The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Brigadier-General Robert William Strong

Strong, Robert William

Brigadier-General

* 12th of March 1890

† 16th of October 1975

(Regular Army)

Promotions

1936-08-19 Lieutenant-Colonel
1941-06-26 Colonel (Army of the United States)
1943-02-02 Brigadier-General (Army of the United States)
1944-01-01 Colonel
1946-04-30 Termination of rank Brigadier-General (Army of the United States)
1950-03-31 Brigadier-General (Retired)

Service

1936-08-16 1940-07-08 Assistant to Chief of Supply & Transportation Branch, Supply Division, War Department General Staff
1940-07-26 1941-04-12 Attached to 1st Armored Regiment
1941-04-15 1942-07-04 Commanding Officer 33rd Armored Regiment
1942-07-14 1943-01-27 Chief of Staff, US Army Forces in Africa
1943-02-05 1945-04-15 Commanding General Cavalry Replacement Training Center, Fort Riley, Kansas
1945-05-13 1946-04-15 Chief of US Military Ground Mission to Peru
1946-04-20 1946-06-05 Chief of Western Hemisphere Group, Operations Division, War Department General Staff
1946-06-06 1946-08-16 Deputy Chief of Operations Group, Personnel & Organization Division, War Department General Staff
1946-09-02 1950-02-09 Professor of Military Science & Tactics, New Mexico Military Institute
1950-03-31 Retired
Picture source: From: "Assembly, September 1977" by United States Military Academy. Association of Graduates.