The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Brigadier-General William Ludlow Ritchie

Ritchie, William Ludlow

Brigadier-General

* 1st of April 1902

† 17th of August 1980

(USAAF/USAF)

Promotions

1941-12-24 Lieutenant-Colonel (Army of the United States)
1942-03-01 Colonel (Army of the United States)(Air Corps)
1942-06-12 Major
1942-09-28 Colonel (Army of the United States)
1945-03-22 Brigadier-General (Army of the United States)
1948-04-02 Colonel (Army of the United States)

Service

1941-07-XX 1942-03-XX Assistant Operations & Training Officer (G-3), Air Force Combat Command
1942-03-10 1944-05-04 Chief of Southwest Pacific Section, Theater (Operations) Group, Operations Division, War Department General Staff
1944-03-XX 1944-11-30 Deputy Army Planner, Joint & Combined Staff Planners
1944-05-05 1944-11-29 Deputy Chief of Strategy & Policy Group for Air, Operations Division, War Department General Staff
1944-12-XX 1945-10-01 Chief of Air Division, US Military Mission to Soviet Union
1944-12-XX 1945-10-01 Chief of Staff, US Military Mission to Soviet Union
1945-10-02 1946-04-XX Member of the Joint United States-USSR Trusteeship
1945-10-02 1946-02-XX Air Attaché to Soviet Union
1946-04-XX 1946-05-XX Attached to the Office of the Assistant Chief of the Air Staff, Headquarters US Army Air Forces
1946-05-XX 1946-10-XX Attached to the Office of the Assistant Chief of the Air Staff for Plans, Headquarters US Army Air Forces
1946-10-XX 1947-10-09 Chief of War Plans Division, Office of the Assistant Chief of the Air Staff for Plans, Headquarters US Army Air Forces
1947-10-10 1948-12-XX Chief of Plans Division, Office of the Director of Plans & Operations, Headquarters US Air Force.
1948-12-XX 1949-10-XX Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff to the Commander in Chief of Naval Forces, Eastern Atlantic & Mediterranean
1949-10-XX 1950-04-XX Patient at Walter Reed General Hospital
1950-04-XX Patient at Fitzsimons General Hospital
1951-06-30 Retired