The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of General Lucian King Jr. Truscott

Truscott, Lucian King Jr.

General

* 9th of January 1895

† 12th of September 1965

(Regular Army)

Promotions

1940-08-18 Lieutenant-Colonel
1941-12-24 Colonel (Army of the United States)
1942-05-24 Brigadier-General (Army of the United States)
1942-11-21 Major-General (Army of the United States)
1944-09-02 Lieutenant-General (Army of the United States)
1946-02-28 Brigadier-General

Service

1941-07-XX 1941-12-XX Assistant Chief of Staff (G-3), IX Corps
1941-12-XX 1942-05-XX Commanding Officer 5th Cavalry Regiment
1942-XX-XX Commanding General Northern Landing Force, North Africa
1943-XX-XX Field Deputy to the Commander in Chief Allied Expeditionary Forces, North Africa
1943-03-07 1944-02-17 Commanding General 3rd Infantry Division [Sicily - Italy]
1944-02-18 1944-02-27 Deputy Commanding General VI Corps [Italy]
1944-02-28 1945-10-15 Commanding General VI Corps [Italy-France]
1944-12-XX 1945-10-02 Commanding General 5th Army [Italy]
1945-10-XX 1946-04-XX Commanding General 3rd Army [Germany]
1946-10-XX 1947-09-30 President of the War Department Screening Board
1947-09-30 Retired
1948-11-XX Recalled
1948-11-XX 1949-02-01 Chairman of the Army Advisory Panel for Amphibious Operations
1949-02-01 Retired
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