The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Brigadier-General Auby Casey Strickland

Strickland, Auby Casey

Brigadier-General

* 17th of December 1895

† 16th of August 1969

(USAAF/USAF)

Promotions

1940-03-11 Lieutenant-Colonel (Temporary)
1941-04-18 Lieutenant-Colonel (Army of the United States)
1941-05-12 Lieutenant-Colonel
1941-11-15 Colonel (Temporary)
1942-02-01 Colonel (Army of the United States)
1942-08-06 Brigadier-General (Army of the United States)
1945-10-20 Termination of rank Brigadier-General (Army of the United States)

Service

1934-07-XX 1937-08-XX Director of Flying, Air Corps Primary Flying School
1937-08-XX 1939-06-XX Commanding Officer 18th Attack Squadron
1939-06-XX 1939-08-XX Attending the Air Corps Tactical School
1939-08-XX 1939-10-XX Commanding Officer 18th Attack Squadron
1939-10-XX 1940-02-XX Executive Officer, 20th Pursuit Group
1940-02-XX 1941-03-XX Commanding Officer 35th Pursuit Group
1941-03-XX 1942-07-XX Commanding Officer Paine Field, Washington
1942-10-22 1943-02-15 Chief of Staff, Desert Air Task Force [Egypt]
1943-01-31 1943-06-03 Commanding General 9th Fighter Command [Egypt]
1943-02-15 1943-06-03 Commanding General Desert Air Task Force [Libya]
1943-07-XX 1943-10-XX Commanding General US Army Garrison Forces Island of Pantelleria
1943-07-XX 1943-10-XX Military Governor of Island of Pantelleria
1943-10-XX 1944-05-XX Deputy Senior Air Staff Officer, Allied Expeditionary Air Forces
1944-05-XX 1945-01-XX Commanding General 318th Fighter Wing
1945-01-XX 1945-10-XX President of the US Army Air Forces Board
1945-10-XX 1947-08-XX Commanding Officer McChord Field, Washington
1946-02-XX 1946-06-XX Member of the War Department Interview Board, Camp McCoy, Wisconsin
1946-10-XX 1946-12-XX President of the Regular Army Interview Board, Hamilton Field, California
1947-08-XX 1948-02-12 Commanding Officer Barksdale Field, Louisiana
1948-02-13 1949-07-XX Commanding Officer Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana
1949-07-XX 1951-06-02 Deputy Commanding Officer 61st Troop Carrier Wing [Germany]
1951-06-02 1952-07-13 Commanding Officer 60th Troop Carrier Wing [Germany]
1952-07-14 Chief of Staff, 18th Air Force
Picture source: Courtesy of Shawn M. Bohannon