The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Jarred Vincent Crabb

Crabb, Jarred Vincent

Major-General

* 18th of September 1902

† 25th of July 1981

(USAAF/USAF)

Promotions

1942-01-05 Lieutenant-Colonel (Temporary)
1942-03-01 Colonel (Army of the United States)(Air Corps)
1943-01-20 Lieutenant-Colonel (Army of the United States)
1944-02-09 Colonel (Army of the United States)
1944-06-05 Brigadier-General (Army of the United States)

Service

1941-01-15 1941-XX-XX Commanding Officer 14th Reconnaissance Squadron
1941-05-01 1941-08-31 Commanding Officer Gander Lake Army Air Base, Newfoundland
1941-09-30 1941-12-24 Commanding Officer ? Squadron
1942-01-27 1942-03-03 Plans & Training Officer, 3rd Bomber Command
1942-11-11 1943-09-01 Commanding Officer 345th Bombardment Group [New Guinea]
1943-09-02 1943-10-01 Chief of Staff, 5th Bomber Command [New Guinea]
1943-10-02 1944-02-01 Commanding Officer Headquarters, Advance Echelon, 5th Air Force [New Guinea]
1944-02-02 1946-05-31 Commanding Officer 5th Bomber Command [New Guinea - Philippines - Okinawa - Japan]
1946-06-01 1946-07-29 Commanding General 314th Composite Wing [Guam - Japan]
1946-06-30 1946-08-25 Attached to Special Project, Pacific Air Command US Army
1946-09-26 1948-11-19 Deputy Commanding General 9th Air Force
1948-11-27 1948-11-30 Commanding General 13th Air Force
1948-12-01 1949-06-08 Commanding General 18th Fighter Wing [Philippines]
1949-06-20 1952-01-17 Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Far East Air Forces
1952-01-24 1954-07-22 Chief of Staff, Air Defense Command
1954-07-23 1958-07-13 Commanding General Central Air Defense Force
1958-07-14 1961-07-XX Chief of Staff, Air Defense Command
1961-07-XX Retired
Picture source: Courtesy of Shawn M. Bohannon