The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Robert Lily Spragins

Spragins, Robert Lily

Major-General

* 12th of November 1890

† 26th of December 1964

(Regular Army)

Promotions

1935-08-01 Lieutenant-Colonel
1941-06-26 Colonel (Army of the United States)
1942-05-23 Brigadier-General (Army of the United States)
1943-09-18 Major-General (Army of the United States)
1945-08-31 Major-General

Service

1934-09-XX 1939-01-XX Senior Instructor to Alamaba National Guard
1939-03-08 1941-07-XX Assistant Chief of Staff (G-3), Hawaiian Division
1941-07-XX 1942-06-XX Chief of Staff, 24th Infantry Division [Hawaii]
1942-07-XX 1942-11-XX Assistant Commanding General 95th Infantry Division
1942-12-XX 1943-07-XX Chief of Staff, XIV Corps [Guadacanal]
1943-07-XX 1944-07-XX Commanding General 71st Infantry Division
1944-08-XX 1944-12-29 Commanding General 44th Infantry Division [Northwestern Europe]
1945-08-31 Retired
Picture source: From "The history of the 71st Infantry Division" by Fred Clinger, Arthur Johnston & Vincent Masel, 1946