The Generals of WWII
Generals from USA
Colson, Charles Frederick
Brigadier-General
* 17th of November 1896
† 22nd of August 1970
(Regular Army)
Promotions
| 1941-09-18 | Lieutenant-Colonel (Army of the United States) |
| 1942-06-10 | Colonel (Army of the United States) |
| 1942-12-11 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1944-11-11 | Brigadier-General (Army of the United States) |
| 1946-03-31 | Termination of rank Brigadier-General |
| 1948-03-11 | Colonel |
| 1950-05-15 | Brigadier-General |
Service
| 1940-06-19 | – | 1942-03-24 | Infantry Liaison Officer at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland |
| 1942-04-10 | – | 1942-12-23 | Attached to Infantry Development Branch, Army Grond Forces |
| 1942-12-24 | – | 1943-09-XX | Commanding Officer 480th Armored Infantry Regiment |
| 1943-09-XX | – | 1944-03-XX | Commanding Officer Reserve Command, 20th Armored Division |
| 1944-03-XX | – | 1944-06-07 | Deputy Chief of Staff, XXII Corps |
| 1944-06-08 | – | 1945-08-06 | Commanding Officer Combat Command A, 8th Armored Division [Northwestern Europe] |
| 1945-08-07 | – | 1945-11-15 | Commanding General 8th Armored Division [Northwestern Europe] |
| 1945-11-15 | – | 1946-01-06 | Temporary duty in the US |
| 1946-01-10 | – | 1946-03-31 | Assistant Commanding General 88th Infantry Division [Italy] |
| 1946-01-10 | – | 1946-05-01 | Chief of the Army Integration Board, Mediterranean Theater of Operations US Army |
| 1946-05-02 | – | 1947-09-09 | Deputy Chief of Staff, Mediterranean Theater of Operations US Army |
| 1947-09-10 | – | 1947-12-15 | Chief of Staff, Mediterranean Theater of Operations US Army |
| 1948-01-08 | – | 1950-06-20 | Assistant Chief of Staff (G-3), 1st Army |
| 1950-06-20 | – | Commanding General Fort Devens, Massachusetts | |
| 1952-XX-XX | – | 1953-XX-XX | Commanding General Washington Military District |
| 1953-XX-XX | Retired |
Picture source: Source: From: "Assembly, January 1972" by United States Military Academy. Association of Graduates.