchange Service
1956-11-30 Retired
Picture source: Jean Peckham Kavale