The Generals of WWII
Generals from USA
Auton, Jesse
Brigadier-General
* 1st of December 1904
† 31st of March 1952
(USAAF/USAF)
Promotions
| 1942-01-05 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-08-18 | Colonel (Army of the United States)(Air Corps) |
| 1943-03-13 | Lieutenant-Colonel (Army of the United States) |
| 1944-03-02 | Brigadier-General (Army of the United States) |
| 1946-01-31 | Termination of rank Brigadier-General (Army of the United States) |
| 1949-04-02 | Colonel |
| 1951-09-27 | Brigadier-General (Air Force of the United States) |
Service
| 1941-09-01 | – | 1942-01-XX | Commanding Officer 20th Pursuit Group |
| 1942-08-XX | – | 1943-01-XX | Commanding Officer 20th Fighter Group |
| 1943-01-16 | – | 1943-04-11 | Commanding Officer San Francisco Air Defense Wing |
| 1943-04-XX | – | 1943-06-04 | Commanding Officer 4th Air Defense Wing |
| 1943-06-04 | – | 1943-09-06 | Executive Officer, 4th Air Defense Wing [United Kingdom] |
| 1943-09-06 | – | 1945-07-29 | Commanding Officer 65th Fighter Wing [United Kingdom] |
| 1945-10-XX | – | 1946-05-XX | Deputy Commanding General US Army Air Forces Technical Training Command |
| 1945-10-XX | – | 1946-05-XX | Chief of Staff, US Army Air Forces Technical Training Command |
| 1946-05-XX | – | 1946-11-XX | Commanding Officer Williams Field, Arizona |
| 1946-11-XX | – | 1947-01-XX | Chief of the Personnel Welfare Board, Training Command |
| 1947-XX-XX | Attending the Armed Forces Staff College | ||
| 1947-06-XX | – | 1948-10-XX | Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations, Air Transport Command |
| 1948-11-09 | – | 1949-01-20 | Commanding Officer 313th Troop Carrier Wing [Germany] |
| 1949-03-XX | – | 1950-05-XX | Commanding Officer Goose Bay Air Base, Labrador |
| 1950-05-XX | – | 1952-03-31 | Chief of the Fighter Division, Strategic Air Command |
| 1952-03-31 | Killed in an air crash, Nebraska |
Picture source: Courtesy of Robert Snow