The Generals of WWII
Generals from USA
Downs, Sylvester DeWitt Jr.
Brigadier-General
* 28th of February 1889
† 20th of April 1957
(Regular Army)
Promotions
| 1935-11-01 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-10-14 | Colonel (Army of the United States) |
| 1942-12-01 | Colonel |
| 1943-03-15 | Brigadier-General (Army of the United States) |
| 1944-09-13 | Termination of rank Brigadier-General (Army of the United States) |
Service
| 1935-10-01 | – | 1939-06-20 | Instructor at Command & General Staff School |
| 1939-07-29 | – | 1939-11-16 | Commanding Officer 10th Field Artillery Regiment |
| 1939-11-17 | – | 1940-08-26 | Executive Officer, 10th Field Artillery Regiment |
| 1940-09-11 | – | 1942-02-11 | Commanding Officer 1st Battalion, 81st Field Artillery Regiment |
| 1942-02-12 | – | 1943-01-13 | Post Executive Officer, Fort Greeley (Kodiak), Alaska |
| 1943-01-14 | – | 1943-09-06 | Commanding Officer Fort Randall (Cold Bay), Alaska |
| 1943-09-07 | – | 1944-08-09 | Commanding Officer Fort Richardson, Alaska |
| 1944-08-10 | – | 1944-10-06 | Attached to Headquarters 4th Army |
| 1944-10-07 | – | 1944-12-31 | Inspector & Control Officer, Camp Barkeley, Texas |
| 1945-01-01 | – | 1945-09-01 | Director of Training, 8th Service Command |
| 1945-10-14 | – | 1945-12-23 | Deputy Chief of Staff, IX Corps |
| 1946-11-30 | Retired |
Picture source: From: "Assembly, March 1958" by United States Military Academy. Association of Graduates.