The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Frank Albert Jr. Allen

Allen, Frank Albert Jr.

Major-General

* 19th of June 1896

† 20th of November 1979

(Regular Army)

Promotions

1940-08-18 Lieutenant-Colonel
1941-12-24 Colonel (Army of the United States)
1942-09-11 Brigadier-General (Army of the United States)
1946-01-31 Termination of rank Brigadier-General (Army of the United States)
1947-07-29 Colonel
1948-06-20 Major-General (Army of the United States)
1953-08-03 Major-General

Service

1941-02-XX 1941-08-XX Chief of the Pictorial & Radio Branch, Bureau of Public Relations, War Department
1941-XX-XX 1942-02-06 Commanding Officer 85th Armored Reconnaissance Battalion
1942-02-06 1942-08-XX Commanding Officer 34th Armored Regiment
1942-08-XX 1943-06-XX Commanding Officer Combat Command A, 9th Armored Division
1943-06-XX 1944-08-XX Commanding Officer Combat Command B, 1st Armored Division
1944-09-XX 1945-05-08 Chief of Public Relations, Supreme Headquarter Allied Expeditionary Forces
1945-05-12 1945-07-01 Chief of Public Relations, US European Theater of Operations
1945-07-01 1945-08-08 Chief of Public Relations, US Forces European Theater
1945-07-XX Commanding General 3rd Armored Division
1952-XX-XX Commanding General Camp Gordon, Georgia
1956-11-30 Retired
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley