The Generals of WWII
Generals from USA
Wood, John Shirley
Major-General
* 11th of January 1888
† 2nd of July 1966
(Regular Army)
Promotions
| 1935-08-01 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-11-01 | Colonel (Army of the United States) |
| 1941-10-31 | Brigadier-General (Army of the United States) |
| 1942-01-01 | Colonel |
| 1942-06-21 | Major-General (Army of the United States) |
| 1946-08-31 | Major-General (Retired) |
Service
| 1932-XX-XX | – | 1937-XX-XX | Professor of Military Science & Tactics, Pulver Military Academy, Indiana |
| 1937-09-14 | – | 1939-07-10 | Commanding Officer 3rd Battalion, 80th Field Artillery Regiment |
| 1939-06-01 | – | 1940-11-XX | Chief of Staff, 3rd Army |
| 1940-11-XX | – | 1941-04-XX | Commanding Officer Artillery, 1st Infantry Division |
| 1941-04-XX | – | 1941-06-XX | Commanding Officer Artillery, 2nd Armored Division |
| 1941-07-XX | – | 1941-12-XX | Chief of Staff, I Armored Corps |
| 1941-12-XX | – | 1942-06-XX | Commanding General 5th Armored Division |
| 1942-06-XX | – | 1944-12-03 | Commanding General 4th Armored Division [Northwestern Europe] |
| 1945-01-XX | – | 1946-08-31 | Commanding General Tank Training Center, Fort Knox, Kentucky |
| 1946-08-31 | Retired |
Picture source: Courtesy of Jeffrey Chu