The Generals of WWII
Generals from USA
Quesada, Elwood Richard
Lieutenant-General
* 13th of April 1904
† 9th of February 1993
(USAAF/USAF)
Nickname: Pete
Promotions
| 1942-01-05 | Lieutenant-Colonel (Temporary) |
| 1942-03-01 | Colonel (Army of the United States)(Air Corps) |
| 1942-08-03 | Lieutenant-Colonel (Army of the United States) |
| 1942-12-11 | Brigadier-General (Army of the United States) |
| 1944-01-23 | Major |
| 1944-03-28 | Major-General (Army of the United States) |
Service
| 1937-06-XX | – | 1938-06-XX | Commanding Officer 1st Bombardment Squadron |
| 1938-06-XX | – | 1940-10-XX | Technical Advisor to the Argentine Air Force |
| 1940-10-XX | – | 1941-07-XX | Chief of Foreign Liaison Section, Intelligence Division, Office of the Chief of the Air Corps |
| 1941-07-XX | – | 1942-04-XX | Commanding Officer 33rd Pursuit Group |
| 1942-04-XX | – | 1942-12-XX | Commanding Officer Philadelphia Air Defense Wing |
| 1942-12-12 | – | 1943-03-XX | Commanding General 1st Air Defense Wing [North Africa] |
| 1943-04-XX | – | 1943-10-XX | Commanding General 12th Fighter Command [North Africa] |
| 1943-04-XX | – | 1943-10-XX | Deputy Commanding General Northwest African Air Force [North Africa] |
| 1943-10-16 | – | 1944-02-16 | Commanding General 9th Fighter Command [United Kingdom] |
| 1944-02-17 | – | 1944-04-XX | Commanding General 9th Air Support Command [United Kingdom] |
| 1944-04-XX | – | 1945-04-XX | Commanding General 9th Tactical Air Command [United Kingdom - France - Belgium - Germany] |
| 1945-04-XX | – | 1946-02-XX | Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Headquarters US Army Air Forces |
| 1946-03-01 | – | 1946-03-21 | Commanding General 3rd Air Force |
| 1946-03-21 | – | 1948-11-23 | Commanding General Tactical Air Command |
| 1948-11-XX | – | 1949-08-XX | Special Assistant to the Chief of Staff Reserve Affairs, Headquarters US Air Force |
| 1949-10-XX | – | 1950-03-XX | Chairman of the Joint Technical Planning Committee for creation of a Joint Task Force to conduct atomic tests at Eniwetok Atoll, Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff |
| 1950-03-XX | – | 1951-06-XX | Commanding General Joint Task Force 3 [Eniwetok Atoll] |
| 1951-10-31 | Retired |
Picture source: Courtesy of Shawn M. Bohannon