The Generals of WWII
Generals from USA
Edwards
Idwal Hubert, Lieutenant-General
(1895 – 1981) (USAAF/USAF)
1937
- 1938
Attending the Army War College
1938
- 1940
Attached to the Operations & Training Division, War Department General Staff
1940
Officer in Charge of the Operations Section, Miscellaneous Branch, Operations & Training Division (G-3), War Department General Staff
1940
- 1942
Commandant of the Air Corps Basic Flying School
1940
- 1942
Commanding Officer Randolph Field, Texas
1942
Executive Officer, Operations & Training (G-3) Division, War Department General Staff
1942
- 1943
Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations & Training (G-3), War Department General Staff
1943
Chief of Staff, European Theater of Operations US Army
1943
Deputy Commanding General European Theater of Operations US Army
1943
Deputy Commanding General 8th Air Force [United Kingdom]
1944
- 1945
Deputy Commanding General Mediterranean Theater of Operations US Army
1945
- 1946
Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations & Training (G-3), War Department General Staff
1946
- 1947
Commanding General US Air Forces in Europe
1947
- 1948
Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel & Administration, Headquarters US Air Force
1948
- 1950
Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel, Headquarters US Air Force
1950
Acting Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Headquarters US Air Force
1950
- 1951
Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Headquarters US Air Force
1951
- 1953
Commanding General of the Air University
1953
Retired
1954
Recalled to active duty; President of a Special Officers Board, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
1954
Reverted to retired status
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