The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Samuel Davis Jr. Sturgis

Sturgis, Samuel Davis Jr.

Lieutenant-General

* 16th of July 1897

† 5th of July 1964

(Regular Army)

Promotions

1941-06-12 Lieutenant-Colonel (Army of the United States)
1942-02-01 Colonel
1942-07-04 Lieutenant-Colonel
1944-11-10 Brigadier-General (Army of the United States)
1948-03-11 Colonel
1948-07-27 Brigadier-General

Service

1940-09-03 1942-12-09 District Engineer, Vicksburg, Mississippi
1942-12-13 1943-01-19 Corps Engineer, XIII Corps
1943-01-27 1946-03-26 Chief Engineer, 6th Army [Australia - New Guinea - Philippines - Japan]
1946-03-27 1947-09-15 Air Engineer, Headquarters US Army Air Forcess
1947-09-16 1948-06-13 Air Engineer, Headquarters US Air Force
1948-06-14 1949-05-14 Deputy Director of Organization & Training Division, Department of the Army
1949-05-15 1950-XX-XX Division Engineer, Missouri River Division
1951-XX-XX Commanding General Fort Leonard Wood, Montana
1951-XX-XX 1952-XX-XX Commanding General 6th Armored Division
1952-03-XX 1953-03-XX Commanding General US Army Communications Zone Europe
1953-03-17 1956-09-30 Chief of Engineers
1956-09-30 Retired
Picture source: www.hq.usace.army.mil/history/coe3.htm